United States
Safe Spaces: Designing For Security And Civic Values
Leading experts share their experiences on how to integrate security with good design .
Downtown Revitalization: A Return To The Past?
The trend to revitalize downtown areas into mixed use communities may not be quite what it seems.
EPA's Anti-Automobile Bias
Wendell Cox and Ronald D. Utt accuse the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of an "anti-automobile bias."
Detoxify Contaminated Soil With Trees
Environmentalists warn that altered genes could spread to natural populations.
Styrofoam Houses
Scientists, engineers and architects develop an affordable, energy efficient, and earthquake-resistant house made from the same material used for disposable cups.
Call A Taxi? Hey, Mom!
High-mileage motherhood is becoming a standard practice for many American families, despite the equally high stress factor.
Neal Peirce: The Responsibility Of Cities
While federal funding can help to address urban needs, cities have a responsibility too.
The Bright Side of 'Dark Age Ahead'
The Nation reviews Jane Jacobs' book Dark Age Ahead.
California Unknowingly Bans SUVs
The Golden State has outlawed big SUVs on many of its roads but doesn't seem to know it.
Transatlantic Pollution
Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are trying to understand globetrotting pollution.
The Shape Of The Curve
Not all cities lost middle-class households in past 20 years.
Architects Without Borders
Wired Magazine interviews Cameron Sinclair, director of Architecture for Humanity -- an effort to bring world-class architecture to impoverished areas.
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.
Can Architecture Force You To Be Healthy?
A growing trend in architecture encourages building design to motivate -- or even require -- employees to exercise.
Improving Milwaukee-Chicago Rail Corridor
Popularity of Milwaukee-Chicago rail corridor generates demand formore frequent and faster trains.
How Highways Help Birds
New research shows that animals can learn to follow man-made routes to make trips easier.
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."
Gehry's Millenium Park: A Photo Essay
Lynn Becker visits Chicago's newest landmark -- the Millenium Park.
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.
Democrats' Vision For A Clean Energy Future
A report about energy issues from the Democratic National convention.
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
