United States
Exurbs Are Dead, Long Live The Exurbs
Business Week explores whether higher energy prices signify the beginning of the end for exurban development, or whether exurbs have become an integral part of the American economic system.
Don't Ask Poor to Bear Cost of Smart Growth Goals
The U.S. settlement system has created a powerful link between access and opportunity: research demonstrates that commuting by car significantly increases the employment and earnings of working families. The suburbanization of employment, the presence of
Three Technology Startups Take On Gridlock
MIT's Technology review examines Traffic.com, Inrix, and Circumnav Networks -- three startup firms that offer sophisticated, real-time traffic information.
Mechanizing The Manufactured Modern House
Thus far, modern architecture hasn't taken advantage of modern prefab technology -- but an architect in Missouri is looking to change that with a low-cost, modern manufactured house.
A Baby Boomer Tsunami? Maybe Not
The the next five years, the oldest members of the baby boom generation will turn 65, causing alarms in some quarters about a "retirement tsunami." Will this demographic shift be as dramatic as doomsayers claim?
Housing Boom Jumps The Mexican Border; A Global Housing Bubble?
American buyers -- usually from California -- are using equity in their US homes to buy vacation homes in southern half of the Baja Peninsula, causing the Baja housing market to sizzle.
Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community
The American Planning Association offers a workbook about hazards and how they affect communities.
Can America Accept Toll Roads?
Columnist Neal Peirce offers the hard truth about the economic realities of gas prices and road taxes.
Big Box Stores Adopting Unusual Urban Formats
One chain increasingly tailors its stores to the urban market by including two levels, escalators, and structured parking.
Sprawl vs. Judaism
Michael Lewyn explains how sprawl reduces Jewish observance and conflicts with Jewish views of social justice, and points out that Jewish law has historically allowed extensive land use regulation.
Brownfields Developments Becoming More Popular
As developable property becomes ever more scarce, brownfields are beginning to look like a bargain.
Classicists at the Gates
Both classicist architects and some of their more pragmatic Chicago counterparts have a weakness for returning to the past, but their approaches couldn't be more different.
School Choice And Sprawl
As urban schools decline, those who can afford it head for ever-expanding, land-consuming 'burbs. The flight of the affluent drains urban schools of funding. We can break the cycle, says Dan Akst.
States Take On Feds Over Environment
State-led lawsuits and environmental initiatives are changing the face of US environmental regulation.
Trapped By Gridlock
As Americans are forced to spend more time commuting, the question must be asked 'what have highways done to improve quality of life?'
The Future Of Mega-Catastrophes In The U.S.
Can the United States expect a future filled with disasters on the order of Katrinas and Ritas? 'Are we prepared to lose a major city every year?'
Wi-Fi For All?
Google's interest in providing wi-fi for San Francisco is good news for municipal wireless.
The End Of McMansions?
The cost of maintaining and furnishing large houses, cost of fuel, interest rates, and land prices may be causing a "downsizing" trend in house sizes across the nation.
Market Forces Boost Alternate Energy
After Hurricane Katrina, energy conservation and renewable energy make a comeback.
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
