United States
Why Amtrak Matters
Proposed budget cuts to Amtrak leave advocates wondering why the U.S. generously subsidizes other forms of transportation, but not passenger rail.
Bush's EPA Pick Comes With Outsider Insight
Stephen Johnson is praised by environmentalists but must serve an administration with focused on economic growth.
Bush Nominates New EPA Chief
President Bush nominates Stephen Johnson as the head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Walking, Cycling Levels Linked to Green Space Availability
Study explores the relationship between transportation options, health, and open space in urban areas.
America's Public Finances Cause Worry Abroad
If something major isn't done soon to solve the United States' intractable budget problems, the world will face an economic shakeup unlike anything ever seen before.
'Place-Based' Governance Needed for Canadian Cities
Today's public policy issues are playing out in cities; yet Canada's three levels of government have not made much progress toward adapting their programs and delivery mechanisms to this new reality.
Greening Cairo's Historic Core
Cairo's historic core has a new park.
Geophysical Changes From Indonesian Earthquake
Scientific American examines the long-term geophysical changes caused by the earthquake that spawned the deadly Indonesian tsunami.
Reclaiming The Urban Landscape
A century after Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architects are resuming their role in giving shape to cities.
What Makes A Good Town Square?
Author Suzanne H. Crowhurst Lennard offers an online excerpt and summary of her book, "Genius of the European Town Square."
Is It Time To End Amtrak Subsidies?
Columnist James K. Glassman wonders why it has taken so long to conclude that Amtrak subsidies should end.
Landmark Vancouver Market Under Pressure To Change
Vancouver's Granville Island Market, once the highest-grossing retail space per square foot in North America, faces a declining share of area food sales
You Say Tomato, I Say Hidden Costs Of Transportation
Locally grown food is greener than organic alternatives, according to a British study.
Architectural Photographer Julius Shulman Profiled
Shulman's stunning photographs of West Coast Modernist architecture introduced it to the rest of the world.
Global Cities Network To Fight Climate Change
Cities from around the world -- including the U.S. which rejected the Kyoto treaty -- will form a network to share information about climate change.
Historic Preservation In The Midst Of Skyscrapers
An unchecked building blitz in China's largest cities is destroying the landscape of historic cities.
A New Competitor To The American Dream
Neal Peirce compares the American Dream with Europe's achievements.
Bush Budget to Slash Renewable Energy
While China plans to increase its investments in renewable energy technology, the United States remains stuck in the oil age.
New Urban Investment Fund
A new fund unveils a new partnership for new investment in old cities.
Pattern Map: Building A Sustainable Economy
An interactive graphic maps the complex relationship between equity, ecology, and the economy.
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
