United States
Doubling The Mall Of America
The Mall of America's management company has unveiled an ambitious $1 billion expansion plan to double the size of the nation's largest retail destination.
Prince Charles and Traditional Versus Modern Architecture
Prince Charles resumes his long-standing argument with architects and planners.
Jane Jacobs: Diabolical, Robert Moses: Superhero?
A new play in New York examines how one creates public works in a democracy.
Canada's New Budget Gives Boost to Cities
Canadian cities will get a portion of the Federal gas tax to fund public transportation and other major infrastructure projects.
The Public Health Roots Of Zoning
An academic article makes the public health case for reforming zoning policy.
Hybrid Centers And Power Towns
First there were malls, then outlet malls. Then came power centers followed by lifestyle and town centers. Now there is a new type: "Hybrid centers" or "power towns"
Prince Charles Blasts UK Planners
Prince Charles launches an attack on the 'cavalier attitude' of Britain's architects and planners.
Can American-Type Sprawl Happen In The U.K.?
A professor from England visiting Arizona wonders if America's dangerous exurban growth will find its way to the UK.
World City Competitiveness Index
A new Brookings Institution report ranks world cities based on competitiveness.
Tapping Into The Urban Unconscious
Magazines and new media are unearthing our cities' hidden stories and stressing the need for quality public space.
Evaluating Census Data On Gated Communities
A first look at the Census' "Gated Community" data examines the differences among different types of gated communities.
Transportation Justice
Grist Magazine correspondent Ansje Miller reports from a conference on transportation and justice.
The Parkmaker
National Geographic Magazine publishes a feature-length profile of Frederick Law Olmsted's impact of America's urban plarks.
Nary A Drop To Divert
A rash of water-rights lawsuits in California worries conservationists.
The Reality of 'New Urbanism'
Why New Urbanism does not appeal to the vast majority of buyers.
Heading Down The Wrong Track
PCJ Editor Wayne Senville offers his opinion on the Bush Administration proposed elimination of Amtrak's budget.
Deadly Sprawl
Neat, sprawling suburbs hide deadly health risks.
The New Farmland Trend: Farms As Investments
Investors who nothing about farming are increasingly buying farmland to round out their portfolios.
Global Warming not a Natural Phenomenon, Scientists Claim
Scientists claim to have the "proof" that global warming is a man-made phenomenon.
Eminent Domain: Will It Be Severely Restricted?
Under what conditions can the government take property from a private entity for the public good? The L.A. Times offers its opinion.
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
