United States
States Ranked By Lead Hazards
The Environmental Defense Fund's Scorecard system has ranked states by the amount of lead hazards in housing units. How does your state rank?
Does New Urbanism Make Good Neighbors?
New urbanism is about restoring the idea of the neighborhood. But does it make for good neighbors?
Basics On Noise And Weighting Filters
No matter what type of noise -- transportation noise, occupational noise, or general community noise, it helps to have an understanding of what noise is.
States Ranked By Pollution
The Environmental Defense Fund Scorecard provides pollution rankings by state. How does your state rank?
An Urban Revival for a Suburban Culture
Though they have built them rapidly and at impressive scales, Americans have rarely cherished their cities.
Sprawl: You Love It, But Dare Not Speak It's Name
CNN features an in-depth debate between Peter Calthorpe, promoting new urbanism, and Peter Gordon and Harry Richardson defending sprawl.
Bush vs. Gore: Who is Greener?
An assessment of the presidential candidates environmental positions.
Theory And Practice Of Urban Design
Bruce Mau Design wants his architecture company to evolve like the projects he creates -- more naturally to maintain the ecology.
Why Cities Will Thrive in the Information Age
Information technologies will be the principal force shaping economic development in the 21st century.
Server Farms Strain Local Grids
Massive farms housing internet servers and networking equipment needed to sustain e-commerce are creating problems for "local jurisdictions forced to deal with the sudden spike in demand for power."
Army Corps Delays Study Over Flawed Forecasts
Facing criticism of serious flaws and unrealistic assumptions, Army Corps of Engineers agrees to delay a controversial study of major construction projects on the Mississippi River.
U.S. Must Increase New Housing Production
HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo on Monday told thenation's top housing researchers, policy-makers, academics, and industry representatives that, toensure all Americans live in affordable, decent and safe housing, the U.S. must increase its production of ne
Presidential Candidates On Smart Growth
CNN presents a special report on where George W. Bush and Al Gore stand on issues like smart growth and urban sprawl.
State Economic Development Programs Ranked
Good Jobs First released an analysis of 122 audits of state economic development programs performed over the last decade.
Virtual Realty: Builders Go High-Tech
Builders are using web technology to enable buyers to choose custom options.
Next Generation of National Parks
The next generation of National Parks will "commemorate less-pristinelandscapes, as well as recognize overlooked and ignoble moments of history. "
Experts Meet To Solve U.S. Housing Problems
Top U.S. housing experts meet to examine the federal government's critical role in ensuring an adequate supply of affordable, decent and safe housing for the nation.
Make All Future Olympics Green
Greenpeace presented the IOC with a new set of environmental guidelines - an updated and tougher version of those developed in 1993 for Sydney's Olympics.
Thirteen Cities Most At Risk Of Overbuilding
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has identified the thirteen US cities most at risk of overbuilding.
Presidential Candidates on Sprawl
Presidential candidates' position statements on the Federal role in dealing with sprawl.
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
