United States
Kyoto Protocol Start Date Finalized
The international treaty will become official on February 16, 2005.
Unassuming Canadian Town Was Secret Center Of Prohibition-Era Intrigue
Vast underground tunnel system led to brothels, saloons.
Improving The Built Environment In The Muslim World
The National Building Museum honors His Highness The Aga Khan with the 2005 Vincent Scully Prize.
Little Rock Named Meanest City Toward Homeless
Opening of Clinton Library may be related to non-profit group's declaration.
Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) Gets 'Incredible'
The latest Pixar film "The Incredibles" features personal monorail vehicles; now a company in Minnesota is set to make them a reality.
Over 15,000 Species Facing Extinction, Report Warns
Development pressures, habitat loss, climate change and pollution are driving the world's non-human species and plants to the brink.
Another Ecological Footprint Calculator
Ever wondered how much "nature" your lifestyle requires?
What If We Built Our Cities Around Places?
PPS examines the changes needed to begin to view urban elements as interrelated components of a single place.
Friday Funny: The Humbler
The cartoon strip FoxTrot runs a special series on the appeal of massive SUVs.
Germany's 'Slow-motion Calamity'
Commentators conjure up a sort of reverse Malthusian nightmare: Germany as a land of predominantly geriatric towns and cities set in a deserted, creeping countryside.
Combining A Lifestyle Mall With New Urbanism
A makeover of Santa Monica's popular Third Street Promenade would increase mixed use and demolish an enclosed mall to create a new lifestyle center.
EPA Announces 2004 Smart Growth Awards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced five winners of the 2004 National Awards for Smart GrowthAchievement.
Google The Planet
The popular search engine adds a new feature -- a 3D digital model of the entire earth.
Clean-Air Cops Handcuffed
The EPA wants stricter curbs on air pollution. But critics say lax enforcement may undermine its goals.
The Endangered Endangered Species Act
The 30-year old Endangered Species Act may face sweeping changes.
The SUV Invasion of Europe
Despite vocal opposition, SUVs invade Europe.
Premature Deaths Attributed To Smog
Ground-level ozone, a common form of air pollution long linked to breathing problems, is being blamed for thousands of premature deaths each year in a new study of 95 urban areas.
Planning By Ballot Measures
Citizens across the country voted on how they want their communities to grow.
36 Urban Planning 'What Ifs'
Thirty-six thoughts on reviving ailing cities.
It's The Cities, Stupid
After reviewing the familiar red/blue election map, The Stranger concludes that urban liberals live in the Urban Archipelago, the United Cities of America.
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
