United States
Nader: Energy Bill Shows Contempt For The American People
The legislation (H.R. 6) is 1700 pages of giveaways and contempt for the American people -- their health, safety and pocketbooks says Ralph Nader.
Planning for Disasters
What planners can learn from engineers who study buildings in order 'to keep disasters from becoming economic catastrophes.'
Why Don't Planners And Health Officials Work Together?
Planners and public health officials ought to work together to design walkable neighborhoods.
How The Bush Administration Is Plundering America's Commons
Adam Werbach strips away the Bush administration's rhetoric to expose the "wholesale giveaway" of the nation's natural riches to large corporations.
Special Series: 'The Wal-Mart Effect'
The Los Angeles Times begins a three-part, hard-hitting look at the devastating effects of Wal-Mart's quest for the ultimate low price.
Art Review: Edwin Hopper And Urban Realism
A new exhibit explores impressionist-inspired takes on "the new modern urban reality."
Poorest Of Poor Forced To Volunteer
Public housing residents are being forced to do community service -– but what makes them different from other recipients of federal subsidies?
Homeowner Guilt
An Australian columnist discusses the unfair disparities in home values Down Under.
Bangkok: Canal Network Poses Serious Health Risks
The impending death of a high profile resident foregrounds the dangers of klongs, canals that function both as sewers and as transportation in Bangkok.
Smart Growth: Better Jobs, But Higher Housing Prices?
Does the new report by Good Jobs First about smart growth resulting in better jobs also confirm that smart growth raises housing prices?
London Transport's Report On Congestion Pricing
Now six months into its congestion pricing experiment, Transport for London issues its report on Congestion Charging.
World's New Tallest Building Will Open In Tapei
By using 'megacolumns' Taipei's new megatower will top out at 101 stories (508 meters).
IBM Proposes UK Congestion Charging System
The UK government needs to develop a single national technical platform for congestion charging and toll plans.
Friday Funny: Architecture In The UK
Media villages, branding, adding smell to improve a "gritty urban housing development" are among the topics covered in the latest installment of this advice column.
Marxist Thought And Planning
Renee Toback writes about the continuing practical relevance of Marxist thought on the field of social planning.
Rails-To-Trails: A New Paradigm
Unused rails are being converted into important urban trail infrastructure.
This Fake Palm Tree Is Not A Cell Phone Tower
City officials plan to remove a controversial plan social experiment -- 49-foot-tall fake palm tree towering over Warsaw's De Gaulle Circle -- citing traffic hazards.
Wilderness Squatters
Wilderness squatters get away from civilization -- and trouble land managers.
One-stop Census Profiles Of 23 'Living Cities'
New "one-stop" guides to key indicators and comparative rankings from Census 2000 are now available for 23 of the nation's largest cities in the Living Cities network.
Wal-Mart's Effect On Economic Development
Wal-Mart's intense focus on low prices is forcing its suppliers out of the U.S. to places that have lower standards of living and less regulation.
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.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
