United States
Most Livable Places of the Decade
Partners for Livable Communities releases a list of livable places for the decade.
Tougher Air Quality Laws: Wake-Up Call For Many Metro Areas
The EPA's tougher ozone rules mean that hundreds of 'traffic-challenged' and 'incompliant' regions are now, more than ever, at risk of losing federal transportation funding.
The New Trend In Mobile Home Ownership
California's housing crisis has caused such inflated prices, you can now purchase a $650,000 mobile home with an ocean view.
The Mental Health Benefits of Greenspace
Scientific research supports what many planners have thought true for years -- natural settings are more than "just another pretty space."
Are Mag Lev Trains Too Loud?
A new study analyzes people's reactions produced by the surprisingly loud Maglev trains which make many feel 'insecure' and 'startling'.
Waking Up From The American Dream
The unintented consquencies of helping more middle and low-income families realize the American Dream and own their own homes.
Profiles Of The Next Generation Of Planners, Part II
Three masters-level planning students share why they decided to choose planning, and what they see as the future of planning.
Can School Design Improve Learning?
In the new urbanist community of Hometown, innovation is the key to education.
City Management, Urban Policy Programs Ranked
U.S. News & World Report publishes 2005 rankings for 'City Management & Urban Policy' programs. [Updated 4/15/04]
An Assault On Urban Trees
Urban trees are under attack from homogeneity and alien insects.
New Deal Must Address Canada's Urban Regions
Canada's metropolitan centres need new federal arrangements, not just new cash.
Wal-Mart's Image Becomes Tarnished
As Wal-Mart expands into new urban markets, it is facing unwelcome attention from politicians and the media.
'Clever Car' -- A Solution For The Transportation Crisis?
Funded by the EU and developed by nine European countries, the "Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport" is being billed as the answer to
Sprawl And Urban Schools
Smart growth advocates are not taking seriously the impact of failing urban schools on sprawl.
Homesteading, 21st-century Style
Central Kansas towns give away free land to attract residents.
UK Launches Land Restoration Trust To Create Open Green Spaces
The new venture is aimed at transforming eyesores into valuable community assets.
Who Decides What Character A Street Should Have?
Residents of a Paris district rally to preserve their sense of community.
Developers Respond to the Changing Needs of Residents
Lifecycle planning is being used in the development of large master-planned communities as developers incorporate a variety of housing types and lot sizes.
How To Build Your Own Monorail
It took Kim Pedersen five years to build a working monorail in his own backyard.
Tax Credit-Supported Affordable Housing Is Concentrated In Cities
The Brookings Institution releases a report that examines the location and neighborhood trends of low income housing tax credit developments.
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
