United States

The Life And Death Of A Masterpiece

What went wrong with a 1988 park by the late Dan Kiley, and what can we learn from its imminent demolition?

March 31, 2004 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

Observing Urbanization from Space

New technology allows decisionmakers to simulate future impacts of today's land use decisions through satellite imaging.

March 31, 2004 - Space Daily

Why Are Schools Built In The Middle Of Nowhere?

The "conventional" wisdom of school siting decisions and their effect on spawl.

March 31, 2004 - Governing

The Cheap Oil Era Is Over

The era of cheap oil is over and the U.S. is unprepared for the future.

March 31, 2004 - The Hartford Courant

International Students Bring New Life To Melbourne Street

A concentration of international students provides the crucial ingredient to revive a dilapidated commercial artery.

March 30, 2004 - The Age, Australia

Turning Inward In Fear

Do walls and gates really make good neighbors?

March 30, 2004 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Profile Of Modern American Immigration

A new PBS documentary examines the human aspect of American immigration.

March 30, 2004 - Business Week

Freedom Brings Cars And Pollution To Tirana Albania

In a country where most of the cars on the road are stolen, an ambitious new environment minister wants to treat excessive vehicle emissions as a crime.

March 30, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

The New Pioneers Of Sprawl

Population growth causes culture clashes in Colorado.

March 30, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

Low Income Renters Lost Ground In 1990s Despite Economic Growh

Report finds low income renters lost ground in the 1990s despite economic growth

March 29, 2004 - National Low Income Housing Coalition

Virginia Considers Possibility Of Separate Interstate For Trucks

State and federal leaders are examining a plan to build a new four lane road parallel to I-81 to divide truck from auto traffic

March 29, 2004 - The Washington Post

Traffic Density Data For N. American & European LRT Systems

Tables and figures that compare tramways, light railways, and light rail systems in the U.S., Canada, Westerno Europe, and Australia in terms of annual traffic density.

March 29, 2004 - Public Transit

The Impact Of Outsourcing On Rural Communities

What happens to a rural town when the largest employer outsources all the jobs overseas?

March 29, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Profiles Of The Next Generation Of Planners

Three masters-level planning students share why they decided to choose planning, and what they see as the future of planning.

March 29, 2004 - Planetizen

Why Aren't People Using Jakarta's New Busway?

Jakarta's new busway is clean, cool, safe and speedy, yet it still has not gotten significant numbers of people out of their cars.

March 28, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

Shortages of Project Managers

The demand for project managers in Australia means that they are well paid and the industry is coming up with creative techniques of filling the shortfalls.

March 28, 2004 - The Australian

Trouble Downstream

Southeast Asian countries that depend on the Mekong River are being threatened by extensive dam building upstream.

March 27, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

Market Towns Losing Their Local Flavor

A survey of British towns finds significant threats from "uniform" new development.

March 27, 2004 - Planning Portal

A Change In The Nature Of Environmentalism?

A growing number of unlikely environmentalists are taking action where it matters most: at home.

March 27, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

In Defense Of Town Retail Vs. Out-of-town Big Boxes

U.K. Deputy Prime Minister Prescott weighs in for the towns.

March 27, 2004 - The Guardian Unlimited

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.

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

Director, Strategy and Research

Greater Baltimore Committee

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.