United States
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.
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.
U.S. Corporations Thinking Global
Recent Congressional hearings indicated a shift by several large corporations to adopt more environmentally friendly ways.
What Ever Happened To Smart Growth?
Does investment in smart growth represent a billion dollar misunderstanding?
Posters Are Not Urban Clutter
Why posters are an essential part of a city's cultural and community life.
Tijuana's Pedestrian Transformation
The Mexican border town must transform if it is to realize its full potential.
The Painful Cost Of Transportation
Transportation costs take toll on both households and communities
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.
Housing Boom: Good News, Bad News
The housing boom is likely to last. That's the good news...and the bad news.
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.
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.
Green Building Matrix
The APA publishes a matrix surveying municipalities with green building guidelines.
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.
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.
Hernan Diaz Alonso's Critical Architecture
Architect Hernan Diaz Alonso draws his inspiration from science fiction, cartoons, and the darker side of alternate worlds.
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
