United States

Traffic Cheaters

HOV lanes in the Washington area are being invaded by ineligible users.

February 22, 2005 - The Washington Post

Saving America's Subway

Congressional hearing highlights the urgent needs of Washington's subway system.

February 22, 2005 - The Washington Post

Driving A Mini In An SUV World

An American driver of the popular 'Mini' car relates how it feels to drive next to mamoth SUVs

February 22, 2005 - BBC News

America: A Nation on Wheels

Traffic is worst in big cities and suburbs, and 50% feel it is worse than 5 years ago, according to an ABC traffic poll.

February 21, 2005 - ABC News

The Temporary Urbanism Of Critical Mass

Critical Mass, a monthly gathering of cyclists originally founded in San Francisco, has quickly become a worldwide phenomenon.

February 21, 2005 - Planetizen

Transit Planners Have It All Wrong

Columnist Steven Greenhut explains why public transit will never replace the auto, and chastises planners trying to use transit for social engineering.

February 21, 2005 - Orange County Register

The Unknown Fuel

Three out of four Americans do not know about this alternative non-toxic fuel.

February 20, 2005 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Race And Class Outweigh 'Broken Windows'

New research suggests that race and class are more important that perceived decline and disorder in shaping how people perceive a neighborhood.

February 20, 2005 - The Washington Post

Anatomy Of An Urban In-Fill Development

A tale of good luck and bad, with plenty of suspense, the redevelopment of a 44,000-square-foot Minneapolis property has a happy ending for the developers.

February 20, 2005 - NAIOP Development Magazine

Do Walkable Neighborhoods Encourage Walking?

A study investigates if people walk more in neighborhoods designed for walkability.

February 19, 2005 - Northwest Environment Watch

Tsunami Uncovers Indian 'Atlantis'

Archaeologists have begun excavations of what is believed to be an ancient city that was uncovered by the Dec. 26 tsunami.

February 19, 2005 - Yahoo! Newswire

Who Should Pay For Urban Transit?

Detroit's Transportation Riders United (TRU) wants to keep the city from cutting pre-dawn bus service.

February 19, 2005 - Metro Times Detroit

U.S. Cities Adopt Kyoto Standards

Seattle and other U.S. cities plan to form a "green coalition" at the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

February 19, 2005 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The Internet Is No Cure For Suburban Lonliness

Mourning the true camaraderie of neighborhood as a blog echoes into the silence.

February 18, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Global Warming's Impact On World's Water

U.S. scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography present "compelling evidence" of global warming.

February 18, 2005 - BBC News

Can We Take The Pulse Of The Ecosystem?

A national-level indicator of ecosystem services would allowpolicy makers, scientists, and the public to understand whetherthe US is gaining or losing critical services.

February 18, 2005 - Frontiers In Ecology And The Environment

Mapping The City In Three Dimensions

An Israeli-based company offers software that creates 3-D models of cities - down to the last detail.

February 18, 2005 - The New York Times

After Kyoto

Proponents of the Kyoto Protocol discussed how to get the U.S. involved.

February 18, 2005 - The New York Times

Job Sprawl's Spatial Mismatch

A study finds that 'job sprawl' exacerbates certain dimensions of racial inequality in America.

February 17, 2005 - The Brookings Institution

The Brownfield Solution: Metal-Eating Plants

Genetic engineering can increase a plant's ability to absorb toxic metals by over 400%.

February 17, 2005 - Wired

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.