United States
What Does Your House Reveal About You?
This article traces the evolution of the modern house and what it reveals about our attitudes.
Little Solar Houses For You And Me
The Tennessee Valley Authority sets a new standard for eco-friendly homes.
Kicking The Car Habit: My Experience
Downsizing from two cars to one is scary.
Is Your City 'Cool'?
Some cities are hip. Others aren't. But 'unhip' cities are trying to change their image and attract young professionals.
Big Homebuilders Getting Bigger
A survey by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) reveals that big builders are beginning to occupy a large chunk of the housing business.
Is Your Town A Sprawl City?
Atlanta, Ga., leads the country with more sprawl than any other place in the U.S., according to SprawlCity.
Access To 'Good Jobs' Promotes Wage Growth
Increasing access to employment at larger, high-wage firms can raise earnings prospects for low-wage workers, a new study shows.
Britain's 50 Worst Towns
A tour guide publisher releases a 'crap map' of Britain's 50 worst cities and town.
Obesity And Life Styles: Your Hamburger Or Your House?
Utt, O'Toole & Cox summarize the arguments against linking sprawl and obesity.
Developers Vs. The People?
How are land use patterns affected by the public's view of developers?
2003 Urban Mobility Report: 5 Congestion Reduction Strategies
The annual Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) report adds a new feature in its 2003 Urban Mobility Report: results of five congestion reduction strategies.
The Influence Of Cars, Growth and Bad Ideas On Urban Form
Biological and digital networks offer important lessons for planners as they design cities for the 21st century.
There's No Such Thing As A Free Road
The French, English, Spanish, and even Americans now understand that the future of transit involves more toll booths.
Eco-worshippers?
Is some environmentalism a radical ideology or even a form of religious fundamentalism in moderate clothing?
Tension Harboring Over Land Reclamation Policy
Conservationists and planners in Hong Kong at odds over the government's continued practice of land reclamation, which threatens the country's famed and historically significant harbor.
Immigrants, Domestic Migrants Head For Different Metropolitan Magnets
In this report, author William Frey finds that regions like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco gained significant numbers of immigrants between 1995 and 2000, but at the same time lost domestic migrants to faster-growing metropolitan
The Return of Fascist Architecture
Did Fascist Architecture get a bad rap? Many, who say that you can appreciate it outside of its temporal context, say yes.
Tips On Planning Green Buildings
An integrated planning process is the key to a green envelope.
The Malling Of America
The unabated malling of America is a trend that may end badly -- for communities and households.
Plans Underway for the World's Tallest Building
A lot is at stake as Taipei's slumping property market hopes to pick up from the popularity of Taipei 101, which will be the world's tallest building when completed.
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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