United States
The Urban Big Box Battle
A proposed minimum wage ordinance in the City of Chicago to require higher wages for urban big box employees is defeated.
Developers Form Institutes To Keep New Urbanist Ideals Alive
Seaside's New Institutes Program helps communities establish nonprofit organizations different from homeowners' associations.
City Indicators For Success
CEOs for Cities editorial writer interviews economist Joe Cortwright on what makes cities successful. Hint: Don't copy other cities.
Trees Make Streets Safer, Not Deadlier
A transportation researcher at Texas A&M has set about to prune the view against fixed hazardous objects -- a.k.a. street trees.
Does Highway Expansion Solve Urban Traffic Congestion?
A new paper evaluates claims that highway capacity expansion is a cost effective and desirable solution to urban traffic congestion problems.
Colleges Vying To Become Leaders In Sustainability
The race to paint the ivory tower "green" is underway, with colleges and universities hoping to attract students to new eco-conscious campuses.
Beats From The Streets
The ingredients for a lively music scene aren’t just talent and recording studios, but an urban venue of great streets and neighborhoods where artists can interact and draw inspiration.
Documenting The American Landscape
The Center for Land Use Interpretation's Land Use Database is a repository of information about unusual and exemplary sites throughout the United States.
New Study Connects Longevity To Geography
According to a recent study in the online journal PLoS Medicine, longevity varies by ethnicity and location.
Universities Integrate Design Education, Environmental Practices
A look at six programs in the U.S. that are putting environmental principles to practice in education.
Big Three U.S. Auto Makers Commit To Fuel Efficiency
Falling gas prices are not deterring Detroit from it's new mission of fuel efficiency. All three domestic auto manufacturers are committed to achieving 30 mpg for mid-sized vehicles, driven largely by consumer demand.
Are Real Estate Reviews A Good Thing?
Two new web sites, ZipRealty, Inc. and Reply Inc., allow customers to post reviews of homes. Some are meant to be humorous, but some are mean-spirited and misleading. Is this the future of on-line real estate?
When Growing Energy Demand And Land Conservation Collide
Fierce battles may arise between regional energy interests providing power to Northern Virginia’s sprawling suburbs and local land conservationists.
New York Times Special Report On Ground Zero Rebuilding
A 24-page special report looks at the "combination of big money, prime real estate, bottomless grief, artistic ego and dreams of legacy" that has left Ground Zero as "a 16-acre, 70-foot-deep hole in the heart of Lower Manhattan."
Will Deep Water Drilling Prevent The End Of Oil?
The new oil and gas field discovered in the Gulf of Mexico is of epic proportion -- not only in amount of oil (increasing US reserves by 50%), but the technology used to tap it. A new wave of deep water drilling is to be expected.
Distinguishing The Work Of A Good Architect
A slideshow on Slate.com examines the work of famous architects using staircase design as a case study.
Five Years Of Segway
It has been called "The Invention That Runs On Hype". But the Segway may well play a role in the future of transportation and our cities.
William Garnett's Poetic Vision With Aerial Photography
William A. Garnett, a pioneer of aerial photographs that revealed unusual land patterns died at the age of 86.
Friday Funny: A Dig At The 9/11 Memorial Project's Progress
Five years after 9/11, satirical publication The Onion reports on the World Trade Center rebuilding effort in New York City.
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
