United States

Bruce Katz, Vice President and Director of The Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program, outlines how cities can harness demographic, cultural and economic changes to successfully transform themselves into viable places to live and work.

July 24, 2006 - The Brookings Institiution

Nevada is experiencing an influx of new retirees and trying to cope with the surge of sexagenarians.

July 24, 2006 - The Economist

A geographical study of the last four years of U.S. patents shows that innovation and inventions are happening in places big and small.

July 24, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

July 24, 2006 - Sriram Khe

The U.S. has 30% of the world's motor vehicle fleet but accounts for almost half of the world's greenhouse gases emitted from motor vehicles. Small cars, not SUVs, are the greatest source. GM vehicles are responsible for 1/3 of these emissions.

July 23, 2006 - Los Angeles Times

AIA "Show You're Green" Award Honors Innovators in Affordable Green Housing

July 23, 2006 - The American Institute of Architects

Ethan Goffman profiles the "Green House" exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

July 22, 2006 - Grist Magazine

The Wall Street Journal's quarterly analysis of 26 U.S. metro areas reveals falling prices and rising inventories in a number of overheated housing markets.

July 21, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Citing high housing prices in cities with strong growth control policies, one author argues that the smart growth movement seems to place more value on open space than people and their preferred housing choices.

July 21, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun

The Wall Street Journal reviews real estate articles from across the US about the top-ranked places to live and where housing prices are falling.

July 21, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

Despite a price jump of 75% in gasoline per gallon since 2000, Americans bought 10% more in gas in the first half of 2006.

July 21, 2006 - Business Week Online

With the arrival of the digital music age, record stores are disappearing at an alarming rate.

July 20, 2006 - The New York Times

The United States Environmental Protection Agency publishes visual case studies of 10 smart growth principles as they have been used in 20 communities around the country.

July 20, 2006 - United States Environmental Protection Agency

Private investment in Amtrak is increasingly seen as part of the solution for the poorly performing national rail service.

July 18, 2006 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

In this recent edition of Smart City, Memphis serves as a backdrop for creating historically themed entertainment districts and promoting healthy lifestyles through environmental change.

July 18, 2006 - Smart City Radio

A new service will allow drivers to auction off information about when they will leave their parking spaces to other drivers looking for a spot to park.

July 17, 2006 - National Public Radio: Day to Day

As the demand for organic foods increases, suppliers are importing crops from overseas, calling into question some of the environmental benefits.

July 16, 2006 - San Diego Union Tribune

Sure, housing is expensive in these top 10 cities, but what's driving the cost of living in many of these places through the roof is a lack of job growth and competitive salaries.

July 15, 2006 - Forbes Magazine via MSN

Trains have played a large role in shaping America's past, and will have a big impact on her future as rail transit continues to change the way we think about urban growth.

July 14, 2006 - The Next American City

Filling empty Chicago rooftops with plants seemed a little strange six years ago when Mayor Richard Daley installed a garden on the roof of city hall. But now more than 200 buildings in Chicago boast rooftop gardens, and the trend is spreading.

July 14, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor