United States

More Companies Moving Back to the City

The suburbanization of business headquarters may be coming to an end.

April 29, 2010 - Harvard Business Review

Planning to Improve Public Health

Public health was an early impetus for better urban planning. But over the years, it has faded into the background. This piece from Miler-McCune looks at how health concerns are moving their way back into mainstream planning.

April 29, 2010 - Miller-McCune

Immigrants Twice as Likely to Bike

New research shows that recent immigrants are twice as likely to ride bicycles as other Americans. Though the health impact is beneficial, the ridership is less likely to continue in the second generation.

April 29, 2010 - Miller-McCune

LaHood's Bicycle Ambitions for the U.S.

The future of American transportation could be a bit more multi-modal, if Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood gets his way. NPR takes a look at LaHood's plans to get bikes back onto the nation's transportation menu.

April 28, 2010 - NPR

Seeking a Federal Bailout as City Jobs Dry Up

Democrats in congress are trying to divert some federal bailout money to cities and counties, where job losses are crippling municipal services.

April 27, 2010 - Los Angeles Times

Bike Fever in the U.S.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is bully for bicycle infrastructure.

April 27, 2010 - Fast Lane: Secretary of Transportation blog

The Failure of the Public Process, San Francisco-Style

David Prowler, a former San Francisco planning commissioner, says that the public process of the city fails to engage the people of the community.

April 27, 2010 - SPUR Urbanist

Mayors Say Abolish States

At a recent talk, former mayors Manny Diaz and Greg Nickels (of Miami and Seattle, respectively) talked about the frustration mayors face in having to go to the state to receive funding.

April 26, 2010 - The Naked City

Andrés Duany Wants to Reform The Public Process

Architect and urban innovator Andrés Duany has a new bone of contention: the usurping of the planning process by the public during the approval stage for new projects. Managing Editor Tim Halbur reports from Cambridge, Massachusetts.

April 26, 2010 - Tim Halbur

The Rise of the Electric Bike

In China, an estimated 120 million electric bicycles are on the streets. So why haven't they caught on in the U.S.? Reporter Alan Durning thinks its time.

April 25, 2010 - WorldChanging

Planning for Smart Regions

The Regional Plan Association recently held their Annual Regional Assembly, focused this year on technology and innovation. Thomas K. Wright of the RPA talks about some of the smart ideas that came out of the assembly.

April 25, 2010 - Citiwire.net

Jobs Remain Elusive in Many Metros

Only 16 of 384 metropolitan areas saw job increases over the last year, according to a new study.

April 24, 2010 - MSNBC

Stats Systems to See Upgrade in Federal Budget

This post from The New Republic explains how the federal budget includes plans to upgrade some of the varied parts that track statistics in the country.

April 24, 2010 - The New Republic

Community Design for Public Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are getting in the urban design racket with a new guide to community design that focuses on how urban form can affect public health.

April 23, 2010 - LAND

Kotkin Ranks Best Cities for New Jobs

In a survey developed by Pepperdine's School of Public Policy for New Geography, Joel Kotkin says the results are depressing. Only 13 metro areas saw any job growth in the last year.

April 22, 2010 - New Geography

This Earth Day, Make the Connection With Land Use

Patrick L. Phillips, CEO of the Urban Land Institute, uses the occasion of Earth Day to say yes, "how we use land matters."

April 22, 2010 - ULI

Forbes Ranking Finds Cities in "Free Fall"

Forbes Magazine analyzed major economic indicators for the country's 40 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and discovered that 10 cities are facing worsening economic conditions.

April 22, 2010 - Forbes

The One-Two Punch of Job Losses and Falling Home Values

Housing devaluation and job loss are the two major problems affecting America's urban areas. But as this article from Governing explains, those two problems are playing out in drastically different ways from metro to metro.

April 22, 2010 - Governing

Distracted from Infrastructure

With huge financial problems facing government at all levels in the U.S., some worry that infrastructure will fall by the wayside as budgetary priorities are laid out.

April 21, 2010 - Governing

Subdivisions Built Around Agriculture

This article from GOOD wonders whether farms could become the new cornerstone amenity in suburban residential communities.

April 21, 2010 - Good

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.