United States
Mega-Churches Expand Into Former Retail Spaces
With growth of so-called "mega-churches" continuing unabated, congregations are outgrowing their current environs and are getting creative about new buildings in which to worship. But the trend is not without controversy.
How To Improve Your Commute
A frustrated Houston commuter painstakingly analyzes his travel habits and uses a series of mathematical formulas to determine the optimum commute and save the most time.
Was Global Warming Behind 2005 Hurricanes?
Scientists debate whether last year's record Atlantic hurricanes can be attributable to greenhouse gases.
A New Metric Model for Economic Development?
A study of the Northeast Ohio economy provides a different way of analyzing and tracking the impact of economic development initiatives by mathematically analyzing economic data and determining there are eight key factors of regional economic growth.
Designing A Socially Just Downtown
A grassroots coalition in Oakland used its organizing and design skills to produce a housing proposal the city couldn't refuse, despite the mayor's stiff opposition.
Toll Roads: It's Right Thing To Do
Mike Krusee, Texas House Transportation Committee Chair, says tolls are more efficient and equitable than gas taxes.
Drowsy And Distracted Drivers Cause 80% Of Crashes
A new government study sheds light on the cause of most crashes -- and the results are startling. Prior analysis of crashes showed "driver inattention" to be responsible for only 1 out of 4 crashes.
What Is The New Suburbanism?
Joel Kotkin, author of the November 2005 report "The New Suburbanism", introduces the new planning theory, clarifies what it means, and describes how it remains very much a work in progress.
What Bush Can Learn From California's Energy Strategy
California energy strategy is to create an economy that is less oil-dependent and one that will use technology to attract jobs to the state.
As Gas Prices Rise, Bush Promotes Hydrogen Technology
Expressing concern over rising gas prices, President Bush warned that nation would face a "tough summer" but offered no short term solution.
Paying Your Way Out Of Pollution
Marketing emotions about emissions, companies offer individual polluters the ability to pay for their exhaust.
Cartoon: Our Way Of Life
Editorial cartoonist Tom Toles comments on the way we live.
When Did Science Turn Into A Special Interest?
Politics and special interests are stifling what science has to tell us.
Vanity Fair Goes Green
May issue highlights the environmental crisis and people across a variety of professions committed to education and change.
Housing Costs Drive Migrants From Boston And San Francisco
Recently released Census data show that domestic migrants are fleeing the high housing costs of America's coasts in favor of more affordable environs. Will the tech regions start running out of techies?
Gentrification And Sprawl Describe U.S. Domestic Migration Pattern
Is the donut effect spreading to the suburbs? First it was older cities that lost population to their suburbs, but that flight now has spread to their greater metro areas. Paradoxically, gentrification occurs as the wealthy return to the cities.
When Good Cars Go Bad
Hybrid gas mileage decreases on the open road. Green consumers should purchase nonhybrid cars for better overall gas mileage.
Don Quixote's Impossible Energy Dream?
An op-ed column discusses benefits and costs of wind energy -- the newly developing industry behind it, the tax breaks it receives, and the logic or NIMBYism of opponents.
1906 Quake And Hurricane Katrina
Edward Epstein examines the federal response to two of the nation's worst natural disasters.
The Myth Of Solid Ground, Reviewed
In his recent book, The Myth of Solid Ground, David Ulin looks at what earthquakes might mean, from a cultural standpoint -- including what scientific, or pseudo-scientific, techniques now hope to predict future seismic catastrophe.
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.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
