United States

Developer Robert Barnstone finds in Vancouver an alternative model for future development ideally suited to Austin, Texas.

February 1, 2004 - Austin American-Statesmen

Harvard sociologists study the correlation between regional religious beliefs and economic performance.

February 1, 2004 - The New York Times

Rural open space covers about 95 percent of the land in the United States. Are we really running out of room?

February 1, 2004 - Reason Public Policy Institute

A major factor fueling the growth of edgeless cities is the need to offset the fiscal burden of housing with commercial ratables.

January 31, 2004 - Urban Land Magazine

Cheap designs have lent a surreal touch to China's urban landscape.

January 31, 2004 - The Economist

Memorials can be transformed by those who want to perpetuate a loved one's memory.

January 31, 2004 - MetropolisMag.com

Canada's cities, provinces, and federal government argue over funding.

January 30, 2004 - Edmonton Journal

What happens when an ambitious vision gets run over by a sprawling reality?

January 30, 2004 - Calgary Herald

Residents of UK town are allergic to 'modern' urban design.

January 30, 2004 - The Economist

Can combining public transport and historic preservation create successful communities?

January 30, 2004 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

The presidential campaigns are in full swing, but the issues facing cities are largely absent from the debate. Is there an urban agenda in national politics?

January 29, 2004 - The Gotham Gazette

Dickens wrote so evocatively of the city's sites -- many of which can still be found.

January 28, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

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

January 28, 2004 - MetropolisMag.com

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

January 28, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

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

January 28, 2004 - New Urban News

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

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

January 27, 2004 - The Planning Report

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

Lessons learned from a memorial to another kind of terror.

January 27, 2004 - MetropolisMag.com