United States
The Community Ownership Society
Municipal wi-fi and regionally-owned power utilities are two successful examples of community ownership, which is being promoted as an alternative to unaccountable corporatism.
What Is Wrong With U.S. Auto Makers?
With rising gas prices and the possibility of low-priced Chinese-made cars, the U.S. auto industry has no option but to change.
House Sizing Trends And The Environment
As house sizes continue to expand, so does the environmental impact, according to a new study.
E-government And Planning: Key Citizen Participation Issues
A free new book explores the issues related to on-line citizen participation for local government planning departments.
A Car-Free Adventure
How one Chicagoan rediscovered the city by giving up his car.
From NIMBYs To DUDEs: The Wacky World Of Plannerese
Ric Stephens has compiled a list of some of the wackiest –- yet at timesquite realistic –- urban planning words, in a vocabulary he has dubbed'Plannerese.'
Megapolitan Thinking for the 21st Century
Innovative trans-boundary planning is going to be necessary to make enoromous regional urban developments work.
Fourth Annual List Of Overpriced Cities
Housing prices were a major factor in determining this year's list, ranging from Seattle to Los Angeles.
'Starchitects' Gaining Clout With Developers
Led by Frank Gehry's firm, so-called 'starchitects' are now considered essential to large-scale development projects.
Inflexible, 'Brittle' Cities Vulnerable to Terrorism
Terrorism is such a threat to modern cities partly because of the way we have organized our economies and transport systems as highly complex systems with few redundancies.
Debating The Potential Of Dedicated Truck Tollways
Are dedicated truck tollways a market approach to reducing congestion and making roads safer, or an environmental nightmare?
Supreme Court Nominee's Environmental Record
Carl Pope comments on U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' legal opinions on environmental cases.
Europe's Most Important Economic Development Initiative
The 'Northern Way' £100 million growth fund would bring development to Northern England.
Decline Of The Modern Metropolis
Joel Kotkin on the greatest challenge facing the world's major cities.
World's Top Sustainable Business Stocks
A trade group announces its selection of the World's top sustainable companies that stand out for both sustainability and financial strength.
U.S. Needs 'Extreme Makeover'
Eugene Robinson urges the nation to address its deteriorating infrastructure.
Sustainable Consumption And Industrial Ecology
Leaders from almost every sector have identified unsustainable consumption and production as the root causes ofecological degradation.
More Londoners Riding Bikes After Attacks
Some say bikes are a practical solution in a city that has seen repeated transit disruptions since the July 7th bombings.
The Fall and Rise of the Bijlmermeer
The Dutch Bijlmermeer high-rise housing estate located outside Amsterdam has seen more than a lot of trouble. But now, after years of unsuccessful regeneration effort, the Bijlmermeer is finally thriving.
The 'James Bond' Aerogenerator Wind Turbine
The Aerogenerator doesn't look like an ordinary turbine -- something that could sway anti-wind farm groups.
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
