United States
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.
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.
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
