United States
Carfree Times
The January, 2001 issue of Carfree Times contains the usual world news notes plus a guest editorial and two book reviews.
To Log Or Not To Log
Clinton has announced a ban on building roads in 58.5 million acres of national forests. Will Bush uphold the ban?
The New Economy's Impact On Oil Drilling
There is less oil in the ground each year. But knowledge, and not natural resources, is the critical resource in the new economy.
Is Land Use Planning Doomed To Failure?
This editorial suggests that land use practices are doomed to failure because they rely on zoning that ignores natural resources.
US Logging Curtailed In National Forests
A new federal rule will prevent any major expansion of logging in the national forest system.
New Urbanism Comes To Los Angeles
With a focus on enhancing a sense of neighborhood and not style, Polyzoides and Moule bring New Urbanism to L.A.
Most Expensive Places To Live
Springfield, Ill., is the nation's most affordable housing market and San Francisco is the nation's most expensive.
Are Bush's Appointments Anti Environment?
Bush's Choices for Energy, Interior Secretaries are condemned by a conservation group as a step backwards.
NY Times Sprawl Controversy
The director of Smart Growth America, disputes a New York Times article about a splinter in the smart growth community.
Vacant Land in Cities: An Urban Resource
Vacant land and abandoned buildings can be an economic development resource for cities.
What Is Your State's Most Enlightened Town?
Utne Reader publishes its list of the most enlightened town for every American state.
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?
Top Real Estate Stories Of 2000
Inman News summarizes its top real estate stories from 2000 -- from online loaning to consumer credit scores.
Interview With Census Director Prewitt
The census is the largest applied social science project in history. What do the results imply for the US?
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.
50 Best Cities To Grow A Company
Inc. Magazine lists the 50 best areas to start and grow a company.
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."
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.
Transit-Oriented Development
New Urban News' December, 2000 issue includes a feature on transit-oriented development.
National Preservation Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2001 National Preservation Awards.
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
