United States
British Government Does U-Turn On Transport Policy
After years of cuts, Britain's Labour party is considering reinvesting in road projects.
Despite Policy, England Fails To Curb Sprawl
The Campaign to Protect Rural England claims that a majority of local councils have failed to meet minimum compliance, thus promoting unchecked growth.
'Micropolitan' Puts Happy Face On Sprawl Problem
The new Census designation for regional centers anchored by cities of less than 50,000 people exposes how rural life becomes suburban sprawl.
Mechanisms For Market-Based Land Use Control
Using case studies and a national survey, this paper examines transfers of development rights (TDRs) and other market-based land preservation techniques like mitigation banking and density transfer fees.
The Costs Of Sprawl Reconsidered
The Heritage Foundation publishes a new report challening theoretical planning assumptions that sprawl causes increased costs.
Residents Request High Density in their Neighborhoods
Surveys find that residents in the UK want high density development.
Declaration Calls For Education Shake-Up
An education conference underscores the need to radically rethink on how architects are taught urbanism.
HOPE VI: Evolution And Termination
Neal Peirce on why does the Bush administration wants to terminate the HOPE VI program.
Lottery Approach To Affordable Housing
A new shared equity affordable housing model is being tested in Australia.
The New Demographics: Brain Gainers And Smart Belts
Soaring home prices in California and coastal cities are causing a demographic migration that could reshape the American landscape.
Economists, Federal Reserve Argue Over 'Housing Bubble'
A new report from HSBC says American housing is overvalued and could lead to a 'hard landing' in 2005.
Some National Parks' Air Worse Than New York City's
New study finds outside sources lead to not-so-pine-fresh breathing in two of America's most popular parks.
Companies Design Health-Focused Buildings
Giant corporations are trying to create workspaces that encourage - or require - employees to get more exercise.
Mayor Daley
The longtime Chicago mayor has vowed to make his city the greenest in the nation.
Technology Behind World's Tallest Building
MIT's Technology Review offers a fascinating look at the latest building technologies being used in the world's tallest building. [Includes graphics.]
Gulf Streaming Media
A distributed computer simulation of catastrophic global warming spreads.
Birmingham's Curvy Architectural Statement
The English city, known more for its bleak factories than cutting-edge design, turns heads with its new department store.
Historic Homes Targeted By Decor Thieves
From barns to homesteads, many buildings are being stripped of their furnishings and fixtures to fuel a growing style black market.
The Water Rush
In a new documentary 'Thirst,' filmmakers Deborah Kaufman and Alan Snitow explore the consequences of privatizing water supplies.
Blackout Had Dramatic Air-Quality Effect
Last summer's power outage in the U.S. Northeast was an economic disaster, but according to researchers it had one happy consequence: The air became, almost overnight, remarkably cleaner.
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
