United States
Designing Spaces To Fight Obesity
In an attempt to compel a "captive" audience to become more physically active, architects are responding to clients' desires to include opportunities for exercize in the buildings' designs.
Profiling Eco-Terrorists... Incorrectly
Electric-car driver was not an eco-terrorist, FBI admits, and settles for $100,000.
McMansion Wars: Thoughts From The Front Line
Homeowner associations provide controls for which buyers are willing to pay more and relinquish freedoms.
Who Lives Downtown?
During the 1990s, downtown population grew by 10 percent, a marked resurgence following 20 years of overall decline, according to a new study, "Who Lives Downtown?".
Buy Hybrid Car, Save $3,150 in Taxes
Attractive perks are emerging for buyers of hybrid cars.
Wendell Cox Reviews 'Sprawl Costs'
A new book, "Sprawl Costs" evaluates the costs of unchecked dvelopment. The book merely recycles the tired claims that suburbanization (pejoratively called urban sprawl) is more costly, writes Wendell Cox.
What's In Your House That Pollutes As Much As Seven Diesel Buses?
As the price of natural gas and heating oil skyrockets, Americans are expected to turn to a cheaper, and often readily available alternative - wood, with severe public health consequences. Fortunately, strategies are in place to mitigate woodburning.
How Helpful Are New Flood Zones?
Expanding them means stricter building codes, but critics say new flood zone regions may encourage construction.
Nation's New Smog Capital
Houston loses its national "smog capital" status on a technicality.
Top 15 Cities For Creative Workers
Fast Company identifies the fifteen top up-and-coming hubs for creative workers.
When Telecommuting Outstrips Transit
Technology is doing something transit planners have been unable to do for decades - get people out of their cars. People working from home now outnumber mass transit commuters in 27 of the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas.
Does Driving 'Kill'?
A columnist argues that we should label automobiles with public health warnings in the same style as cigarette packets.
Designing A Home From A 747
A wealthy environmentalist and her architect plan to build a luxury home from a junked 747. "It's 100% post-consumer waste."
A Primer On Lender Liability For Land Use Investments
Traditionally, lenders have made great efforts to ensure that they did not take on the risks associates with ownership of their borrowers' real estate. Now, lenders are embracing land ownership to stay competitive in the marketplace.
Is Conservation An Endangered Species?
Most experienced environmental professionals will be retiring in the next decade, and research shows that young people are reluctant to work in conservation related fields.
An Open Letter To America: Let Snobbery Light The Way
With energy costs rising, the American way of life seems in danger. Paul Kiel suggests strategies for coping.
Is Eminent Domain Being Abused As A Hot Button Political Issue?
Mark Alan Hughes takes on politicians who plan to use legislation limiting the use of eminent domain as a means to mobilize voters. Hughes points out that Kelo didn’t really change anything about the use of eminent domain.
The Revolution Will Not Be Grant Funded
Community development corporations have become too reliant on foundation grants and public dollars to provide affordable housing and jobs in our communities. But now that the era of giving is ending, we should consider the market as a way to support ourse
America's Brewing Revolution Against Eminent Domain
Homeowners' attorney Scott Bullock talks about the Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision and America's brewing revolution against eminent domain.
The Wal-Mart Conference: Is Wal-Mart Good For America?
A year in the making, an independent academic conference about Wal-Mart provides unprecedented information about the company and offers mixed results.
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
