United States
Free Land
Small communities in the midwest are seeking to reverse population decline by offering relocation incentives -- including free parcels of land.
What's The Big Idea?
The Metropolitan Policy Program reviews its 2004 research.
New Suburbs Rekindle Old Flame
An 18th century amenity is popular with new suburbs, resorts, and downtown renewal projects.
New Rules Weaken National Forest Protections
New Bush administration regulations could potentially open up national forests to logging and mining.
50 Most Influential People In Home Building
What do Alan Greenspan, Bruce Karatz, Franklin Raines, Donald Bren, George W. Bush, Jerry Howardand Andres Duany have in common?
Biggest Change In Forest Policy In Three Decades
New Bush administration rules relax environmental protections, reduce public participation, and allow managers more discretion is opening forests to mining and logging.
Buy A School As Your New Home
Urbanites craving a more rural lifestyle for their home or business are buying entire school campuses in the midwest for as little as $25,000.
Housing Crisis Causes Alarming Increase In U.S. Homelessness
Homeless advocates say a sharp increase in homelessness is caused by a housing crisis and economic hardships.
Climate Change, Oil Politics Among Top Under-Reported Stories
Climate change, the resurgence of nuclear power and oil politics lead Newtopia Magazine's list of under-reported stories in the mass media in 2004.
Collaborative Governance
'Collaborative governance' gives all parties with a stake in a public problem a say in how to resolve it.
Food Stores Shrinking In Size
Driven by a robust growth in target market segments -- such as natural/organic, ethnic and gourmet stores -- the average size of a supermarket in the U.S. decreased to 34,000 feet in 2003, taking the size of new stores below 40,000 for the first time in 1
Private Islands Becoming More Affordable
With waterfront real estate prices rising, more buyers are purchasing their own private islands.
Smart Growth: Good Intentions, Wishful Thinking
Smart Growth is unlikely to work if it does not come to terms with reality.
Regulatory Obstacles To Opening A New Private School
A new Reason study suggests thatstate and local government restrictions are discouraging theconstruction of new private schools and driving up tuition prices.
Graffiti And The Urban Landscape
What is the impact of graffiti on the urban experience?
Planetizen 2005 Top 10 Book List
The Planetizen 2005 List features the top 10 popular titles published in 2004.
A State Of Fear... But Not Really
Environmentalists push back against author Michael Crichton's selective use of facts in his new novel, "State of Fear."
Millions Find Affordable Housing 'Out of Reach'
The National Low Income Housing Coalition has released a report showing that, with few exceptions, most States have cost-of-living rates that far exceed their legal minimum wage rates, leaving affordable housing "out of reach" for many.
Ten Tips For Acoustical Design Success
Wieland Associates's newsletter provides a list of the top ten noise and vibration ips for new construction.
Rating TND Design
Laurence Aurbach applies anevaluation system to illustrate how TND design can be rated using a small,relatively simple set of standards.
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
