United States
A Review Of General Motors' Hy-wire Concept Car
General Motors' Hy-wire concept car used hydrogen fuel and has video-game-like controls.
The New New Urbanism
Is traditional neighborhood design a fad or the new standard?
Wal-Mart Pays Big for Enviromental Violations
Wal-Mart will pay a $3.1 million settlement for violating federal storm water regulations in nine states
Horror Vacui: The Fear Of Emptiness
Is a fear of empty space driving architecture and urban design today?
Envisioning Beijing's Future
With the Olympic games just four years away, China's capital city is attempting to physically construct a new world image.
Why The Chunnel Failed
Considered a engineering feat when it was built 10 years ago, the Channel Tunnel has failed financially and politically, says Christian Wolmar.
Gas Mileage Claims Of Hybrid Cars Overstated
Consumer Reports has shown that hybrid cars get less than 60 percent of EPA estimates.
Jane Jacobs: A Wake-Up Call For American Cities
In her latest book, influential urbanist Jane Jacobs' offers a solution for suburban sprawl and a warning for North American cities.
Are Lofts Becoming 'Uncool'?
Do 'factory-like' subdivisions spell the end of the loft as a meaningul cultural symbol?
Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act Of 2004 Passes
Fourteen million people use public transportation every day in the U.S., but the federal government has invested only $0.006 in security per passenger.
The Road / Street Dilemna
If roads are about "getting there" and streets are about "being there", can Sydney's busiest road become a street?
Why Is Construction So Backward?
A new book investigates why the construction industry is constrained by narrow thinking.
Aspirational Apartments
Apartment dwellers are seeking out quality developments that increasingly reflect their own civic, urban and environmentally responsible identity.
Smart Growth: Is It 'Dense Thinking'?
Randal O'Toole, an economist and director of the Oregon-based Thoreau Institute, challenges smart growth.
The Impact Of Housing Voucher Cuts
The federal Section 8 housing program helps low-income Americans afford decent places to live. But now it's about to be trimmed.
Manchester's City Center Is Having Growing Pains
Manchester UK has been so successful in attracting new residents back to the town center, that planners now must balance rival claimants for shrinking space.
Fantasy Architecture
Hugh Pearman offers a preview of a few of the fantasy designs that should have been built, but were not.
Anthony Downs: The Costs Of Sprawl
Urban policy expert Anthony Downs connects the financial arguments of smarter growth to political opportunities particularly in times such as now when growing prosperity will reenergize interests in growth management.
Jane Jacob's Dark Age Is 'Out Of Touch'
Francis Fukuyama reviews Jane Jacobs' latest book.
Funding Problems Plague British Rail Projects
Experts warn that urban regeneration and 'sustainable communities' plans could be jeopardised.
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
