United States
Save On Bills, Taxes With Sky Gardens
Green roofs can cut air-conditioning bills, last longer than regular roofs, and are environment-friendly. Now they could help you save on taxes too.
As Plans For Europe-Africa Rail Link Develop, U.S. Lags
Plans for a long-imagined underwater high speed rail line connecting Europe and Africa emphasizes the comparative lack of rail development in the United States.
Squaring the Eminent Domain Circle
Writing in Land Lines, Professors Amnon Lehavi and Amir N. Licht offer a new conceptual approach to land assembly problems that attempts to circumvent the problems that arise in using eminent domain for private development.
Highway Pollution Health Risks May Change Building Patterns
A new study about the effects of local highway pollution on children's health has determined that living near highways can cause lifelong health risks. The results may cause many planners to reconsider where new housing and schools are developed.
Dismantling Myths About Suburban Sprawl
Who says we have to stop driving in order to prevent global warming? Two columnists present reasons why an auto-oriented society is not only an ideal solution but the preferred choice of Americans.
High Gas Prices Making Americans Drive Less
U.S. drivers changed their driving habits in 2005 and 2006.
US Wind Power Capacity Increased In 2006
Wind power capacity in the U.S. rose by 27% and continues to attract support from government and investors.
Friday Funny: Caution!
A road sign goes too far in explaining road hazards.
Friday Funny: Professor Plumbago's Rejection Letter
Chris Plumbago, associate professor of urban planning at the University of Columbus, offers a model of a 'tragically amusing' rejection letter from an academic journal.
A Smart Growth 'Rent Belt'?
Wendell Cox and Ronald Utt suggest that smart growth abuses are creating a "Rent Belt" of high-Cost areas.
A Home In The 'Hood
Cheap rents draw many young people into less fashionable neighborhoods -- sparking gentrification -- though sometimes the trade-offs can be more than bargained for.
Metropolitan Asthma Predictions Don't Tell Much
Wendell Cox discusses the "faulty predictions" of a recent report on the prevalence of asthma in 100 U.S. metropolitan areas.
Rocky Mountain West Under Threat Of 'Californication'
Equity refuges from the Golden State are driving up home prices, increasing traffic, liberalizing politics and bringing crime to cities in the Interior West.
Should Amtrak De-Nationalize?
This report from National Public Radio discusses ideas for placing control of federally-funded Amtrak into the hands of a federal-state partnership. Many feel funding for rail should be de-nationalized and governed by regional bodies.
Community Colleges Working To Improve Role As Workforce Pipeline
Though they serve over half of all U.S. college undergrads, two-year institutions have typically focused more on getting students to enroll rather than helping them reach their career goals. But that attitude is changing.
Amtrak To Increase Service?
Nancy Solomon reports that due to increased demand Amtrak may increase service along urban lines in its northeast corridor.
Must You Be So Context-Sensitive?
New Urbanists are pushing for big changes to the International Traffic Engineers' thoroughfare design manual to help make roads more pedestrian-friendly.
UCLA v. USC: Can London-Style Congestion Pricing Work in the U.S.?
USC's Peter Gordon squares off against UCLA's Matthew Kahn in the Wall Street Journal's ECONBLOG to debate whether London's style of congestion pricing is the right answer for U.S. traffic.
The Daunting Task Of Airport Planning
Airports connect us to the world, generate enormous economic benefits, and provide an important first impression of a city. It's high time the airports shed their bad rap and are planned not as nuisances, but assets.
Mix And Match Development
Philip Langdon covers two new urban projects, Holiday neighborhood in Boulder, CO, and Beerline B in Milwaukee, WI, that achieve an intriguing mix of approaches and styles.
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.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
