United States
Why Measure Smart Growth?
If smart growth can be measured, cities and regions can be evaluated against specific performance standards, and our communities can grow smarter. But can it be done?
Which State's Coastline Is Most Polluted?
Which state's coastline was cited as one of the most frequently polluted in the nation according to the Natural Resources Defense Council?
Can Smart-Growth Groups Halt Sprawl?
A movement started in Oregon in 1975 is spreading as smart-growth citizen groups bloom in many states; Will they reshape our cities?
Does Al Gore Support Environmental Planning?
Gore's environmental planning efforts have failed. Activist are giving him one last chance. The San Francisco Examiner reports in a special feature.
States Ranked By Urban Sprawl
The Sierra Club releases a 50-state survey of development and sprawl: "The Good, the Bad, and the Poorly Zoned -- From Alabama to Wyoming."
Why You Can't Afford Not To Be An Environmentalist
With mounting evidence of global warming, the state of the earth's biosphere ought to be a major issue of the 2000 presidential campaign. It isn't.
Communities And Sprawl Report Released
Urban, older suburban, and rural communities arefighting back against the destructive impact of urban sprawl.
SUVs and Global Warming
The Sierra Club has released a new report: "Driving Up the Heat: SUVs and Global Warming."
A Race To The Bottom
Can a canal flow in two directions at the same time? Yes, according to environmental studies by the Corps of Engineers which often uses questionable analysis to justify expensive projects backed by powerful political interests.
Beach Cleanup an Upstream Battle
People in 78 countries expect to collect 8.5million pounds of coastal trash as part of the International Coastal Cleanup.
Rental Opportunities For Low-Income Families
HUD announced a newpolicy designed to help hundreds of thousands of low-income families keep pace with America'sbooming economy.
Watershed Planning Becomes Real
Federal legislation to encourage public-private partnerships for watershed planning passes.
Land Reuse Counters Sprawl Trends
A new report points out that land reuse is experiencing a nationwide renaissance, with more than 74 square miles of land currently being recycled.
A Canadian Perspective On US Revitalization
Toronto Globe compares Toronto with several US cities, and reports why revitalization efforts within US cities have been so successful.
Working to Please Hill Commanders
Michael Grunwald of the Washington Post explores the controversial connections between the Congress and the Army Corps of Engineers.
HUD Will Raise Rent Subsidies
Department of Housing and Urban Development will increase rent subsidies to low-income renters under the Section 8 rental program.
Congress's Obligation to Nature
New York Times editorial argues why Congress must approve "two of the most important conservation bills in many years."
The American Dream for One Million
HUD unveiled a new program that makes the dream of homeownership achievable for more than one million working families now receiving HUD Section 8 rental assistance vouchers.
Residential Rehabilitation Inspection Guide
The guide provides step-by-step technical information for evaluating a residential building's site, exterior, interior, and structural systems.
The Future Of The City
The Philadelphia Daily News presents a special series on ideas that are working to solve the problems facing large cities.
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
