United States
'Starchitecture' Shines On University Campuses
Big name architectural firms are increasingly developing projects on campuses.
Steering Metro On To A Different Track
Republican appointee from State of Maryland aims to stop the expansion of the Washington Area transit system.
Michigan's 'Cool Cities' Initiative
For Kalamazoo, efforts to be a 'cool city' are a solid economic development strategy.
Coordinated Efforts Needed To Reduce Congestion
Traffic congestion is an inescapable condition in nearly all large and growing metropolitan areas throughout the world.
Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors?
Israel's planned 452-mile fence is certainly controversial -- but it will likely be an interesting experiment in how cities evolve.
Sprawl Concerns Us All
Suburban sprawl has become the defining feature of the globalised city.
America's Worst Bottlenecks And The Benefits Of Fixing Them
The American Highway Users Alliance unveiled its report on America's worst traffic choke points in the highly anticipated 2004 Bottleneck Study.
Office Space Squeeze
A new report has found a drop in average workspace ratios in inner-city office markets.
Bush Science
Scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates, accuse the Bush administration of distorting science to support its policies and suppressing research findings that contradict it.
Supportive Communities for Gay Seniors
Developments are beginning to tap into the market for assisted living facilities and retirement communities for aging gays and lesbians.
Cars - Instant Pleasures and Long Term Impacts
A new book titled "Car Wars: How cars won our hearts and conquered our cities" discusses the wide-ranging impact of cars on our lives.
Fiscally Responsible or Socially Irresponsible?
In a recent editorial, The Boston Globe criticizes the proposed budget cuts to the Section 8 voucher program.
The Wal-Mart Tragedy
Floyd J. McKay say Wal-Mart is like a "neutron bomb, sucking life out of small towns."
Congestion Charge Scofflaws' Cars Are Crushed
Forty cars owned by congestion charge scofflaws avoiding the £5-a-day fee get crushed in London.
Government Must Make Public Transit A Priority
A Canadian transit lobby group is calling on the federal Liberals to carry through on their urban-renewal promises by dedicating a few cents of the gasoline tax to cover a looming shortfall in public transportation.
Wal-Mart: A Misleading Debate
In a growing economy, somebody is going to get hurt.
Rural Areas And The Internet
Internet penetration has grown in rural communities, but the gap between them and suburban and urban communities has remained constant over time.
A Global Water Shortage?
Is the balance between development and our environment so uneven that we are on the verge of a global water crisis?
Nation's 24 Worst Traffic Bottlenecks
American Highway Users' Alliance releases a lits of the nation's 24 worst highway bottlenecks.
Lights, Camera, Design, Action!
A behind the scenes look at a TV makeover program featuring the made-for-TV revitalization of an entire town.
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
