United States
Innovative Ballpark Proposed For TND
The developers of Meriam Park in Chico, California, are proposing to embed a professional baseball stadium into the urban fabric of a new town center.
HOPE VI: On The chopping Block Again
Once again HOPE VI is on the chopping block, and this time it appears the Bush administration really means it.
Architecture Out Of The Box
When trucking company owner Malcolm McLean invented the shipping container in the 1930’s, he probably had no idea that he had also provided the world with a source of inexpensive, rugged, and easily adapted housing.
America the Crumbling
A report issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the nation's infrastructure a D grade, citing failing public transit services, crowded schools and crumbling roads.
Cloudy Future For Clear Skies Bill
President Bush's "Clear Skies" bill stalls in the Senate.
Smart Growth And Housing Bubbles
Growth management planning leads to rapid, artificial increases in the price of housing, argues Randal O'Toole.
Gridlock On The Autobahn
Plagued by traffic jams, Germany's high-speed autobahn looks more like a parking lot.
2005 Report Card For America's Infrastructure
America's GPA for Instrastructure = D.
Market Responds To Fast-Shrinking Natural Resources
Market notices that natural resources are shrinking fast.
Reframing The Energy Debate
Despite advances, clean energy is still seen as an "alternative". It is time to reframe the issue says Clint Wilder.
Remaking Edinburgh's Secret Harbors
Edinburgh's old, dirty harbors are planned to be transfromed into sleek mixed use developments. But will the harbor become 'Disneyland-on-sea'?
Wright House. Wrong Place?
Historic value can't always save buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright from demolition.
Pedestrian Scale Development Crucial For Revitalizing Downtown
Brookings Institution report details 12 steps which are necessary for creating a successful revitalization strategy.
Is It Time For London To Grow Up?
London's mayor urges the city to build up in the city center.
TV Documentary: End Of The Suburbia
A television explores the "collapse of the American Dream."
The Rapidly Expanding Museum
Museums keep expanding, but will visitors continue to come?
Asian Tsunami's Environmental Impact
A United Nations' report concludes that areas already damaged by humans suffered more than areas with healthy ecosystems.
Washington Vs. Baltimore, Baseball Style
How will the competition between the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles impact their respective cities?
'Peak Oil' and the Future of Humanity
If the "Peak Oil" theory is true, something must be done. If it is not true, something must still be done to curb the instability, pollution, terrorism and war inherent in the petroleum economy.
Farmers Harvest A New Crop -- Wind Energy
Farmers and tility companies explore tapping wind energy potential of farmlands.
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
