United States
Wal-Mart Gives In To City's Demands
Wal-Mart modified its standard store design to satisfy the City of Ottawa's requirements for a unique landscape and architectural design that fostered a pedestrian environment.
Why Enviromentalism Doesn't Work In Urban Areas
The environmental movement makes no plans for economic development -- something that is vital for environmental growth in inner-city communities.
U.S. Should Let U.K.'s Housing Market Serve As A Warning
Skyrocketing real estate prices in the U.S. could soon fall, a situation the U.K. is already facing.
Base Closures Focus Attention On Toxic Waste
US base closings could add to cleanup tasks despite EPA report of pollution declines.
Third Annual London Congestion Pricing Report
Transport for London releases its third annual report on Central London's congestion charging program.
Cycling Trends And Policies In Canadian Cities
A detailed analysis of cycling programs and trends in six major Canadian cities which have made "impressive efforts" to encourage cycling.
Long Lost Le Corbusier
The completion of Corbusier's last unfinished project crowns the largest concentration of his work outside of Chandigarh.
Racism, History, Or Neither?
Columnist William Raspberry compares two recent books that examine the ghettoization of African Americans in the U.S.
Defense Department-Induced Sprawl
Base closure and reallignment plan with relocated thousands to suburbs and beyond.
The Theater Of Municipal Infrastructure
A series of stage plays from New York to Los Angeles focus on planning and public works.
University Expansion And Eminent Domain
Should a University invoke eminent domain in its plans for expansion, asks Emily Schwarz in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.
Communities To Fight Base Closings
Smaller communities who rely on the the economic power of local bases vow to fight plans to close their home military basess.
Proposed Transportation Bill Is The Wrong Approach
Brookings scholars discuss the federal transportation reauthorization.
How To Measure TOD Outcomes
A new report offers indicators to measure the outcomes of transit-oriented development.
Nation's Worst Superfund Sites
Thirty-four shuttered military bases remain the nation's worst toxic waste sites despite billions spent on cleanup.
Ecotopia
Grist Magazine revisits the 1970s eco-cult classic that gripped a nation.
The Ethnic Economy As A Revitalization Strategy
Immigrant communities often create thriving economies of small businesses that can revitalize declining cities -- if modernist planners will let them.
Proposed Military Base Closings Announced
The Pentagon recommends closing nearly 180 military bases, including 33 big bases, from Hawaii to Maine.
Friday Funny: Improving Amtrak
The Onion offers its top tips for improving Amtrak's propsects for funding.
Innovative Big Box Reuse
An expert documents how communities are reusing 'reclaimed abandoned, architecturally uninspiring megastores' in innovative ways.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
