United States
Be Carbon-Neutral
It's the latest hip trend in the entertainment world: carbon neutrality.
Reverse Migration
In a "full sacle reversal" Black Americans are leaving major cities and moving to the South.
Refilling Big Boxes
NPR's Anne Hawke reports on the problems faced by communities left with empty big boxes.
National Parks Fast Falling Into Disrepair
Insufficient funding has meant aging facilities, overgrown trails, and a decline in crucial staff members.
Britian's New Infatuation With Skyscrapers
After a generation of concern about tall buildings, the British have rediscovered the skyscraper -- for better or worse.
Kunstler: Eyesore Of The Month
James Howard Kunstler nominates a prominent architect's latest project as the "Eyesore of the Month."
The Case For Accessory Apartments
Studies show that accessory apartments could provide very large numbers of affordable rental units in good neighborhoods, without subsidy or rent controls.
Why Gas Should Cost More
William Rees argues that to avoid a possibly unprecedented human crisis in coming decades, people should be urging their governments to allow the price of oil and natural gas to rise even higher than they are now.
China's Fatal Attraction With Cars
A whole generation of new, novice drivers in China is hitting the streets. They are called benbenzu, but nicknamed 'road killers.'
Redevelopment Is Never Easy
Land acquistion, site clean-up, codes, even NIMBYism make new development in existing neighborhoods difficult.
Jane Jacobs: What's Old Is Good
Jane Jacobs, now 88, makes a rare appearance in San Francisco, CA, to promote her new book, Dark Age Ahead.
Are the Best Restaurants Moving to Malls?
A brief history of the evolution of restaurants and retail.
Review Of Koolhaas' Seattle Library
A review of Seattle's new Central Library designed by architect Rem Koolhaas.
From A Michigan Farm To Los Angeles
When we pulled into Los Angeles, I was agog. It was a world away from the Michigan farm where I'd grown up, writes Laura Kao.
What Can Technology Learn From Planning?
Is urban planning a good metaphor for information technology planning? A programmer offers his perspective.
Radical Experiment: Get Rid Of Stop Signs And Traffic Lights
"Second generation traffic calming" -- removing traffic controls and allowing people and cars to mix freely -- has been successful in Europe and is catching on in the U.K.
Landscape Architect Salaries Jump 23%
The average salary for landscape architecture positions is up to $74,644.
How Efficient Is Highway Investment?
Economists debate the returns on highway investment.
The End Of Suburban Sprawl
After five decades, suburbanization may be slowing and even declining according to a study by Rutgers University.
The Environmental Hazard Of Green Lawns
The organic lawn movement is challenging the overuse of fertilizer, pesticides, and water.
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
