United States
Is Smart Growth Un-American?
An editorial asserts that the founding fathers would not have approved of the smart growth movement.
Smart Growth And Schools
Urban sprawl's impact on school funding is more of a smart growth issue than is commonly realized.
Whose 'American Dream' Is It?
Wendell Cox and the 'Preserving the American Dream' conference arrive in Cincinnati.
Melbourne: Debating the Next Steps to Controlling Sprawl
Melbourne concurs for the need to control growth, but not exactly how and where.
Film Review: 'My Architect'
Nathaniel Kahn, son of architect Louis Kahn, poignantly searches for his father through the work left behind by the mysterious builder.
Friday Quiz: What's Your Economic IQ?
The Ludwig von Mises Institute offers a free online quiz to test your knowledge of economics, property rights, and government intervention.
Living Near The Fast Lane
Most suburban home-buyers seek quiet secluded lots away from major roads. So why are some families buying homes near major streets?
Smogged In
The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment blocking states from passing their own anti-smog legislation.
Britain's Worst Eyesores
Readers of the UK's elite Country Life magazine have been voting on their least loved structures.
Superfund Bankrupt
The government fund that's paid for the cleanup of hazardous waste is virtually bankrupt.
MIT's Open CourseWare For Urban Planning
MIT is making its course materials available to the world for free from its website -- including 35 urban planning courses.
What James Carville Has To Say To Landscape Architects
Louisianna native son James Carville dropped by the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Landscape Architects.
No Crematory In My Back Yard
By 2025 nearly half of Americans will be cremated. A dramatic rise in the number of crematories has many communities worried about zoning and pollution.
To The Point
The adapted landscape of a former Baltimore factory stays true to its sudsy past.
Great Sprawl of China
Historic towns and farms located on the outskirts of Beijing are being engulfed by urban sprawl.
Book Review: Mugged By The State
A former reporter writes a scathing book about innocent citizens who find themselves overwhelmed by draconian laws -- many of them land use and environmental.
America's Newest Hot Spots Are Not In The Sunbelt
Suburbs boom in the nation's new "low-SPF Sunbelt.
States To Sue Power Plants After EPA Abandons Probes
After the White House announced the termination of investigations against power plants that violated the Clean Air Act, three states said they would
White House Drops Probes Against Violating Power Plants
The Bush administration has ended investigations against 70 power plants that violated the Clean Air Act.
Ceaucescu: Father Of Smart Growth?
Wendell Cox charges that the notorious Romanian Communist dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu, is the father of smart growth.
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.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
