United States
U.S. Raises SUV Fuel Standards
Higher fuel economy standards would apply to sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans including some of the biggest SUVs for the first time. Environmentalists say new standards are too modest.
More Growth, More Livability
According to a recent study, the cities in the United States experiencing the most growth also tend to be the most livable, according to various top 10-type lists.
Peak Oilers Ponder Ways To 'Re-Engineer Society To Go Backwards'
Community groups and individuals across North America are "powering down" and preparing for life after cheap oil.
Top 10 Oil-Independent Cities
Sustainable living think tank SustainLane ranks the cities most likely to survive and thrive despite any potential oil crisis and spikes in gas prices.
Experiential Layers Of The City
We usually look at familiar urban places as our habits dictate, rarely changing from our default viewpoint. This narrowed perspective limits our effectiveness as designers and planners, writes Bruce F. Donnelly.
Bet On The Housing Bubble
Do you think the housing bubble will burst? Will it continue to grow? Thanks to a new index fund, you can now put your money where your mouth is.
'Waiting For Gautreaux': Desegregating Public Housing
A lawyer from the landmark 1966 public housing desegregation case has written a book that helps inform a similar case in present-day Baltimore.
Coyotes In The Suburbs
The number of coyote sightings in the suburbs has increased dramatically, especially in the South and Northeast, as the animals learn to thrive in their new environments.
Lawsuit Filed Against Realtors Who Don't Disclose Client
According to a recent study, realtors only tell 30% of homebuyers information about their clients, meaning that confidential information could be lost and unfair advantages given to sellers.
Three Questions About Nation's Infrastucture
Neal Peirce looks at what the nation can learn from California's response to its infrastructure problems.
New Visions Of Suburbia
A number of books published over the last few years show that scholars and planners have revised the "typical" view of suburbs and sprawl.
Katz, Bruegmann Square Off On Sprawl
The planning pundits can agree on some ideas, but have both failed to address a key point, writes C. Kenneth Orski.
Court Reverses Bush Clean Air Rule
A clean air regulation by the Bush administration that would have allowed power plants to avoid installing new pollution controls was overturned by a federal appeals court.
States With Most Toxic Air
New York and California have the most toxic air in the nation according to a new study released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Far Out! Fastest-Growing Counties In U.S. Are Exurban
Despite years of efforts on the part of planners and governments to promote "smart growth", census data shows that the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. are "suburban, rural or a mixture of both."
A Plea To Restore Great Lakes
Environmentalists urge a Senate committee to restore and protect the five Great Lakes.
Conserving America's Roadless Lands
Sixty million acres -- nearly one acre per five people in the country -- are unprotected, unzoned, roadless areas. Author T.A. Barron looks at efforts to protect these lands.
Ballparks Generate Little Return for Cities
Many economists agree that cities get little return in the way of good jobs and tax dollars when investing public money into building new professional sports stadiums.
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
