United States
America's Obsession With That Green Patch In The Yard
An environmental historian ponders the cultural significance of the lawn in suburban America.
Hip, Downtown Living Revitalizing Fading Small Towns
Even humble burgs like Mount Airy, N.C., inspiration for Mayberry on the "Andy Griffith Show," are experiencing the trend. A local tobacco warehouse there will be redeveloped into 43 market-rate apartments. Has technology made location irrelevant?
Safest Cities For Driving
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, population 137,000, has been named by Allstate Insurance as the safest city for driving in the nation. Washington D.C. is rated the worst city for driving.
Historic Architecture Tours Get Trendy
Architectural and home tours focused on historic or neighborhood preservation or gentrifying urban areas are becoming increasingly popular.
The Geographic Evolution of the U.S. Auto Industry
The U.S. automotive industry is one of the nation's oldest modern manufacturing sectors. Despite increasingly making its home in the south, 47% of the nation's motor vehicle employment still resides in three states: Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.
10 Ways Global Warming Will Impact The Eastern U.S.
The Philadelphia City Paper lists 10 ways global warming could really "hit home".
Government Buildings Are Getting Nicer
Security, workforce, and sustainability concerns are causing federal, state and local governments to build and lease Class-A space.
Digital Mapping Is Changing The Way We Drive
Tele Atlas NV, a Boston-based mapping company, is incorporating the latest technologies to change the way drivers navigate.
Planning Theories Are Meaningless Without Citizen Involvement
Two PBS documentary producers reflect on their experience with the state of urban development in cities across the country.
New EPA Fact Sheets On Smart Growth And Stormwater Best Management Practices
New fact sheets are available on best practices to reach water quality, redevelopment, and smart growth goals.
Model Smart Land Development Regulations
The APA has created 11 model smart growth codes, which are available for download.
A Utility Line Runs Through It
Federal agencies will approve thousands of miles of new corridors for power lines and pipelies across public lands in the West including national parks and forests. Scientists warns of ecological devastation.
Visibility Improves, Pollution Worsens At National Parks
Ozone pollution has worsened at some national parks posing health risks to visitors but also leading to improved visibility.
New York Times Profiles Andres Duany
The "man architecture critics love to hate", New Urbanism co-founder Duany, has been shaping the debate over how to revitalize the Gulf Coast.
Time Right For Bush To Push Revenue-Neutral Gas Tax?
A New Yorker columnist compares today's sky-high energy prices with those during the Carter administration, and the scare of the terrorism of September 11 to that of December 7, 1941. She suggests that increasing the gas tax should be considered.
Energy Costs May Begin To Influence Home Size
Some younger families and retirees are choose to "downsize" their homes. The decision comes with several lifestyle benefits.
Hillary Clinton Supports Ethanol Use
New York Senator Hillary Clinton has revealed her plans to make ethanol use widespread by 2015. Is it a coincidence that Iowa, site of the first presidential caucus, is a leading producer of the fuel?
Exxon Takes Heat For Not Addressing Global Warming
The world's largest oil company takes heat from major state government pension fund investors for not owning up to an obligation to address global warming.
Segway Overshadowed By Early Hype, Finds Its Niche
The two-wheeled transporters are making inroads into everyday life - from fishing trips to weddings.
Gehry Documentary Traces Journey Of 'Vagabond Architect'
A new documentary explores the myth and methods of architect Frank Gehry.
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
