United States
Return of the Downtown
A profile of two towns in Iowa that have managed to maintain vibrant downtowns
Taming Metropolitan Growth
Feature article in the Brookings Review focuses on how to tame metropolitan growth -- what must government do?
Architecture Should Reflect Principles
An editorial in the Architectural Record calls for architects to discuss about morals and ethics in the profession.
Is Driving Safer Than Walking?
Pedestrians in Tampa-St. Petersburg Florida face the highest risk of getting killed by a car, according to a report that ranks the most dangerous large metro areas for walking in the United States.
Historic Buildings and Digital Technology
Today's digital technology is helping us care for historic buildings.
Cities and the Presidential Election
To create real change, and to help cities become strong and competitive, government officials need to think differently about urban policy.
Feng Shui Fashionable
A working knowledge of this ancient system is turning out to be essential in some high end property sales.
Sydney's Silent Solar Sailor
A wind-and-sun-powered ferry in Australia's Sydney Harboris looking at other markets for environmentally sensitive ferries, including San Francisco Bay.
Global Warming and Land Use
Debate about how the Greenhouse effect is changing the environment has been scientific in nature -- now it's time for a radically new approach -- one that includes land use.
To Be a Developer
Smart growth,the environment, and what it means to be a developer.
ESRI User Conference Coverage
Reports and photographs from the 2000 ESRIUser Conference in San Diego.
APA Issues Call for Presentations
The American Planning Association has issued a call for presentations for the 2001 National Planning Conference. Proposals are due August 1, 2000.
Communities Before Monuments
Ten governors urge Clinton administration to consultlocal communities before creating or expanding nationalmonuments.
ESRI Launches Geography Web Site
ESRI launches its new website featuring geography links, demonstration, software and map layers at the annual User Conference June 26-30 in San Diego, CA.
HUD Announces $100 Million Urban Investment
Vice President Al Gore and Housing and Urban Development Secretary AndrewCuomo today announced that a new $10 million Community Empowerment initiative will generate upto $100 million to help revitalize some of the nation's most distressed urban neighb
The Future of Transportation
Will the need for mobility or the need for community define the future of transportation? Christopher Lee examines the future of transportation over the next 25 years.
Building of the Century
Members of the American Institute of Architects select the "Building of the Century" and list the top ten buildings.
EPA to Reward Environmental Performance
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency elevated its efforts to work with businesses which have achieved a higher environmental performance level beyondlegal compliance requirements.
HUD selects ESRI to Develop GIS Standard
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop, install, and maintain an agencywide standard GIS platform.
Construction Slowdown Ahead
American Institute of Architects' Chief Economist discusses the outlook for the construction industry.
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
