United States

Is Sustainability Killing Architecture?

In today's quest to add value at all costs, are we not losing sight of the most important aspect of all -- the architecture itself?

September 25, 2004 - ArchNewsNow.com

The Right Track For Arizona

Arizona's Proposition 400 will be decided by voters in November.

September 24, 2004 - The Arizona Republic

The UK's 'Ciabatta Cities' Syndrome

Urban degeneration marches gnarled hand in chain store glove with redevelopment, writes the Guardian's architecture critic.

September 24, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

Government And Architecture

An exhibition explores the state of government architecture in this country today.

September 24, 2004 - The New York Times

Mobile-home Decay

Problem of abandoned or storm-wrecked single-wides pushes states toward controversial 'predisposal' fee on new units.

September 24, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

When Cities Get Married?

An academic journal article explores how urban space became "sexually coded through municipal consolidation."

September 23, 2004 - Urban Affairs Review

Global Dimming

Is the amount of sunlight reaching the planet decreasing?

September 23, 2004 - Grist Magazine

Who Should Pay For Citywide Wi-Fi?

Wireless networking is becoming an increasingly popular amenity for cities and town. But who will pay for it?

September 23, 2004 - Technology Review

Most Expensive Places To Own A Car

A management consulting firm publishes a study detailing the costliest places to own and operate a car.

September 23, 2004 - CNNMoney

Can Eminent Domain Benefit Private Developers?

A case that property rights advocates say may be the most important land use issue in decades goes before the Supreme Court September 27.

September 22, 2004 - Legal Times

Paris' Love-Hate Relationship With The Car

Paris is one of 1,100, most of them in Europe, to observe a "car-free" day.

September 22, 2004 - Yahoo! Newswire

Can Downtowns Survive?

An economist's reading of recent trends suggests the future of the downtown is anything but certain.

September 22, 2004 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Blueprint For An Oil-Free America

The Rocky Mountain Institute announces the release of "Winning the Oil Endgame: Innovation for Profits, Jobs, and Security", a market-based plan to eliminate oil dependence by 2050.

September 22, 2004 - Common Dreams

Oceans 212

A new report paints a dire picture for the future of the nation's lakes and oceans, and offers 212 specific recommendations.

September 22, 2004 - Naples Daily News

The Twisting Tower Of Venice

The new skyscrapers are unlike anything you may have seen before.

September 21, 2004 - The New York Times

Elderly On Scooters Overrun Town

A government-sponsored explosion in the use of scooters by the elderly highlights need for sidewalks.

September 21, 2004 - CNN

Blair To Urge U.S. To Take Action On Global Warming

Tony Blair to urge U.S. to sign Kyoto Treaty.

September 21, 2004 - The New Zealand Herald

The End Of London's Red Double-decker Bus

London's transit authority is replacing the remaining 230 signature 'Routemasters' with safer, more efficient German-built busses.

September 20, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

The Cost Of 'New Deal' For Canadian Cities

The national meeting of big city Mayors reaches an agreement for a slice of the Federal gas tax, amounting to $10 billion over five years -- twice what the Federal Government is willing to offer.

September 20, 2004 - The Globe and Mail

Preventing a Nuclear Nightmare

Graham Allison explains the potential impact on a city like Los Angeles if Al Qaeda succeeds in its threat to nuke a U.S. city.

September 20, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

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.