United States

After sowing investment in their locales, a growing number of universities in urban centers are reaping vibrant near-campus districts.

January 9, 2006 - The Washington Post

Without the Suburbs, our parents and grandparents would have paid rent most of their lives, and the equity that so much of the American Dream depends on would simply not have developed, suggests Wendell Cox.

January 9, 2006 - Demographia / PA Township News

A law professor publishes an article discussing how to teach a course on sprawl and the law.

January 8, 2006 - Social Science Research Network (SSRN)

How the opinions of smart growth practitioners are critical for a process that results in transportation choice, transit performance, and successful community investment by the FTA.

January 7, 2006 - Smart Growth Online

Imagine bicycles traveling at speeds up to 50 miles per hour in enclosed tubes hanging above the streets.

January 6, 2006 - Smart City Radio

Homeowners who gambled on risky mortgage products could find themselves paying hundreds of dollars more per month in the coming year as these products are reset to real-world interest rates.

January 6, 2006 - Herald-Tribune

Planning Magazine examines how cities are encouraging multifamily projects and higher densities.

January 5, 2006 - Planning Magazine

Prefabricated housing used to be a dirty word in the housing business. Today, many designer prefab houses are an affordable and elegant solution -- maybe even the "holy grail of modernism".

January 5, 2006 - Wired Magazine

Federally-sanctioned distortions in the housing market are leading the American economy over a cliff, writes Bob Chapman.

January 5, 2006 - From the Wilderness

School officials in Oregon are learning a thing or two from a prototype uber-green classroom near Salem, which uses a large skylight and other technologies to enhance and regulate the natural light coming into the space.

January 5, 2006 - The Oregonian

Willie Nelson's concern for family farmers and disdain for the Iraq war led him to market a new brand of biodesil fuel, BioWillie, now sold at 13 gas stations in the Southwest.

January 5, 2006 - The New York Times

Planners are not the only ones figuring out how to respond to the challenge of 'the Biggest Box Ever Built.'

January 5, 2006 - Fast Company

Cities are spending millions on land to protect water supplies.

January 5, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

The big green stories of the year, as reported by Grist Magazine, involved hurricanes, climate change, Bush follies, and oh yeah, one or two good things.

January 4, 2006 - Grist Magazine

As home energy costs continue to increase, scavenging for wood in metropolitan areas may become a common sight.

January 4, 2006 - From the Wilderness

Is the government's focus on brownfield development a distraction from other toxic sites that are more dangerous, but have less commercial appeal?

January 3, 2006 - The Boston Globe

The Census Bureau's projected U.S. population for the year 2030 is 363,584,435, 23 percent more than today's population of 296 million. The Washington Post asks six observers how this growth will change the country?

January 3, 2006 - The Washington Post

Auto manufacturers have been required to meet overall efficiency standards for their fleets. More realistic CAFE ratings may translate into fewer of the more popular but less fuel-efficient models on showroom floors next year.

January 3, 2006 - The Bellingham Herald

While Congress quickly approved $3 billion to restore New Orleans' levees, a bill to help states repair aging dams has languished for a year.

January 3, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor

The dramatic increase in homeowners' associations has some worrying about the implications for local governance.

December 27, 2005 - The Baltimore Sun