United States

Why America Is Seeing A New Stadium Boom

New ballparks blur the line between sports venue and shopping mall, all in the name of drawing more fans.

June 17, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

U.S. Corporations Thinking Global

Recent Congressional hearings indicated a shift by several large corporations to adopt more environmentally friendly ways.

June 17, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

What Ever Happened To Smart Growth?

Does investment in smart growth represent a billion dollar misunderstanding?

June 17, 2005 - Property & Environment Research Center

Posters Are Not Urban Clutter

Why posters are an essential part of a city's cultural and community life.

June 16, 2005 - Maisonneuve

Tijuana's Pedestrian Transformation

The Mexican border town must transform if it is to realize its full potential.

June 16, 2005 - Worldview

The Painful Cost Of Transportation

Transportation costs take toll on both households and communities

June 16, 2005 - Los Angeles Daily News

Hybrids in HOV Lanes a Pandora's Box

Provisions that would give over High Occupancy Vehicle lanes to Hybrid vehicles could send a "bogus message" to consumers.

June 16, 2005 - Working for Change

Housing Boom: Good News, Bad News

The housing boom is likely to last. That's the good news...and the bad news.

June 16, 2005 - The New Republic

How Many People Use Your City's Parks?

Counting users may be a challenge, but it can make all the difference when it comes to getting parks funded.

June 16, 2005 - Parks & Recreation Magazine

Clone Towns: When Chain Stores Take Over

More than 40 percent of British towns have been so overrun by chain stores that they have become "clone towns," according to a new report from the New Economics Foundation.

June 15, 2005 - Home Town Advantage Bulletin

Green Building Matrix

The APA publishes a matrix surveying municipalities with green building guidelines.

June 15, 2005 - American Planning Association

Potential for Housing Downturn has Economists Worried

Consumer spending driven by home equity loans has been keeping the economy alive. Unfortunately for the global economy, it can't be sustained.

June 15, 2005 - The Globe and Mail

The Benefits Of Congestion Charging

The mayor of London urges world mayors that to unclog city streets and fight global warming by adopting congestion charging.

June 15, 2005 - The Washington Post

Hernan Diaz Alonso's Critical Architecture

Architect Hernan Diaz Alonso draws his inspiration from science fiction, cartoons, and the darker side of alternate worlds.

June 14, 2005 - MetropolisMag.com

The Next 'Great Society' Will be Urban

A new urban political movement called "Cities for Progress" is encouraging progressive politics at a local level to address issues facing cities and at the same time counter federal -- and largely rural -- conservatism.

June 14, 2005 - The Nation

Gentrification Reality Tour: Neither Benign Nor Benevolent

Claims that the threat of gentrification are grossly exaggerated belie a fundamental misunderstanding of the real threat, writes Charles Shaw in this week's Op-Ed.

June 14, 2005 - Planetizen

America's Most Liveable Cities

The U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting names the nation's most liveable large and small cities.

June 14, 2005 - Environmental News Network

Toll Roads Of The Future

Using capitalism and latest technologies, a new system combines toll roads with free lanes.

June 13, 2005 - Wired

Using Google Maps For Demographics

Google's four-month old mapping service is being used in interesting ways to display a wide variety of demographic information.

June 13, 2005 - Technology Review

White House Official Quits After Climate Change Accusations

Philip Cooney, a senior White House aide and an ex-oil industry lobbyist quit days after thhe New York Times published documents that showed he edited government climate change reports.

June 13, 2005 - The Daily Telegraph

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.