United States

Will Global Warming Lead To War?

The United Nations will study link between global warming and human conflict.

January 21, 2004 - Common Dreams

Developers Providing More Public Art

Canadian cities grant density bonuses in exchange for developer-funded art installations.

January 21, 2004 - The Globe and Mail

China Abandons Long-Distance Maglev Effort

China has chosen to abandon its Maglev train effort for a 750-mile Beijing-Shanghai link.

January 20, 2004 - Associated Press

Al Gore On Global Warming And The Environment

Al Gore criticizes the Bush administration environmental policies.

January 20, 2004 - Progressive News

Challenging The Creative Class Theory

Steven Malanga challenges Richard Florida's theory that bohemian culture as economic development strategy works.

January 20, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Reverse Brain Drain: U.S. Cities Losing Creative Class

Not only are U.S. cities no longer attracting the world's mobile intellectual talent, they are losing their creative class to foreign cities.

January 20, 2004 - AlterNet

Libertarian Planning Principles Debate

Participants in an Internet email discussion list recently engaged in a heated debate on the impact of libertarian principles on urban planning in the United States.

January 20, 2004 - Planetizen

Saving Main Street

Saving Main Street takes patience, but it's worth it say Neal Peirce.

January 20, 2004 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Children's Health And Transportation

Evidence continues to grow that our transportation choices are affecting our health.

January 20, 2004 - National Center For Bicycling And Walking

Revitalizing Toronto's Little India

Neighbourhood BIA Survives Suburban Flight and SARS Panic

January 19, 2004 - The Toronto Star

Free Smart Growth Policy Primer

A 120-page primer offers techniques for implementing ten smart growth principles.

January 19, 2004 - ICMA Bookstore

U.K. Consulting Firms Has 400 Openings

Consultant Atkins is looking to hire 400 professional staff such as engineers and architects for its UK businesses in 2004.

January 18, 2004 - Building

Are Trails And High Speed Rail Compatible?

Multiuse trails located adjacent to active rail lines, have become increasingly common in the United States.

January 18, 2004 - National Center For Bicycling And Walking

Economic Lessons For American Cities

Pennsylvania and California -- one old economy, one new economy. But both are seriously threatened by the dramatic changes taking place in the American economy.

January 18, 2004 - Smart City

National Survey Of Feelings

A quarterly survey objectively measures how Australian’s feel about a range of personal and national issues. Those results have been grouped to produce a ranking of capital cities.

January 18, 2004 - Sunday Times

Preserve, Re-use Or Tear Down That Old Country Barn?

The Barn Saver, a business started by John High, salvages entire barns or their component parts for reconstruction on other sites or re-use in homes, furniture and crafts.

January 17, 2004 - The New York Times

Can The 'Creative Class' Drive An Urban Renewal?

Is innovation the only important factor in a successful urban strategy?

January 16, 2004 - Joel Kotkin

How The Interstate Highway System Changed Business

Fortune Magazine examines how the Interstate Highway System reshaped the Fortune 500 and the economy.

January 16, 2004 - Fortune

Labor Supply And The 'Brain Drain'

A new analysis of the location and migration patterns of younger and older workers, especially those with college degrees, counters some commonly held notions about "brain drain" and examines policies to address the impacts of these locat

January 16, 2004 - The Brookings Institution

Wireless Street Lamps For Traffic Monitoring

A UK effort to provide wireless Internet access may end up being used to control traffic.

January 16, 2004 - The Register

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.