United States
Gehry To Guest-Star On The Simpsons
Adding to his popular culture credentials, architect Frank Gehry will guest-star as himself on the animated TV series The Simpsons.
Suburban Middle-Class Filling Food Banks
Dot-com Denver saw a 40% increase in demand for handouts as high-tech workers feel the pinch of high unemployment and high housing costs.
Planning For Baby Boomers
Urban planning dominates the opening session of the National Governors' Association (NGA) annual meeting.
How To Lure Young Professionals
Can a new focus on becoming 'Cool' stop the brain drain from decaying cities?
A Tale Of Two Ballparks
While the Padres’ Petco Park anchors an emerging neighborhood, the Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park dissipates its energy among parking lots.
Research & Development Clusters Are A Catalyst For Growth
From California to Colorado to Florida, new research & development and science clusters can give regional economies a shot in the arm.
Sprawl Books Reviewed
The Wall Street Journal reviews Hayden's "A Field Guide to Sprawl" and Gutfreund's "Twentieth-Century Sprawl."
Great Rail Disasters
Randal O'Toole publishes a report showing the harmful effects of light rail on 23 major metropolitan centers across the U.S.
Baby Steps On The Road To Pedestrian-Friendly Streets
Christopher DeWolf on the thorny issue of pedestrianizing city streets.
Fabled Factory Of Parisian Radicalism's Future Unclear
A defunct Renault plant is caught in a battle between those wishing to adapt the cradle of worker's rights and a billionaire's ego.
For Whom The Road Tolls
Challenged with easing choking levels of traffic congestion, Britain considers a nationwide highway toll system that could charge drivers as much as £1.45 ($2.71 US) per mile.
Toronto Group Pits Man Vs. Machine
In a three-way battle for transportation supremacy, a bicyclist, a subway rider, and driver race from the suburbs to downtown at rush hour. The challenge is for a report on the city's vitality.
Reinventing Public Space
Many urban plazas and parks in U.S. cities, until recently in state of deterioration, are enjoying a resurgence. Yet, the new role of private investment in public spaces that is helping to accomplish this renewal is also raising questions.
Friday Funny: The Mistaken Choose Transit
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel pokes fun at Milwaukee suburban leaders who have prevented the city from considering light rail.
Multifamily Low Income Occupancy Compliance
The law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop provides guidance relating to low income occupancy compliance for multifamily developments.
A Novel Approach To Boosting Property Values
A team approach to improving a neighborhood while getting a good return on investment.
A Rebuttal To 'The Greater Mobility Opportunity Program'
Plausibility of Wendell Cox's transit replacement proposal is undermined by questionable assumptions.
South Korea To Move Capital To Rural Utopia
Fed up with the congestion of Seoul, President Roh Moo Hyun has designated a rural area as the site for the future 500,000 person capital.
EPA's M.P.G. Ratings Get An Inspection
With gasoline prices rising, a brouhaha has erupted over mileage stickers.
Cities Draw Attention To 'Brain Drain' Problem
While places like Michigan and Cleveland are investing millions of dollars to lure 20-somethings back, some demographers think expectations are exaggerated.
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
