United States
Cyclists' Critical Mass
A mayoral candidate rides with a controversial cyclists rights group during a monthly protest event.
Benefits Of A Smaller Population
It may be true that aging slows down an economy, but not necessarily, some economists say.
Free Land: Rural America's New Development Strategy
A new movement to keep the Great Plains from emptying is gaining momentum.
Designating The Urban Interstates
The urban Interstates are sometimes blamed for the same problems they were designed to solve. A new article focuses on how the urban Interstates were selected.
Grassroots Groups Target Noise
Serenity is becoming more elusive as rural land is developed and densities rise; noise ordinances are being reconsidered.
Creating Sustainable Cities, One Neighborhood At A Time
NY Professor to make the case for sustainable cities at an annual conference in Melbourne Australia.
Megapolis Launches Major Demolition Initiative
In Mumbai, India, slums are being demolished without planning for alternative housing.
Cities And The Creative Class, Kotkin And Florida
Why Richard Florida's creative class is about grassroots innovation, not symphony halls or "latte-sipping hipsters."
Green Revolution: Coming To A Campus Near You
Green constuction and sustainability are a growing trend at institutions of higher education.
Homeowners' Wish List
Affordability and flexibility were the two most important factors for U.S. homeowners, according to Better Homes & Gardens annual survey.
Americans And Britons: Similarities and Differences
Using census data from the United States and the United Kingdom, this survey employs basic demographic analysis to assess key similarities and differences between the two countries.
Budget Slashes Community Development Block Grants
Deep cuts to community development have been titled the "Strengthening America's Communities Initiative."
Using The U.S. And U.K. Censuses For Comparative Research
Rebecca Tunstall outlines key features of the U.S. and U.K. censuses of population, their main similarities and differences, and how the two canvasses can be used for comparative research on population and housing.
High Income Homeowners Get Largest Share of Tax Benefits
Biggest houses and the highest incomes recieve the largest share of federal tax benefits for housing.
Evangelical Christians Greener Worldview
There is growing evidence that more evangelical Christians are adopting "creation care" as a lifestyle choice.
Color-coding Gas Guzzlers
SUVs will have to display red stickers while electric vehicles will sport labels in green.
Newly Desireable: Dormfront Property
More well-off parents are moving to be near their children's boarding schools.
Eminent Domain: Used or Abused?
Are local governments are using eminent domain to eliminate blight--or to boost tax revenues?
The Kids Are Alright In Green Housing Competition
In the inaugural Cradle-to-Cradle Home Design Competition, students answer the question, "How can you create sustainable, affordable urban housing?"
Keeping A Roof Over Our Heads
Architectural statement or barrier to the snow and rain? A successful roof aspires to do both.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
