United States
Cities Ranked By Population Growth
A new Census study reports that city populations boomed in the South and West, and shows new city population rankings.
Bright Lights, Open Cities
Public Policy: Open spaces serve as primary organizing elements for cities.
Gore and Bush Address Key Environmental and Energy Issues
Democratic and Republican presidential candidates respond to questions about the EPA, air quality standards, emissions policy, agricultural runoff and more.
High-Speed Rail Debuts In Northeast
Christened with champagne and feted by dignitaries, Amtrak's new Northeastcorridor high-speed train was launched last week.
Amtrak Heralds 1st High-Speed Rail Route
New train that travels up to 150mph will begin service between Boston and Washington.
Kansas City is King of Sprawl
Kansas City, with its borders expanding four times faster than its population is called the "King of Concrete" by its residents.
Amtrak Ready To Release Fast Train
After more than a year of delays, Amtrak has the nation's first high-speed train and will begin express service between Boston and Washington in December.
Is The Dot-com Backlash As Bad As Sprawl?
A signficant dot-com backlash is on the rise in high-tech hot spots from Seattle to Austin, Texas, to Chicago. Could this be the new urban sprawl?
Brownfields Bill Stymied in Senate
Legislative horse-trading blocks vote on contaminated urban land development measure.
Place Making: A New Suburban Trend
Reinventing suburban communities with a sense of place.
For the Greater Good
A broad definition of "public purpose" stirs criticism of eminent domain.
Why Are We Building Roads To Nowhere?
In the United States, about 94 percent of our total land has already been domesticated by a dense network of roads and highways.
Tenant-Based Assistance Case Studies
The Department of Housing and Urban Development presents case studies of the conversion of project-based assistance to tenant-based assistance.
How To Create Tourism In Your Town
Regional branding of regions is an effective way for communities to effectively generate tourism.
New Land Program Gets Final Approval
Congress approved an $18.8 billion measure that includes an immediate down payment for purchasing fragile lands, maintaining parks and other initiatives.
The Flip Side Of Sprawl
San Francisco, Washington, and Denver are examined to see what these places have done right.
Sprawl Emerges as Hot Issue in Swing Districts
A growing number of U.S. House and Senate candidates have adopted issues predominantly associated with local government as concernwith overdevelopment, diminishing open space, overcrowded schools, gridlock, and air and water quality increases.
HUD Awards Grant to Aid Public Housing
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo awarded more than $30 million in grants that will help families, the elderly and disabled in public housing be more self-sufficient.
Grading the Cities
Governing's "Government Performance Project" presents a series of "Management Report Cards" on 35 of the nation's largest city governments.
Sprawl is Taking Over America
Has the suburban dream turned into a nightmare?
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.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
