United States

Transatlantic Pollution

Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are trying to understand globetrotting pollution.

August 5, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Shape Of The Curve

Not all cities lost middle-class households in past 20 years.

August 5, 2004 - The Brookings Institution

Architects Without Borders

Wired Magazine interviews Cameron Sinclair, director of Architecture for Humanity -- an effort to bring world-class architecture to impoverished areas.

August 4, 2004 - Wired

Worst Metro Areas For Driving

Avis and Motorola commission a study to rank the 75 biggest metropolitan areas according to how difficult they are to drive in.

August 4, 2004 - USA Today

Can Architecture Force You To Be Healthy?

A growing trend in architecture encourages building design to motivate -- or even require -- employees to exercise.

August 4, 2004 - CNN

Improving Milwaukee-Chicago Rail Corridor

Popularity of Milwaukee-Chicago rail corridor generates demand formore frequent and faster trains.

August 4, 2004 - BizJournals

How Highways Help Birds

New research shows that animals can learn to follow man-made routes to make trips easier.

August 4, 2004 - Scientific American

More U.S. Towns Adopting Noise Ordinances

From Boulder, CO to Portsmouth, NH to Ybor City, FL, cities across the nation are restricting the sounds "that disrupt the quiet of suburbia."

August 3, 2004 - USA Today

Gehry's Millenium Park: A Photo Essay

Lynn Becker visits Chicago's newest landmark -- the Millenium Park.

August 3, 2004 - LA City Beat

Land Use That Spreads Disease

Could your cozy wooded backyard be a breeding ground for the next plague? Environmental health experts argue that ecosystem disruption speeds the spread of infectious diseases.

August 3, 2004 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Democrats' Vision For A Clean Energy Future

A report about energy issues from the Democratic National convention.

August 3, 2004 - Grist Magazine

Urbicide: The Battle For Cities

Urban planning has become an intensefocal point for US military strategy.

August 3, 2004 - Vive Le Canada

Beyond Legislating Integration

How to get race and class residential integration in the United States.

August 2, 2004 - The Washington Post

The Truth About Transit Villages

Why aren't Americans flocking to transit villages?

August 2, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The Streetcar Trend

Despite recent news about monorails, four southern cities are reviving or extending their streetcar lines -- part of a larger national trend.

August 2, 2004 - USA Today

Kerry's Environmental Dilemma

How "green" is John Kerry?

August 2, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Transportation Demand Management Encyclopedia

The Victoria Transport Policy Institute has updated it's online Transportation Demand Management Encyclopedia.

August 1, 2004 - Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Environment Crops Up In Kerry's Acceptance Speech

John Kerry's well-received speech at the Democratic National Convention included several gems for the green-minded in the audience.

August 1, 2004 - The Washington Post

If Cities Were On Anyone's Agenda

The top forgotten presidential campaign issue is the struggle of American cities reeling from fresh budget problems, according to New York Times Op-Ed columnist Bob Herbert.

August 1, 2004 - The New York Times

Improve Traffic: Let Your Car Drive

A new study concludes that many traffic jams could be prevented if onein five vehicles on the road used new adaptive cruise-control.

August 1, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

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.