United States
The Problem With Public Transit Is The Public
How do you convince suburb-dwellers that light rail can be safe and enjoyable?
Will 'Smart Bikes' Succeed As Public Transportation In The U.S.?
An article in Journal of Public Transportation examines the potential success of smart bike programs in the United States.
America's New Eco-exodus
Is the nation on the cusp of a new kind of migration to the rural countryside?
Are Speed Limit Signs Coming To The Autobahn?
One of the most cherished freedoms in the German psyche is under attack from politicians concerned about high gas prices and increasing accident rates.
Parks, People, And Public Policy
A new report from the Urban Institute examines the hidden life of urban parks in creating stronger neighborhoods.
New Technology Breathes Life Into Concrete
The drab construction material has a bright future, literally. An exhibit in Washington highlights the next wave in walls: translucent concrete.
Consumers Torn By Wal-Mart Practices, Prices
In what Al Norman calls 'the Wal-Mart Paradox,' many shoppers hate no company more, but can't resist "Everyday Low Prices."
Should Car Sharing Replace Public Transit?
The U.S. could provide energy efficient cars for all travel by low-income transit riders for less than the cost of transit subsidies.
Food Deserts and the Suburbanization of Shopping
What is a food desert, and what does it have to do with Wal-Mart?
France's Market Based Approach To Regulating SUVs
SUVs and other gas guzzlers would pay tax, while enviro-friendly cars would get rebates.
Joel Kotkin: Ephemeral Cities
Joel Kotkin argues that culture and tourism alone cannot not save cities.
A Green Future For Nation's Cities
Neal Peirce discusses how cities such as Boston and Chicago are betting on green buildings.
Metrorail Is The Way To Go
The executive director of Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation responds to an editorial about the Metrorail project.
New Urbanism: Is It Just A Facade?
New Urbanism is just "window dressing" writes David Knopf.
Should Your General Plan Have A Technology Element?
The viability of a community is linked to its access and use of information and communications technologies. How are communities planning for technology?
Being 'Cool' Won't Save Your City
Joel Kotkin traces a shift in the role of cities.
A New Trend For Aging Stadiums -- Mega Churches
Aging stadiums in Houston and Los Angeles have been reborn as megachurches. Is this the next commercial real estate boom?
Bangkok Tries Congestion Pricing
While Thailand's Traffic Office plans to charge drivers for using center-city roads, high-speed railways will shuttle commuters around the city of 10 million.
Americans Change Driving Habits, Keep Cars
A new Associated Press poll finds that while two-thirds altered their routes or allowed more time for a commute, only one in twenty took mass transit.
Wanted: Better Transportation, Will Pay For It
A poll shows that a majority of Americans would pay higher taxes if it would improve roads and public transit.
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
