United States
Blumenauer Offers Glimpse Into Federal Transportation Funding
Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon has championed smart transportation solutions as a member of the House Transporatation Commitee. In this interview, he explains the challenges to getting funds for many common-sense solutions.
Americans Look To The Next Baja Boom Town
Seeking warmer weather and a relaxed pace of life, many Americans are buying homes even farther south of the US border.
After Eminent Domain Decision, Disputed Project Goes Nowhere
Five months after the United States Supreme Court ruling that the City of New London could seize property through eminent domain to make way for new private development, the political outcry from the Kelo v. New London ruling has paralyzed the project.
The U.S. Replacement For Oil: Shale?
Increasing scarcity of oil and improved technology have renewed interest in oil shale production. New legislation opens 35% of federal oil shale lands to private industry.
Living And Building Green
Building green isn't just a matter of construction and design -- we must change our entire way of thinking.
Alternative Anchors
With ambience becoming more important than ever, the gathering place is beginning to replace the anchor.
A Rapidly-Growing Field: Disaster Research And Planning
Hurricanes in the US, an earthquake in Pakistan, and last year's tsunami have focused interest on a field now in high demand: disaster research.
Business Wisdom in the High Country
A Santa Fe CDC responded to skyrocketing housing costs by becoming a lender and broker while it also preserved and built homes. In the process, the organization developed a more retail-oriented approach to ensuring people’s financial security.
Designing Spaces To Fight Obesity
In an attempt to compel a "captive" audience to become more physically active, architects are responding to clients' desires to include opportunities for exercize in the buildings' designs.
Profiling Eco-Terrorists... Incorrectly
Electric-car driver was not an eco-terrorist, FBI admits, and settles for $100,000.
McMansion Wars: Thoughts From The Front Line
Homeowner associations provide controls for which buyers are willing to pay more and relinquish freedoms.
Who Lives Downtown?
During the 1990s, downtown population grew by 10 percent, a marked resurgence following 20 years of overall decline, according to a new study, "Who Lives Downtown?".
Buy Hybrid Car, Save $3,150 in Taxes
Attractive perks are emerging for buyers of hybrid cars.
Wendell Cox Reviews 'Sprawl Costs'
A new book, "Sprawl Costs" evaluates the costs of unchecked dvelopment. The book merely recycles the tired claims that suburbanization (pejoratively called urban sprawl) is more costly, writes Wendell Cox.
What's In Your House That Pollutes As Much As Seven Diesel Buses?
As the price of natural gas and heating oil skyrockets, Americans are expected to turn to a cheaper, and often readily available alternative - wood, with severe public health consequences. Fortunately, strategies are in place to mitigate woodburning.
How Helpful Are New Flood Zones?
Expanding them means stricter building codes, but critics say new flood zone regions may encourage construction.
Nation's New Smog Capital
Houston loses its national "smog capital" status on a technicality.
Top 15 Cities For Creative Workers
Fast Company identifies the fifteen top up-and-coming hubs for creative workers.
When Telecommuting Outstrips Transit
Technology is doing something transit planners have been unable to do for decades - get people out of their cars. People working from home now outnumber mass transit commuters in 27 of the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas.
Does Driving 'Kill'?
A columnist argues that we should label automobiles with public health warnings in the same style as cigarette packets.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
