United States
The Suburbanization Of Resort Communities
As demand for housing in resort communities explodes, growth spills over into neighboring private lands.
Ecologist Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Environmentalist who worked to slow deforestation, preserve biodiversity, and educate people about their environment, wins the Nobel Peace Prize.
Simulator Predicts 15 Of 16 Earthquakes
NASA's QuakeSim project has successfully predicted 15 out of 16 of California's earthquakes with magnitude greater than 5.
If You Zone It, Will They Come?
Jane Galt responds to criticism of her comments about smart growth.
Public Transit Ridership Increases In Canada
Canadian Urban Transit Association reports record public transit usage numbers.
Gas Prices And Transit Ridership Unrelated
Ridership on mass transit systems across the U.S. seem to be slipping, despite significantly higher gas prices.
Will Energy Bill Fund World's Biggest Mall?
A three-part series in the Boston Globe demonstrates how the energy bill is a prime example of legislative process run amok.
Danger Of A Population Implosion
Concerned about projected population decline, some nations are encouraging citizens to have more children.
Conservation Easements Under Fire
Are conservation easements really a practical way to preserve open space?
Dissecting The Autonomist Manifesto: Is Planning Evil?
Laurence Aurbach criticizes "distortions and inaccuracies" in recent article by John Tierney titled "The Autonomist Manifesto". [Link corrected]
Lower Manhattan Residents Let Down By WTC Reconstruction
Regional Plan Association report says World Trade Centre plans ignore Lower Manhattan resident's wishes.
The Autonomist Manifesto Debate Continues
Blogger Mike Lewyn responds to blogger Jane Galt, discussing the recent New York Times article which 'explodes the myths of smart growth.'
Every Road A Toll Road
A group of states are investigating how to replace the fuel tax with a fee based on the number of miles traveled.
Reading Rem: An Exclusive Q&A With Koolhaas
Celebrated architect Rem Koolhaas weighs in about building in Europe vs. in the U.S. and other issues.
Project Management For Planners
How can project management help you bring in every project on time and under budget?
Making The Rules
How an obscure government agency and the man who leads it implement the Bush administration's environmental policies.
Seniors Return To Urban Settings
Abandoning suburbs, they find cities more rewarding and interesting.
Three Strategies For Preventing Sprawl
An editorial offers three key strategies to preventing sprawl by keeping growth in urban centers.
Wal-Mart Living: Home Is A Parking Lot
Wal-Mart is encouraging "Gypsy Shoppers" to camp overnight on empty parking lots.
Comparing Sprawl In U.S. And Canadian Cities
A comparison of American and Canadian cities demonstrates that sprawl in has less to do with the American Dream than with the influence the highway, oil and auto lobby has on US transportation policy.
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
