United States
Hottest Real Estate Markets For 2001
Many of the markets that registered the strongest demand last year now have a relatively limited number of units available.
Electing the Shape of Communities
This paper provides a comprehensive listing of the more than 550 growth-related ballot measures put before voters on election day 2000 plus an analysis of major proposals and a list of implications for the growth debate in the future.
The New, Green Post Office
The U.S. Post Office has caught the green bug and is making environmentally-sensitive designs its standard.
Europe As A Model For Senior Neighborhoods
American cities that want to keep their aging residents in the urban core will have to adopt European models for housing.
Getting Uppity In Suburbia
Why do U.S. suburbs have aristrocratic British names? The answer lies in the secrets of "real estate branding."
Technology Requirements For The Disabled
New regulations require all technology to be accessible to people with disabilities. What effect will this have on state and local governments?
Bishops Sound The Alarm For Environment
U.S. and Canadian bishops call for better stewardship of the environment of the vast Columbia River watershed.
Berkeley's Bicycle Boulevards
Berkeley, CA, hopes newly unveiled bicycle boulevards will draw cyclists away from major arterial roads.
Wreckreation: Selling The Nation's Natural Resources
It's been called "wreakreation" and "ecotainment." How will it impact the nation's natural landscape?
Amtrak To Introduce Express Trains
Amtrak will introduce more high-speed Acela Express trains.
Cuomo HUD Reports Criticized
In the last day of the Clinton administration, HUD spent $200,000 on reports that have been criticized for being aimed at promoting then-Secretary Andrew Cuomo's political career.
Sprawl Index: Cities Ranked By Sprawl
USA Today publishes its "Sprawl Index" of 271 metro areas and a seven-page feature on the impact of sprawl on America.
The De-Malling Of America
A number of dying, first-generation malls are being transformed into compact, mixed-use centers.
Paying For Sprawl
The American Planning Association launches a special section with facts and mini-essays on the impacts of sprawl.
Bringing Domes To Adobe Homes
Designer Simone Swan worked for Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy. She talks about applying traditional African adobe building techniques for constructing low-cost housing along the US-Mexico border.
New Homebuilding Technology Magazine
Tech Home Builder is a new magazine about technology for the home building-building industry.
Clinton Land Designation Will Stand
President Bush won't revoke former President Clinton's designation of millions of acres as national monuments.
Fannie Mae's Community Fellows Program
Are you a seasoned community development expert looking for a change? This program might be for you.
Architectural Fashions And Planning Trends
An upcoming book by Witold Rybczynski, a professor of urbanism, discusses architectural fashions and recent trends in planning.
U.N. Global Warming Study Forecasts Crisis
U.N. report warns irreversible large-scale climate change will cause sever economic losses from natural catastrophes.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
