United States
Freedom Tower Redesigned
Latest iteration sees the tower resting atop a ground-level 200-foot concrete and steel pedestal.
AARP Releases Evaluation Guide On Communities
The guide has been expanded and updated for the new 2005 edition, and includes many new chapters and topics.
Endangered Species Act Under Fire
Some hope to make it more difficult for plants and animals to receive protections; others seek to strengthen existing law.
Eminent Domain Decision Will Promote Sprawl
The Supreme Court decision to allow use of eminent domain for economic development will spur urban sprawl.
Affordable Housing Just A Dream For Most Retail Workers
A new study by the National Association of Home Builders shows that the vast majority of retail workers can't afford housing on their income.
Supreme Court Justice's Farm Becomes Eminent Domain Target
"someone has made what appears to be a tongue-in-cheek pitch to take over Justice David Souter's New Hampshire farmhouse and turn it into a hotel."
Car Culture's Cold War Roots
John Buell suggests that the 1950s consumerism that led to our auto culture was a backlash against the Soviet Union's anti-materialism.
Hedging The Bubble
Economist and REIT manager Ken Rosen explains his new hedge fund againstthe backdrop of bubble babble.
The Life Of A Public Market
A photo essay about Montreal's largest public market and why it is successful.
Tax Policies To Help Working Families In Cities
A new paper examine how existing federal tax laws affect households in cities, and how to improve economic opportunities and incentives.
The Overlap Between New Urbanism and Christianity
Eric Jacobsen, author of 'Sidewalks in the Kingdom: New Urbanism and the Christian Faith,' likens New Urbanism values to Christian values.
Comparing Livability In Baghdad and Houston
In an effort to put the best light on the situation in Iraq, Administration officials are making dubious comparisons to the state of America's cities.
The Power Of A Community-Based Development Coalition
The rise and fall of the Chicago Association of Neighborhood Development Organizations illustrates the challenges facing advocacy organizations when they shift to service delivery.
Trends In 'Active Adult' Communities
As baby boomers hit retirement, they're already doing many things differently - foregoing Florida and Arizona is one of them.
US Report Questions Skyscrapers Safety Standards
A US federal government report has drawn attention to serious deficiencies in current standards for skyscraper safety.
A Debate On Eminent Domain
John Norquist and Bart Peterson, the mayor of Indianapolis, discuss the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on eminent domain.
Environmental Trends In College Campus Construction
Universities find best environmental practices make good sense.
People, Not Cars, Should Be Focus Of Community Planning
The Project For Public Spaces envisions a world where urban areas are pedestrian destinations and neighborhoods are planned with living -- not traffic -- in mind.
Simulation Shows Turmoil Likely from Oil Shocks
This past week two former CIA directors and policy makers participated in a scenario in which the chaotic geopolitics of oil lead to $150 a barrel prices and a crippled economy.
Smart Growth Parking Best Practices
The Maryland Governor's Office of Smart Growth has published an overview of parking strategies that meet the challenges faced by projects in the context of smart growth.
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
