United States

Real Estate And Construction Salary Survey

The Slatin Report looks as executive compensation in the real estate and construction industries.

September 29, 2004 - The Slatin Report

Kerry And Bush Poles Apart On Climate Change

While President Bush has been refusing to address climate change through legislation, Senator John Kerry is advocating much stronger measures to combat it.

September 29, 2004 - The Seattle Times

Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac In A Nutshell

The History News Network provides a brief introduction to these hugely influential Government Sponsored Enterprises -- and shows why their lack of public accountability in terms of their finances is of such concern to the Justice Department.

September 29, 2004 - History News Network

The Most Pro-suburban Sprawl Article Ever Published?

Sprawl critic Joel Hirschhorn takes aim at "The Autonomist Manifesto" that appeared in the New York Times Magazine.

September 29, 2004 - Common Dreams

Evaluating With The Public

Evaluation should be integrated into all phases of planning projects, especially public participation.

September 29, 2004 - American Planning Association

Report: Sprawl Kills?

A new study by Rand Corporation claims that living in the suburbs takes four years all of your life.

September 28, 2004 - Chicago Sun-Times

Climate Change/Hurricane Connection Ignored

The extreme weather ravaging the Carribean and Florida may well be linked to climate change -- but you'd never know it by watching the news.

September 28, 2004 - TomDispatch

Mountains of Debate Concerning Bush's Mining Policy

Traces the administration's efforts to allow mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia.

September 28, 2004 - The St. Petersburg Times

Bush, Kerry, And The Environment

Comparing the environmental philosophies of George Bush and John Kerry.

September 28, 2004 - The Washington Post

How Government Affects Cities

Governance affects the long-term competitiveness of the metropolitan economy.

September 28, 2004 - Urban Affairs Review

Homeland Security To Buy Entire Town For Terror Drills

U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security will purchase an entire town to conduct anti-terrorism training.

September 27, 2004 - BBC News

Signs That Gentrification Is Just Around The Corner

Travel & Leisure magazine profiles four neighborhoods on the verge of gentrification.

September 27, 2004 - Travel And Leisure

Top Cities For E-Government

Survey ranks U.S. cities for delivery of services and information via the Internet.

September 27, 2004 - Governing

The Hummer Is For Wimps

The Hummer looks like a bicycle next to the International CXT. This new truck that gives seven miles a gallon may be the world's "least eco-friendly production vehicle."

September 27, 2004 - BBC News

A Social, Moral And Environmental Case For Driving More

John Tierney questions prevailing beliefs about urban sprawl, suburbs, and the automobile.

September 27, 2004 - The New York Times

Practice What You Teach

Buying a home in a New Urbanist neighborhood in Eugene, Oregon becomes a practical lesson on the line separating academic discussions on New Urbanism and personal lifestyle choices for Professor Sriram Khé.

September 27, 2004 - Planetizen

Throwing Cold Water On Global Warming

Neil Collins finds flaws in the stand that global warming is going to be catastrophic and wonders if we should be worrying about global cooling instead.

September 27, 2004 - The Daily Telegraph

Who Is Responsible For The Hurricanes?

Devastating hurricanes are a sympton of a larger problem.

September 26, 2004 - Jamaica Observer

Model Lighting Ordinance Released For Comment

The International Dark-Sky Association has released its draft Model LightingOrdinance for public comment.

September 26, 2004 - International Dark-Sky Association

56% Of US Colleges And Universities Plan Student Housing Construction

Public-private partnerships surge ahead as states cut back budgets.

September 25, 2004 - Consulting-Specifying Engineer

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.

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

Director, Strategy and Research

Greater Baltimore Committee

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.