United States
Private Property Rights And Local Control
Private property rights and local control have been linchpins of American community life for centuries. Can we have both?
A Safer Greener SUV
Engineers have designed a safer, fuel-efficient sport utility vehicle using technologies that are available today.
More On Sprawl and Obesity
David Suzuki explains why North America's car-centric society is responsible for the near-epidemic levels of obesity.
Selling The Public Square
Public entities must use discretion in accepting private money.
How Radio Can Organize A Community
Low-power FM licenses have signals that travel only 10-20 miles. But they are a powerful economic development and community organizing tool.
States Fail To Connect Economic Development With Transit
A 50-state survey of economic development subsidy programs -- such as loans, grants, and tax incentives -- reveals that not one single state effectively coordinates its economic development spending with public transportation planning.
Victoria's New Planning System Fails
A study finds that a new experimental planning system in Victoria, Australia is a dismal failure.
From The Terrace
A lightning turnaround in the Berkshires restores the 100-year-old landscape at Edith Wharton’s The Mount.
Survival Of The Fittest: Malls Evolve
A "lifestyle center" may be coming to a location near you.
Amtrak At The Crossroads
Will financial woes and President Bush's proposal to break up the national rail system leave Amtrak and its passengers stranded?
Principles Essential To The Renewal Of Architecture
Andrés Duany offers 41 principles for architects to live by.
Culture The Key To Downtown Renaissance?
International successes of downtown cultural institutions have New Yorkers thinking artistically about ground zero's redevelopment.
How Manufactured Housing Is Faring In The U.S.
A quick reference to current statistics on the manufactured housing industry, including information on geographic distribution, owners vs. renters and average sales price.
Income Disparity Among Asian Ethnic Groups
An analysis of census data reveals that a wide economic gulf exists between 'city-dwelling Asian ethnic groups and their suburban counterparts.'
Should You Buy Hybrid/Electric Vehicles?
Are hybrid vehicles a good transportation alternative? A no-holds-barred online discussion.
Contemporary American Life Must Change
James Howard Kunstler evaluates how the sociology of American communities leads to obesity and depression.
Prefab Becomes Hip
Forget trailer parks as bland low-rent subdivisions. New designs are making prefabricated housing hip.
Friday Funny: Oddly Named Places
When someone tells you to go to Hell, it apparently means Michigan.
The Housing Name Game
Housing development naming is much more an art than a science.
Smart Growth Communities Are More Affordable
Smart growth lowers consumer location costs for housing and transportation, a ULI analysis shows.
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
