United States
Ecofriendly Wheels Can't Get A Break
Why don't hybrid vehicles with ultra-low-emissions qualify for government incentives while more polluting competitors do?
Communities Must Fight For Internet Access
Rural consumers and inner city residents are being overlooked by Internet providers who are expanding their nationwide networks. What to do?
United States' Poisoned Places
Private companies pumped toxic waste into the environment while doing secret work for the US during the cold war. Now the secret is out.
Asking Questions About the Corps
Washington Post reporter Michael Grunwald will answer your questions about the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, its work, and its future.
The Corps' Controversial Projects
The Army Corps of Engineers is involved in some of the nation's most controversial projects .
Engineers of Power Inside the Army Corps
It is the 'largest and most unusual' Federal agency with the power to change the nation's landscape; a Washington Post series reviews the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Stop Building Forest Roads
The US Forest Service has endoresed President Clinton's call to ban road construction on 43 million acres of national forest land.
Vital Funds For Conservation
This Union Tribune editorial endorses the Conservation and Reinvestment Act up for consideration in the U.S. Senate.
Building a Boom Behind Bars
Small towns across the nation are growing and changing by pursuing a prison-based development strategy.
They're Poisoning Our Kids
Report claims neurological toxins released into the environment are'linked to millions of cases of developmental disabilities in children'.
Too Late To Save The Planet?
While we are more aware of environmental implications of our actions, measures to mitigate global warming may take several years to make a difference.
Tech Towns Fuel Y2K Office Boom
Demand remains particularly strong for spaces with tech-friendly amenities like high-speed Internet access and redundant power supplies.
Urban Design For the Future
Business Week features an urban design photo essay on the 21st Century corporation and the future of arhictecture and urban design.
Presidential Candidate Positions On Sprawl
The Planning Commissioners Journal asked presidential candidates about the Federal government's role in dealing with sprawl.
Houston Regains 'Smoggiest City' Title
Houston has regained the title of the 'Smoggiest City'in nation pulling ahead of Los Angeles.
When Will E-Government Be Real?
Forrester Research argues that early e-gov efforts have fallen short of private-sector accomplishments.
Mobile Phones Redefine Cities
An NYU study says urban areas should not be characterized by physical structures, but by the virtual space created by the information network.
ADA Leaves Its Mark
Ten years after it was adopted the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) has left its mark on the nation's buildings.
HUD Rental Assistance for 60,000 Families
Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded rental assistance vouchers that will help 60,000 very low-income families live in housing they otherwise could not afford.
Incredible Tale of the Traveling Trash
The incredible story of incinerated trash ash loaded on a ship in Philadelphia for disposal in 1986, only to return to Florida for disposal after traveling the world for 14 years.
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
