United States
Bush Budget Goes Off The Rails
The budget tabled by President Bush seeks to eliminate the subsidy for Amtrak, at a time when countries around the world are investing in their passenger rail systems.
Bush Budget Reduces Amtrak
Proposed 2006 budget would cut Amtrak's $1.2 billion federal funding possibly ending passenger service in many states.
Study: Eminent Domain Used As First Resort, Not Last
A new report by the Reason Foundation finds that using eminentdomain often fails to help achieve economic development goals.
Cars Killing Suburban Dwellers But Not By Accidents
The problem is that suburban and rural dwellers are much more likely to drive everywhere, and that means they have a higher chance of being obese or overweight, a health lobby group says.
Friday Funny: Census Bureau's Employment Estimate
Between 9,000 and 15,000 people work at the US Census Bureau, according to the Bureau's 2004 figures.
Universities And Modern Architecture: A Symbiotic Relationship
Distinctive architecture is making it's mark on British university campuses.
Does New Urbanism Create Crime-Friendly Neighborhoods?
Stephen Town and Randal O'Toole argue that in the name of "openness" New Urbanists are creating crime-friendly neighborhoods.
Building On Manhattan's Most Important Site
The Super Bowl is over, but the big game -- a contest for the right tobuild on one of Manhattan's most important sites -- is heating up.
Think Small To Address Big Environmental Problems
Nanoparticles are emerging as a cost effective method to attack some of the most vexing underground pollutants.
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.
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
