United States
'Boot Camp' Teaches City Officials About Ethics
Ethics specialists wearing "moral compasses" as necklaces spent two days taking elected officials from Florida, Texas, and Arizona through various exercises in ethical governance.
Careers In Real Estate: How To Uncover Job Opportunities In A Dynamic Industry
From affordable housing development to the Trump Towers, the dynamic yet low profile real estate industry represents so much more than brokerage, writes James Carberry, co-author of The Inside Track to Careers in Real Estate, in this Op-Ed.
Will Higher Gas Prices Reduce Vacation Driving?
Vacation travel for the Washington area is expected to surpass last year's forcast.
When Farm Subsidies Go Bad
The Washington Post finds that the government has paid over $1.3 billion in agricultural subsidies to non-farmers, under a decades-old policy intended to eliminate subsidies. The policies are changing land use patterns in the Farm Belt.
Quantifying Housing's Hidden Transportation Bill
The Housing and Transportation Affordability Index is a new tool calculates affordability at the census tract level by taking into account not only housing costs, but transportation as well.
Libraries, Architecture, And Public Space
As one of the few remaining public spaces in cities, libraries are a popular means for the architect and urban designer to contribute positively to their communities. ArchNewsNow talks to two architects about the latest trends in library design.
50 Years After The Birth Of The Interstate System
Half a century later, Interstate highways have transformed the face of modern America.
Remember The Electric Car?
A new documentary film asks, "Who Killed the Electric Car?"
1950s Ranch Homes Making A Resurgance
A once maligned housing style is returning into fashion.
'Who Killed The Electric Car?'
A new documentary looks at how the future of the electric car was sabotaged.
LEED Recommendations For Public Health and Urban Design
This report evaluates the current state of research linking public health and neighborhood design and provides recommendations for integrating the knowledge into the LEED-ND rating system to improve public health.
Harvard Launches Summer School For Planners
The Graduate School of Design will offer executive education programs for professionals covering topics in real estate development and urban planning.
Eisenhower's Interstate Legacy
The world's largest public-works project, the Interstate, fully transformed Americans' lives.
Which Metro Areas Have The Strongest Housing Price Appreciation?
A summary look at why the housing affordability crisis continues to exist in major metro areas of the country.
Coal And America - Book Review Of 'Big Coal' By Jeff Goodell
Author Jeff Goodell writes of the price paid for the extraction and burning of coal, from mining accidents and blacklung disease affecting miners, to air pollution downwind of power plants, and finally, the global warming affecting the planet.
Eminent Domain Backlashes 'Aren't Strong Enough'
"Community rights" do not exist, and since legislators and much of the public have "gone squishy" over individual property rights, more action is needed to restrict eminent domain powers, according to this op-ed.
Why Community Gardens Matter
Are community gardens the antidote to America's health and urban problems?
U.S. Supreme Court Enters Global Warming Debate
The case could be one of the most important environmental case heard by the court.
'Incubators For the American Dream' Are Shrinking
Across the nation, middle class neighborhoods are shrinking as cities and suburbs become increasingly segregated by income.
First New U.S. Nuclear Facility In 30 Years Could Open In 2009
The $1.5 billion National Enrichment Facility in New Mexico just received its license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The facility will produce the enriched uranium that powers nuclear energy plants. Construction may begin in August.
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
