United States
Where Americans Are Moving
There are a couple of new trends about where people and jobs are moving that may surprise you.
Berlin's Historic Airport Set To Close
Tempelhof Airport, once a Nazi jewel and later site of the Berlin Airlift, will close later this year. The fate of the 3,000,000 sq. ft. building in the city center remains unclear.
Books And The City
Borders committed to opening urban bookstores in Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit join Washington, other cities.
Invisible Walls
Inventor plans to develop technology to allow people to see through "invisible" walls.
Reagan And Homelessness
Homeless activists blame the Reagan administration for rise in homelessness in the 1980s.
David Brooks Reviewed
Has urban commentator David Brooks "cleverly packaged himself" as right-winger with a kinder, gentler sensitivity?
Reagan Was No Friend Of Cities
As Americans mourn the death of former President Reagan, Professor Peter Dreier remembers Reagan as the worst housing president ever.
Report: Wal-Mart's Growth Fueled By Taxpayer Dollars
A study details how retail giant Wal-Mart uses taxpayer dollars to fuel its growth.
Wal-Mart Gets More Than $1 Billion In Govt. Subsidies
How Wal-Mart benefited from more than $1 billion in government subsidies.
Hayek's View Of New Urbanism
Owen Courrèges offers a view of New Urbanism from the perspective of free-market capitalism.
Reagan's Environmental Record
A look back at the environmental legacy of Ronald Reagan.
Urban Ecology Advocate Discusses Land Use
Diana Williams, executive director of Urban Ecology, fields readers' questions on everything from gentrification to bike lockers.
Former Industrial Ghost-Town Becomes Sweden's Film Capital
Trollhattan, once faced with 20% unemployment, remodeled its abandoned factories into movie studios, drawing new investment from around the world.
New British Embassies Blend Security And Style
The new buildings will embrace local design while reflecting today's global environment.
Traffic Stuck On Detroit's Dated Freeways
Transportation engineers failed to predict the movement of jobs in the metropolitan region, causing suburban job centers to go unserviced.
Europeans Share Cars, Save Money
Rather than own a car they barely use, many Europeans are forming joint-use car clubs to ease the hassle of city life without a loss of independence.
Controversial Dam's Far-reaching Impact
A look at one of India's great rivers before a huge dam project changes it for ever.
The Day After Tomorrow: Could It Really Happen?
The proposed McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act offers economic incentives to reduce emissions through a market-based system.
New Book Explores 1960s Urban Renewal 'Root Shock'
Columbia professor Mindy Thompson Fullilove explores the painful results of post-World War II projects on African-Americans.
Thirsty British Look To The Sea For Relief
Faced with a mounting lack of fresh water, England thinks reverse-osmosis could provide for its inevitable growth and life-style changes.
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
