United States
This isn't Your Parents' City of the Future
Planning for the challenges facing tomorrow's cities will require a "re-think" of the way we build as a species.
Leading The Way For Greener Lifestyle
The city of Beddington's 'Zero Energy Development' housing project is at the forefront of a radical shift in urban development.
Global Warming Progress In The U.S.
President Bush has acknowledged the link between human activities and global warming. Now it's time for action.
Big Cities Haul Trash To Rural Towns
As urban landfills close, large cities are looking to smaller cities to house its waste.
Rethinking Free Parking
Alan Ehrenhalt revisits Donald Shoup’s "The High Cost of Free Parking"
The Potential Of Public Markets
Why cities should cherish -- and support -- their public markets.
NEA, EPA Announce Governors' Institute On Community Design
An initiative by the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aims to support governors’ leadership in good community design and innovative planning.
Automobile V. Public Transportation In Shanghai
China's largest city struggles to manage the growth in automobile ownership among its newly wealthy population.
Declining Rural Towns Offer Free Land
Reminiscent of the Homestead movement, towns across America's heartland offer free land to new residents.
Cleveland's Housing Court
Is it good for the community? The neighborhood? The block? These are the questions that drive decisions in one city’s housing court.
Hot Air About Global Warming
The outcome of the G-8 summit was empty rhetoric about global warming.
A Primer On America's Megapolitan Areas
Megapolitan areas extend into 35 states, including every state east of the Mississippi River except Vermont.
Real Estate: Too Hot To Handle?
The yield advantage of REITs over stocks is far slimmer than it was two years ago, when payouts averaged near 7 percent.
Author Explores Collapse of Old Civilizations
The author of "Guns, Germs and Steel" turns his attentions to ancient civilizations -- and what modern society can learn from their collapse.
Small Town America Redesigns Itself Into Prosperity
A design workshop by the NEA and the National Trust for Historic Preservation is quietly promoting small-town economic development and viability.
Stormy Hurricane Season Ahead
Scientists predict a stormy hurricane season this year. Is global warming to blame?
Cameras Watching Transit
Cameras watch most everything riders do in L.A.'s public transit system. But does it prevent terrorism?
Megapolitan Areas To Be Considered By Census Bureau
Ten regions in the country are organized as super regional cities.
Sustainable Development In Africa
An essay by Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai offers a model for sustainable development in Africa.
What Housing Bubble?
Yes, housing prices are sky-high, but there's no evidence of a housing bubble about to burst, writes MSN Money columnist Jim Jubak.
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
