United States
Inhofe: Global Warming is 'Mass Delusion'
Sen. James M. Inhofe (R-OK) blames the media for hyping coverage of climate change.
Planning For Bicycle Commuting
Cities across the country are making plans to encourage more people to bike to work.
Friday Funny: Baldo Contemplates Purchasing A Hybrid Car
A recent comic strip pokes fun at the hybrid car craze among many eco-conscious Americans.
Friday Funny: South Dakota Reopens To Handle U.S. Overpopulation
The state of South Dakota -- closed to the public since 1931 -- will be reopened to help the United States cope with its steadily rising population.
This Is Not Your Father's Commune
So-called "intentional communities" are a small, albeit growing trend in the housing market. Could co-housing be making a comeback?
How To Work With NIMBYs
One developer offers advice for his colleagues confronted with local communities opposed to any new development.
Where Urban Design Meets Behavioral Psychology
Using an understanding of how our environment sends messages to our brain and influences behavior, a number of new projects are redesigning public space in an attempt to way pedestrians and motorists interact.
Study Reveals Growth In Suburban Poverty
As suburbs have increased in population, so too have their rates of poverty, according to a new Brookings Institution Report. Suburban poor now outnumber their inner-city counterparts for the first time.
TODs Go Mainstream?
With the Wall Street Journal weighing in on transit-oriented development, has the movement that ties intensive, mixed land uses to transportation activity nodes finally reached the mainstream?
Planners Largely Absent From '100 Most Influential Americans' List
The Atlantic magazine has released its list of the top 100 most influential figures in American history. The field of planning is sparingly represented.
Will Insurance Become A Catalyst For Land Use Reform?
Blaming an increasing degree of risk due to climate change, insurance companies are ending the practice of providing flood insurance in many coastal areas, triggering a potentially enormous effect on housing and land use patterns.
Hollywood's Latest Foray With Urban Planning
A new film centers on the efforts of one determined inner-city resident to confront the architect who designed the low-income housing project she lives in with her family.
Changing Auto Industry Links The Fates Of Two Towns
While Rustbelt cities cope with job losses at ailing U.S. auto makers, the south is benefiting from Asian auto makers' success.
Are Hybrid Car Sales Headed For A Crash?
With gas prices falling and the amount of federal tax credits dwindling, sales of hybrid cars have hit a downward slide.
Public Transit Vital For Future Of The U.S.
In the second of his two op-eds on the future of transportation in the United States, columnist Neal Peirce looks at the role of public transit.
New Wave of Granny Units Stirs Community Debate
"Do they damage the 'look and feel' of the neighborhood character, or provide a necessary housing alternative?" Welcome to the granny unit debate in today's suburbs. Zoning revisions are being written that reflect the outcome of the debate.
Infrastructure Projects Can Save America's Middle Class
Joel Kotkin and David Friedman believe investing in massive infrastructure projects can save the nation's middle and working classes.
The State of Cities In The US And The UK
The report comparing American and English cities determines that communities on both sides of the Atlantic are dealing with similar challenges.
How Will 400 Million Americans Get Around In 2043?
With traffic congestion already growing intolerable in many cities, how will Americans be able to get to work when there are 400 million of us, asks Neal Peirce.
Disguising Cell Phone Towers
Telecommunication companies are camouflaging cell phone towers in elaborate disguises
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
