United States

Most Expensive Places To Live

Springfield, Ill., is the nation's most affordable housing market and San Francisco is the nation's most expensive.

January 4, 2001 - National Association of Home Builders

Are Bush's Appointments Anti Environment?

Bush's Choices for Energy, Interior Secretaries are condemned by a conservation group as a step backwards.

January 4, 2001 - League of Conservation Voters

NY Times Sprawl Controversy

The director of Smart Growth America, disputes a New York Times article about a splinter in the smart growth community.

January 4, 2001 - The New York Times

Vacant Land in Cities: An Urban Resource

Vacant land and abandoned buildings can be an economic development resource for cities.

January 3, 2001 - The Brookings Institution

What Is Your State's Most Enlightened Town?

Utne Reader publishes its list of the most enlightened town for every American state.

January 3, 2001 - Utne Reader

The State Of Online Real Estate

46% of all online consumers have already used the Internet to research real estate related information. Is this the future?

January 3, 2001 - Inman News

Top Real Estate Stories Of 2000

Inman News summarizes its top real estate stories from 2000 -- from online loaning to consumer credit scores.

January 2, 2001 - Inman News

Interview With Census Director Prewitt

The census is the largest applied social science project in history. What do the results imply for the US?

January 2, 2001 - The New York Times

America's 10 Most Enlightened Towns

This isn't your typical "best places" tabulation of cities. Utne Reader creates it's own definition of community.

January 2, 2001 - Utne Reader

50 Best Cities To Grow A Company

Inc. Magazine lists the 50 best areas to start and grow a company.

January 2, 2001 - Inc. Magazine

Census: Moving South And West

"It's as if the country has been picked up by the corner where Maine is and shaken, with people falling to the South and West."

January 1, 2001 - Wall St. Journal

America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for its 2001 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

January 1, 2001 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

Transit-Oriented Development

New Urban News' December, 2000 issue includes a feature on transit-oriented development.

December 31, 2000 - New Urban News

National Preservation Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2001 National Preservation Awards.

December 31, 2000 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

Half The World Lives In Cities

With fifty percent of the world living in urban areas, governments are facing more pressure to make cities more livable.

December 30, 2000 - Associated Press

Guide To Senior Housing

It's possible to tap public funds to build affordable senior housing if you know where to look.

December 30, 2000 - MultiFamily Executive

Preservation Week Set For May 2001

"Restore, renew, rediscover your historic neighborhood schools" is the theme for this year's preservation week.

December 30, 2000 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

Can Hong Kong Solve LA's Energy Problem?

Ugly concrete slopes will be beautified with artistic solar panels to harness energy. So.CA might benefit from example.

December 30, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Need A Website For Your City?

An alliance between the National League of Cities and IBM will help cities that don't have a website.

December 30, 2000 - National League Of Cities

Suburbs Keep Their Census Identity

A federal ruling put an end to the idea of classifying cities together as "megapolitan areas" for census data.

December 29, 2000 - Associated Press

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.