United States
Pulling Apart: Economic Segregation In Major Metro Areas
A new analysis of census data finds that economic segregation among municipalities is rising, but trends vary significantly across time and in different regions of the country.
Trees, Tolls, and Traffic Calming
The French have a few secrets for building roads that make driving pleasurable, as well as efficient.
Ten Best And Worst Cities For Good Sleep
Study finds unemployment rates and commute times are among factors that affect sleep quality.
Growing Demand For Fuel-Efficient Cars
Rising gasoline prices increase demand for heighten smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles.
You Can't Dumb Down Smart Growth
The reality of smart growth can’t be reduced to "stop building roads" or "demolish shopping centers."
Oil at $60 a Barrel this Winter?
With oil hitting $55.00 per barrel, analysts are expecting prices to top $60.00 by the end of the year -- in the middle of northern winter.
Poverty Grows In Suburbs
Suburban growth is squeezing out middle-class families.
Praise For Greater Cleveland's First Suburbs Consortium
Following the lead of first-ring communities that ring Cleveland, older suburbs across Ohio and throughout the country are forming alliances to fight for survival.
Wealth Gap Between Whites, Blacks And Hispanics Widens
Hispanics and blacks lost nearly 27 percent of net worth between 1999 and 2001
Creative Carpooling Cuts Commute Time
Instant carpooling called "slugging" shortens commute times.
Historic Towns Uncovered By Drought
A six year drought uncovers a town from 1865 that has been underwater since it was flooded. Similar finds are occurring across the U.S.
Global Warming's Hokey Hockey Stick
Richard Muller argues that poor math undermines evidence linking global warming to human activity.
Communities Of Trust
Neal Peirce on the communication gaps that undermine the security of America's cities.
A Perfect Use For The Segway?
The New York Times reports that Segway is increasingly popular with people who are mobility-impaired.
Smog Hits A Record Low In 2004
2004 has seen the lowest ozone levels in over 30 years, according to Joel Schwartz.
'Economic WMDs' Destroying America's Landscapes
Author Wendell Berry mourns the stripping of rural America for its resources, and the gutting of its cities through perverse incentives, thoughtless subsidies, regulatory malfeasance and other "economic weapons of mass destruction."
Movie: The End Of Suburbia
A new film explores the impact a decline in oil supplies will have on the 'American Dream' and the suburban lifestyle.
A Harbinger Of Global Warming's Impact?
Amphibian populations around the world are in rapid decline. This is bad news for us humans.
White House Sacrificing Clean Water To Help Halliburton?
The Bush administration supports a controversial drilling technique that favors Halliburton, Dick Cheney's former employer, even as some complain that the practice puts drinking water at risk.
The Demolition Will Be Televised
Viewers will be asked to identify Britain's worst building and it will be demolished live on television in a new architecture-themed reality show.
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
