United States
The Other Side Of Takings: Givings
What if the public were compensated for the increase in land value that results from public actions?
Who's Funding Global Warming Skeptics?
Investigation reveals that forty public policy groups challenging the scientific consensus on global warming have one thing in common -- they are all being funded by ExxonMobil.
Gentrification May Improve Neighborhoods
Study suggests that low-income residents may benefit from an influx of more affluent neighbors.
Indonesia Rejects UN Aid To Set Up Own Resconstruction Agency
Indonesia rejects UN aid for Aceh, instead creating the Agency for the Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Aceh.
Community College Towns Impact On Downtown Redevelopment
Community colleges in some northeast US states are playing greater roles in the redevelopment of their downtown areas.
Ten Priciest Neighborhoods In The World
The average cost of a home in the world's most expensive neighborhoods ranges from a measly $1.2 million to a staggering $85 million.
The 'Dark Side' Of Transit Forecasting
Half of traffic forecasts are off by at least 20%, according to a study of 210 international road and rail projects.
Neal Peirce On APA Studies About Trains And Parking
Should Americans pay for trains or more parking?
Why Have Housing Prices Gone Up?
An academic article in the Harvard Institute of Economic Research suggests that regulatory obstacles are the primary reason housing prices have risen so much since the 1970s.
The 'Housing Bomb' Under the Bush Administration
America's home-equity-as-ATM-machine scheme is about to explode, says Mike Davis.
Metropolis From Scratch
In South Korea, construction teams are at work on an entirely new city for international business that is expected to have half a million residents within 5 years.
Unanchored Centers: A New Trend
Retail centers with no traditional anchor are being built successfully in Arizona, California and Florida.
The Rise of the Ephemeral City
In affluent parts of the world, a new kind of urban center is taking shape, catering to the nomadic rich and the restless, rootless young.
Joel Kotkin On 5 Millennia Of Cities
Excerpt from a new book by a leading thinker about cities.
A City Of Rules
Malaysia's newest city is a classic example of top down development.
Flying Cars And NASA's 'Highway In The Sky'
NASA's "Highway in the Sky" system will let millions fly using personal flying machines being developed by inventors.
Traffic Congestion And The 'Starbucks Effect'
Coffee stops may have a significant impact on air pollution, fuel economy, and traffic.
Is the CDBG Program America's Worst Urban Initiative?
Is the Bush administration right to put the community-development block grant out of its misery?
New Urbanists Design Town For Deaf
One of the boldest new urban visions to date was created in late March for a field in South Dakota that would not ordinarily be a candidate for large-scale development.
Public Transit Spending To Be Priority In Montreal Region
Mayor promises to pressure Quebec, Canada to sign contract with feds for excise-tax deal.
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
