United States

The Influence Of Cars, Growth and Bad Ideas On Urban Form

Biological and digital networks offer important lessons for planners as they design cities for the 21st century.

October 6, 2003 - Planetizen

There's No Such Thing As A Free Road

The French, English, Spanish, and even Americans now understand that the future of transit involves more toll booths.

October 6, 2003 - The Globe and Mail

Eco-worshippers?

Is some environmentalism a radical ideology or even a form of religious fundamentalism in moderate clothing?

October 5, 2003 - Reason Online

Tension Harboring Over Land Reclamation Policy

Conservationists and planners in Hong Kong at odds over the government's continued practice of land reclamation, which threatens the country's famed and historically significant harbor.

October 4, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

Immigrants, Domestic Migrants Head For Different Metropolitan Magnets

In this report, author William Frey finds that regions like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco gained significant numbers of immigrants between 1995 and 2000, but at the same time lost domestic migrants to faster-growing metropolitan

October 4, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

The Return of Fascist Architecture

Did Fascist Architecture get a bad rap? Many, who say that you can appreciate it outside of its temporal context, say yes.

October 4, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

Tips On Planning Green Buildings

An integrated planning process is the key to a green envelope.

October 3, 2003 - Facility City

The Malling Of America

The unabated malling of America is a trend that may end badly -- for communities and households.

October 3, 2003 - Fortune

Plans Underway for the World's Tallest Building

A lot is at stake as Taipei's slumping property market hopes to pick up from the popularity of Taipei 101, which will be the world's tallest building when completed.

October 2, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

Study: Road Construction Does Not Create Sprawl

Contradicting smart growth advocates, a study concludes that road construction does not lead to more sprawl.

October 2, 2003 - The News & Observer

Traffic Congestion Getting Worse

USA Today summarizes the recent Texas Transportation Institute survey on the top 75 most congested cities.

October 2, 2003 - USA Today

The Link Between Gays And Gentrification

Cities are finding strong links between a gay population and urban revival.

October 2, 2003 - Governing

Neal Peirce: How Bad Politics 'Struck Out ' TEA-21

TEA-21, the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century gets a "lame" extension.

October 2, 2003 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Wal-Mart's 2004 Expansion Plans

Watch out -- Wal-Mart will add 50 million net new square feet in 2004.

October 2, 2003 - Retail Traffic

Circuitous Trips to the Airport--A Thing of the Past?

Boston Globe writer Anthony Flint gives readers an inside look into the changing landscape of direct transit access to airports in major cities across the U.S., and offers tips for planners.

October 1, 2003 - The Boston Globe

Who Owns The View?

Scenic areas are equally valuable to developers and preservationists.

October 1, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Who Has The Nation's Worst Traffic?

The Texas Transportation Institute releases it's annual urban mobility report for seventy-five urban areas.

October 1, 2003 - Texas Transportation Institute

Italy To Legalize Thousands Of Illegal Buildings

Thousands of illegal buildings in Italy will be granted amnesty for a fee.

September 30, 2003 - The Washington Post

No Silver Bullet For Traffic

After spending more than $200 billion in ten years, the truth is evident -- there no silver bullet for congestion.

September 30, 2003 - Reason Public Policy Institute

A Crisis On London's Rail

Unless major investment is made in London subway, trains will be at third world levels within a decade.

September 30, 2003 - The Independent

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

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.