United States
Extreme Makeover: Eco Edition
Dann Seo teaches others how to be environmentally friendly while not losing flair.
Hotel-Condo Hybrids Gaining Popularity
From Miami to New York, certain luxury hotels are allowing buyers to purchase suites.
Fannie Mae Sees Signs of Housing Market 'Bust'
Fannie Mae VP makes case that current trends mirror previous housing bubbles.
Highways Stuck In Traffic -- And Pork
Will the new federal Highway Bill actually hurt America's highways?
Grim Future after Age of Oil
The end of cheap oil -- and with it, our present food production and distribution system -- will bring catastrophic changes, writes Jan Lundberg.
Scientists Say Bush Administration Altered Land Study
Retired government scientists say the Bush administration altered key sections of a scientific environmental impact analysis before relaxing rules regulating cattle grazing on public lands.
Owning A Piece Of History
A prominent environmentalists asks why Americans have such a fascination with owning things -- including the past.
Rapid Growth Strains Vancouver's Transit System
TransLink should spend more than $50 million over the next three years to expand service hours and get new buses on the road faster, says a report to the regional transportation authority.
Gas Taxes To Fund Sustainable Infrastructure
Cash from gas taxes will be used to fund publict transit and sustainable infrastructure in Canada.
Small Store, Big Impact
Many small businesses add value to communities that can't be measured solely in monetary terms.
America's Cleanest And Dirtiest Cities
A city ranked first or last in a given category does not necessarily mean the city is perfectly pristine or dangerously filthy.
Environmentally-sensitive Urinals Hit The U.S.
From Chicago to Seattle, government facilities are switching to water-free urinals to conserve water and energy.
June 2005 Sustainable Transport E-Update Posted
The Institute for Transportation & Development Policy (ITDP) releases their most recent update.
Homeland Security Beefing Up San Diego/Tijuana Border Wall
Since 9/11, the border wall that separates the U.S. from Mexico has gone a massive transformation.
Clean-Burning Biodiesel Making A Name For Itself
The alternative fuel, made from soybeans, has been endorsed by everyone from President Bush to Willie Nelson.
Friday Funny: Non-profit Habitat Community Faces Criticism
Habitrail for Humanity is under scrutiny for unorthodox housing communities.
The Deadly Cost Of Smog
New ways of modeling the health effects of smog have dramatically increased the number deaths estimated to be caused by smog every year in Ontario, Canada.
Affordable Housing At All Time Low In Spite Of Record Market
2004 saw record growth in the housing market, but a shift in the economy could be disasterous to owners.
Watching The House Price Bubble Burst
How the current housing boom ends could decide the course of the entire world economy over the next few years.
Britain Driving Ahead With Road Pricing
Charging drivers for the use of roads may be in the only way to slow the growth of urban traffic congestion.
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
