United States
Cities Vs. The Rest Of The Country
Conventional wisdom is that the presidential election was a battle between the secular coasts and religious heartland. Wrong.
How Is Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Different From Busses
A new report discusses the six elements that distinguish BRT from regular bus systems.
Is Offshore Outsourcing An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Offshore outsourcing has created a buzz among architecture and engineering (A/E) firm principals.
Solution Dilution
Bush administration opposes recommendations in Arctic climate-change report.
How SimCity Transformed Urban Planning
Could the computer game SimCity have changed the very idea of urban planning?
How To Design Skateparks
Skateboarders turn into landscape architects to design skateparks that will appeal to fellow skaters.
Americans Willing To Pay To Get Rid Of Traffic
Despite concerns over the economy, most voters agreed to help pay for new rail systems, highways and bus routes.
National Optimism About State Of Cities
MacArthur Foundation President Jonathan Fanton argues that Americans have much to be happy about the current state of U.S. cities.
2004 Election: 'What Do We Do Now?'
Leading environmentalists,thinkers, and others react to the results of the 2004 U.S. election.
Wildfires Linked To Global Warming
An article in the journal Nature suggests that climate warming is party at fault for massive wildfires in the Western U.S.
Student Boom Challenges UK Cities
Some of Britain's largest cities are being transformed by a increase in the student population.
Where Urban Planning And Military Planning Intersect
An Israeli-born architect shows how the built form can be used for purposes of oppression, and how the contemporary emphasis on urban warfare has given military planners a better understanding of cities than design professionals.
When Ecotourism Kills
Well-meaning tourists are putting increasing pressure on animals worldwide, new studies show.
Pitting Architects Against Planners
Should town planners limit their role to physical planning?
Results Of 2004 Election Transit Ballot Measures
A summary of results of over 60 transit-related ballot measures in several states.
Creating Economic Superclusters
Powerful urban universities are reshaping metropolitan culture and character.
Sustainability's Cutting Edge
Design and architecture schools can be at the forefront of practicing environmental sustainability and social equity, says Metropolis's Susan S. Szenasy.
Mass Transit And Govt. Subsidies
In the metropolitan New York area mass transit needs public subsidies to survive.
EPA Undermined Enforcement
Bush appointee charges that EPA tried to thwart lawsuits against polluting power plants.
List of Endangered Species Growing
The World Conservation Union urges governments and businesses worldwide to take action.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Yukon Government
Caltrans
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Norman, Oklahoma
City of Portland
City of Laramie
