United States
An Unlikely Village Marked By Eco Prowess
The Shaw Ecovillage Project applies traditional ecovillage principles to an underserved urban neighborhood.
Fresh Air, Soft Lights Show The Way To Smarter Energy Use
When the lights went out during the Blackout of 2003 in Detroit, the Midtown neighborhood sprang to life with creativity, conversation and children singing.
Old-Style Ballparks Create Vibrant Mixed-use Districts
Old-Style ballparks, fronting on urban streets, spur in-city living.
Least Affordable States And MSA's In The U.S.
'Decent and modest' housing is out of reach for millions of Americans. Massachusetts tops the list of least affordable states; San Jose, CA tops the list of least affordable MSA's.
Transportation Costs And The American Dream
When it comes to choosing between mass transit and the personal automobile, the vast majority of Americans vote clearly -- with their feet on the gas pedal.
The History Of Memorials
Newsweek offers an insightful perspective into how memorials have changed over the last century.
Righteous Duo Preserves, Adapts Buffalo's Architecture
Musician/Artist Ani DiFranco and manager Scot Fisher work to save a landmark.
Fuel Of The Future: Hope Or Hype?
New technology holds the promise of a breakthrough environment-friendly fuel. Or it could be a red herring.
Can San Francisco Learn From Vancouver?
San Francisco and Vancouver are remarkably similar. But while San Francisco has retained its neighborhood character, it has become a jewel that few can afford.
Blame It On Sprawl
Blackouts, obesity, heart disesase, diabetes, asthma, depression, drug abuse, poverty, crime, substandard schooling -- sprawl is being demonized for all of society's ills.
Joel Kotkin: The Rise Of Second Tier Cities
Readers participate in an online dicussion with publicy policy expert Joel Kotkin about his recent article on the rise of the "second-tier" cities.
Portrait Of A Pioneer
Legendary landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, left his imprint on 600 parks and open spaces throughout the nation.
Center Of The World
An interview with Ric Burns, creater of the PBS American Experience documentary film series about the rise and fall of New York's World Trade Center.
How School Traffic Impacts A Community
How changes in society and preceptions have resulted in the death of the bus and each parent driving jr. to school.
An 'Invisible' House
Planners reject a design for an 'invisible house' designed by the architect behind the London Eye.
Want To Stop Sprawl? Curb Immigration
Anti-sprawl activists criticize a study that suggest that curbing immigration -- not planning and zoning -- is the solution for urban sprawl.
New York City's Growth Strategy Is 'Doomed'
Study says New York City's economic development strategy is "obsolete."
A Tale Of Two River Cities
St. Louis and Portland are renewing their connections with the rivers that make the cities important.
Spectacular Region Resists Airport Expansion
A ski town in an environmentally spectacular region debates the impact of an airport expansion.
How Americans Really Live
Two authors argue that what is driving Americans into debt is not 'superficial luxury spending but necessities.'
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
