United States
Singles in Suburbia
Households headed by singles are beginning to outnumber families in big-city suburbs, and will undoubtedly change the face of the American suburban landscape.
Highway Bill Passage Linked to 9/11 Investigation and to Election
Two senators are controversially using a Highway Bill to extend the 9/11 commission investigation.
UK Faces Severe Shortage Of Urban Designers
UK faces crisis over design of new urban development.
Planners Leaving Profession Due To Workplace Stress
An Australian national inquiry has found many town and city planners are leaving the profession because of workplace stress causing a shortage of planners.
Borders' New Frontier
In what may be part of a larger trend, book chain Borders moves into underserved neighborhoods.
A New Urban Benchmark: Amenity Dollars (AA$)
AA$ measures the financial ability of a city's citizens to increase their education, start new businesses, and support urban amenities.
Study Tracks Commute Times: How Does Your City Compare?
A U.S. Census Bureau study tracks commute times nationwide. At 38.4 minutes, New Yorkers had the lengthiest average work commute followed by Chicago, Philadelphia, Riverside and D.C.
Million-dollar Homes No Longer Bring Bragging Rights
The real estate market is so inflated that in a few cities across the country, million-dollar homes are common.
Dan Kiley Dies At 91
Renowned landscape architect Daniel Urban Kiley passed away Feb. 21 at his home in Vermont
New Urban Challenges Require Creative Solutions
Architect says that current problems facing our cities cannot be solved with outmoded thinking.
Whose Backyard Is It Anyway?
Community activists try to prevent NIMBYs from scaring off the right kind of development.
The Politicization Of Science
Scientists accuse the Bush administration of distorting science to make it appear to support the administration's policy goals.
The City of 'Vertical Villages'
Hong Kong's 'hyper-urbanism' suggests the North American city as it might be.
'Great Rail Disasters' Report Fails To Show Entire Transit Picture
The Center for Transportation Excellence’' preliminary analysis shows that the O'Toole report's centerpiece, the "Rail Livability Index" is flawed.
The 'Cult of Vancouver' Spreads To San Francisco City-Builders
Are high-density, socially-mixed communities of tall, skinny towers on townhouse bases always the way to go?
Atlantis Found?
There's archaeological evidence that the fiery Santorini may be the mythical city of Atlantis.
Secret Pentagon Climate Change Report Contradicts Bush
A leaked secret Pentagon report warns of the catastrophic impacts of global warming in contrast to the Bush administration's stand on climate change.
SmartCode: A Replacement For Zoning
"Cadre of experts" mounts an attack on zoning regulations that drive sprawl.
Easy Does It In New Orleans
Sydney Besthoff tells his story in a subdued version of his city's jambalaya idiom, the argot used by affluent New Orleans natives as they recount any event worth comment.
Green Mortgages
Special mortgages are available to assist bomebuyers who purchase energy-efficient homes and use public transit.
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
