United States
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.
America Loves Suburban Sprawl
Scholar aruges that Americans have embraced sprawl and the lifestyle that accompanies it.
Oil to Hit $65 per Barrel if Iran Attacked, Economist Warns
Repercussions to global economy could be worse than those of the Iraq war.
Bush May Cut Amtrak Budget
Move to eliminate federal subsidies for Amtrak will likely be opposed in Congress.
Planning Student Profile
The Voice of America profiles Junhan Tan, an urban planning and cinema student from Singapore studying at USC.
Federal Government Commits to Smart Coastal Growth
Two agencies sign a memorandum of understanding to promote transportation choices, economic development, and public health.
The Hydrogen Economy is a Nuclear Economy
Thousands of new nuclear reactors would be needed to produce the hydrogen required to meet America's energy needs.
U.S. Businesses Falling Behind in Green Technologies
If American companies fail to invest in clean energy and carbon-neutral technologies, they will lose out in the global marketplace.
Port Redevelopment Offers New Urban Opportunity
Port Royal is just a small town in South Carolina, but from a new urban perspective, it's a town with a golden opportunity and with the right attitude and tools.
Canada's Major Cities Profiled
A new study illustrates the diversity of major urban centers in Canada.
Combat Training and Suburbia
Sprawl is moving close to once-remote military facilities.
Terminated Vistas And The Power Of Urban Retail
Developers and stores increasingly recognize the economic advantages of key locations in town centers.
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
