United States
Skyscrapers: Soon to Be Antiques?
The race to the tallest tower falters.
Priming The Market To Bring Back The Neighborhood
Cities and neighborhoods in decline should consider adopting strategies that will change their housing markets for the better, and at the same time preserve affordability.
Rapid 3-D Urban Modelling
Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley devise a way to map a city, street by street, recording every window and doorway.
Rethinking The Interstate's State-Federal Relationship
As Interstate Highway System approaches the 50-years mark, the system's future is becoming a subject of growing discussion.
Understanding Climate Change - Part II
In the second part of a three-part series on global warming, Elizabeth Kolbert looks at the impact of climate change on sophisticated cultures in the past.
Broadband Nation
Business 2.0 provides an overview of leading-edge broadband implementers across the US.
Troubled Future For Big Oil
The oil industry faces significant challenges in the future.
The Health Implications of the Built Environment
Research shows that urban planning needs to take an holistic, systems-based approach in order to create safe, healthy living environments.
Quebec City Getting Facelift for 400th Birthday
Quebec City, one of North America's oldest cities, turns 400 in 2008.
Microgeneration: Power By The People, For The People
Microgeneration is the local production renewable power by individuals and small communities.
The Hybrid Car: Hype or Future?
Automakers are betting that hybrid cars will grow from a niche market to the next line of "must-have" vehicles.
Debunking ALA's 'State Of The Air' 2005 Report
The American Enterprise Institute's Joel Schwartz offers his annual column explaining why ALA's 'State of the Air' report is misleading again in 2005.
Ranking The Cities With The Dirtiest Air, 2005
The American Lung Association publishes its annual report on the state of the nation's air.
Thirteen Points OF Pedestrian Oriented Development
Thirteen points of pedestrian oriented development as presented by the planning firms Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company.
Citizens Should Demand Higher Gas Prices
A new paper evaluates public policy options for responding to rising fuel prices.
Greenpeace Co-Founder Dies
Bob Hunter, described as he "creative force" of Greenpeace, helped spur a global ecological movement.
The Social Benefits Of Parks
Across the nation, neighbors are learning that banding together to create a new park can leave a community with a lot more than new swing sets and picnic tables.
What's Bad for General Motors...
Spiralling health care and pension costs (as well as loss of market share) are crippling GM, which may have serious consequences for the housing market and, indeed, the entire U.S. economy.
What Happens When Gas Prices Hit $6.66 A Gallon?
Norway's high gas and auto taxes lead to lower gas consumption. Is the US willing to pay the price?
Chinese Suburbs Gone American
Part of Beijing and Shanghai are modeling suburbs after American tract homes.
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
