United States
Going For The Green
The new "Green Communities Initiative" will help produce environmentally friendly and affordable homes around the United States.
Bush-Kerry Debate: The Missing Issue
In their last debate the presidential candidates did not discuss an important issue.
Kunstler on the Election: Why isn't it About Oil?
James Howard Kunstler deplores the "delusional" thinking on the part of Senator John Kerry that the chaos in the Middle East and America's gluttonous oil consumption are not related.
Condos For Sports Fans On The Rise In College Towns
Luxury living kicks tailgating to new heights
Overcoming The 'Tolls Equal Taxes' Problem
The overwhelming concern of drivers who oppose tolls is that the tolls will end up, de-facto, as new taxes.
Affordable Prefab Granny Flat On eBay
Designer Edgar Blazona is interviewed about his plans to auction his prototype prefab MD280 house on eBay for $39,000.
Unsafe Routes To School?
As Safe Routes to School programs spread throughout the U.S., so do liability concerns that can squelch the walking and bicycling programs before they start.
Fear of Terrorism Hurting Livability of America's Cities
Boston urban designer David Dixon thinks it's time to reconsider the emphasis on security when planning public buildings.
Scientists Fear 'Runaway' Greenhouse Effect
An unprecedented leap in C02 levels over the past two years is leading some scientists to wonder if the Earth's atmosphere is losing its ability to absorb greenhouse gases.
What Happened To The EPA?
Is the campaign to realign the nation's environmental policies a needed adjustment, or a gutting of environment laws?
A Four-Wheeled Segway
Roll over SUVs, the Centaur is here.
The New Market For Suburban Builders: Downtown
Large suburban developers are increasingly moving into blighted and urban properties.
Improving Life in Mega-cities
Enrique Peñalosa on how life can be improved for people in mega-cities.
The Location Of Homelessness
Shelter downsizing, closure and relocation, as well as the creation of smaller facilities for specialized groups, appear to have spread sheltered homelessness to different locations throughout the metropolis over the 1990s.
Web-Based GIS Essential For Cities
A data-rich Web site that displays GIS-generated maps is now an essential tool for cities seeking to recruit new business.
UK's Housing Market The 'Mother Of All Bubbles'
Housing prices in Britain have risen so high and so quickly that experts fear a dramatic drop in prices is inevitable.
Toward A Science -- And Art -- Of Better Places
The challenge for architecture is to be more firmly rooted in the real patterns of human activity.
City With Smallest Ecological Footprint In Canada
The mining city of Sudbury -- once so polluted and denuded that NASA astronauts practiced for their moon landings there -- is being recognized for its innovative energy conservation strategies.
Transit Fact Book
A new TCRP manual contains background, statistics, and a framework for measuring transit availability and quality of service from the passenger point of view.
Questioning Whether Sprawl Really Makes You Sick
Samuel Staley challenges the allegation that "living in the suburbs cuts fours years off your life."
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
