United States

Portrait Of A Pioneer

Legendary landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, left his imprint on 600 parks and open spaces throughout the nation.

September 9, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Center Of The World

An interview with Ric Burns, creater of the PBS American Experience documentary film series about the rise and fall of New York's World Trade Center.

September 9, 2003 - The New York Times

How School Traffic Impacts A Community

How changes in society and preceptions have resulted in the death of the bus and each parent driving jr. to school.

September 8, 2003 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

An 'Invisible' House

Planners reject a design for an 'invisible house' designed by the architect behind the London Eye.

September 8, 2003 - This Is London

Want To Stop Sprawl? Curb Immigration

Anti-sprawl activists criticize a study that suggest that curbing immigration -- not planning and zoning -- is the solution for urban sprawl.

September 8, 2003 - FOX News

New York City's Growth Strategy Is 'Doomed'

Study says New York City's economic development strategy is "obsolete."

September 8, 2003 - The New York Times

A Tale Of Two River Cities

St. Louis and Portland are renewing their connections with the rivers that make the cities important.

September 7, 2003 - The Oregonian

Spectacular Region Resists Airport Expansion

A ski town in an environmentally spectacular region debates the impact of an airport expansion.

September 7, 2003 - National Geographic

How Americans Really Live

Two authors argue that what is driving Americans into debt is not 'superficial luxury spending but necessities.'

September 6, 2003 - The New York Times

100,000 Families At Risk of Housing Hardships

More than 100,000 families are at risk of losing their housing subsidies, according to a Congressional Budget Office study and housing advocates.

September 6, 2003 - The New York Times

Urban Convergence

Smart City Radio show asks the question: "Does sprawl make us fat?"

September 5, 2003 - Smart City

America's Infrastructure Crisis

America's infrastructure is full of cracks, leaks and holes and is getting worse, according to an analysis by civil engineers that gives the nation's transportation, water and energy systems an overall grade of D-plus.

September 5, 2003 - Newsday

Are City Centers Changing?

Is new urbanism changing the way the public thinks about downtown -- even if they don't know what new urbanism is?

September 5, 2003 - The Augusta Chronicle

Transportation Alternatives: What We Can Learn From Europe

The signature federal program to promote transportation alternatives is headed for extinction. Neil Peirce asks Congress to look at the results of similar initiatives in Europe.

September 5, 2003 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Downtown Rebounds With New Life

Eight years in the making, Lower Manhattan's commercial canyon has transformed into something better than planners had envisioned.

September 5, 2003 - The New York Times

Does Non-Planning Work?

Architect Cedric Price recently passed away, but his experiments in England with non-planned areas are still fundamental.

September 5, 2003 - Open Democracy

Vincent Scully Named ULI 2003 Laureate

Nationally renowned architectural historian Vincent Scully is recognized for "using the power of ideas to influence development."

September 4, 2003 - Yahoo! Newswire

Promoting Development, But At What Cost?

The EPA will relax the ban on the sale of land polluted with PCBs.

September 4, 2003 - USA Today

Mapping Miniature, Unspoiled Plots Of Land

Before the bulldozers arrive, states are rushing to preserve small ecology outposts and create a public-private database.

September 4, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Avoiding Congestion James Bond Style

A new amphibious sports car can speed over land and water.

September 4, 2003 - BBC News

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.