United States

A New Coat Of Paint

Lithuania's past complicates the restoration of its capital's historic center.

January 28, 2004 - MetropolisMag.com

The Trend Toward Commercial Condominiums

Speculative business parks aimed at ownership by small businesses are a hot new market.

January 28, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Easing Traffic Congestion on a Tight Budget

One of a series of articles by The Washington Post that examines ways to ease traffic congestion without spending the vast sums required for major projects.

January 28, 2004 - The Washington Post

New Urban Neighborhoods Make Big Gains

New Urban News year-end survey finds 37 percent annual growth in new urban planning and construction.

January 28, 2004 - New Urban News

The Worst Cars Of All Time

In our car-oriented culture, it's hard to find a truly awful car anymore. Forbes produces its list of the worst cars of all time.

January 28, 2004 - Forbes

The Art Of Place-Making

Fred Kent of the Project for Public Spaces discusses the elements and essentials of place making.

January 27, 2004 - The Planning Report

Sick Mall Turnaround Specialists

As many as a third of the nation's 1,000 malls are obsolete. A new specialty is emerging for experts in reviving second-tier malls.

January 27, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

The Importance Of Artifact

Lessons learned from a memorial to another kind of terror.

January 27, 2004 - MetropolisMag.com

Top Walking Cities

The American Podiatric Medical Association releases its list of the ten best cities for walking.

January 27, 2004 - American Podiatric Medical Association

CNN Looks At Lack Of Highway Funding

CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight features a segment on the lack of attention given to highway funding in the U.S.

January 27, 2004 - CNN

Turbines Could Generate Cash For Public Schools

Several school districts invest in a new approach to raising funds.

January 26, 2004 - St. Paul Pioneer Press

A Housing Boom, Led By Boomers

As a generation shops for retirement homes, the US building industry thrives.

January 26, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

New Sustainable Housing Kits Are Also Affordable

With two-bedroom sustainable kit homes priced from AUD$63,000 (around USD$50,000) plus labour, they are becoming a real housing alternative.

January 26, 2004 - The Australian

Canadian Municipalities Want a New Deal

Canadian cities are lobbying for a new relationship with the federal government.

January 26, 2004 - CBC News

What It Takes To Redevelop A City

Smart City Radio show host Carol Colletta talks with developers from Denver and Baltimore taking on tough in-fill projects in their cities.

January 25, 2004 - Smart City

Does Your City Attract Corporate Relocations?

See how relocation experts rank U.S cities for corporate expansions and relocations.

January 24, 2004 - Expansion Management

National Complacency Keeps Expats Abroad

What makes a country attractive (or unattractive) to live in? An expat's perspective.

January 23, 2004 - The Australian

Engaging Estate

Hither Lane pulls you into its masterful private realm.

January 22, 2004 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

Billboards: Private Intrusion Into Public Space

A Canadian municipality successfully defends its anti-billboard by-law at the Supreme Court of Canada.

January 22, 2004 - The Walrus

Shanghai Has Big Plans

Shanghai's approach to city development is built around massive and expensive projects.

January 22, 2004 - The Economist

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.

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

Director, Strategy and Research

Greater Baltimore Committee

Senior Planner

Eagle County Government

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.