United States
Sprawl Forces Cars, Homes, And Bears To Compete For Space
Urban sprawl and traffic threaten black bears in Central Florida.
The 'Growth Machine'
Our current society -- based heavily on the subdivision and development -- benefits from more people.
2005 Toronto's Year For Architecture
The Toronto Star's architecture critic looks ahead at 2005 and likes what he sees.
Curb Parking: The Ideal Source of Local Public Revenue
Market-priced curb parking can yield between 5% and 8% of the total land rent in a city, according to a journal article by Donald C. Shoup.
Have A Cup Of Coffee And Save The Planet
Can coffee incentives cause worldwide environmental change?
State Or Market-Approaches To Water?
Should relief agencies depend on state or free-market solutions to solve water shortages?
World's Longest Bus
Volvo's new, BRT-friendly, bi-articulated, 26.8-meter bus with room for 300 passengers.
When Government Gets Architecture Right
Two of the most architecturally significant builders were commissioned by... "cost-conscious government bureaucrats."
Satellite Images Of Tsunami's Impact
US Intelligence agencies share their before and after-satellite imagery of the areas hardest hit by the tsunami.
The Best-Designed Buildings Of 2004
The New York Times reviews three of the most prominent building projects completed in 2004.
Fresh Water Suppliers Aim To Deliver
Towing fresh water to water-poor regions can slake the thirst of nations and help deliver world peace.
Micro-car Gaining Popularity In The U.S.
The Smart, built by DaimlerChrysler, retails for $11,000, can park in half a regular space, and gets 60MPG.
The Eventual Atlantic Mega-Tsunami
Scientists have long predicted an eventual "mega-tsunami" that will sweep across the Atlantic and be 60 to 150-feet high when it hits the U.S. Eastern seaboard.
Experiments In Cutting Port Pollution
Faced with massive pollution, the Los Angeles Port is experimenting with innovative pollution-cutting strategies -- at a cost of billions.
Ecological Suicide
Societies don't die by accident - they commit ecological suicide. David Shi reviews a new book: Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, by Jared Diamond.
Buying Your Way Into HOV Lanes
Allowing drivers to buy their way into carpool lanes without the requisite number of passengers has become one of the hottest trends in transportation.
The Future Of Transport Planning Isn't What It Used To Be
A new paper by VTPI examines various demographic, economic and market trends that affect travel demand, and their implications for transport planning during the next century.
Are Farm Subsidies Good Economic Development?
Farmers had a record year for sales and profits in 2004. Yet government subsidies are up 40%. Is this good policy?
Tsunamis Can Change Geography
Sunday's devastating and tragic 9.0 earthquake created the Indian Ocean's first wave of its kind in more than a century, and it moved the entire island of Sumatra 100 feet.
Japanese Architects Make Their Mark On Cities
A pair of architects -- Sejima & Nishizawa -- are about to make their mark on cities across the globe.
Pagination
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