United States

East Coast Vs. West Coast

It turns out that the New York-Los Angeles dichotomy is more opinion than fact. The two places are becoming more alike.

April 14, 2003 - The New York Times

New Urbanism: A Conspiracy For Small Towns?

Columnist Bill Roberts argues that for small western towns, embracing new urbanism is akin to suicide.

April 14, 2003 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Urban Parks: Innovate Or Stagnate

If the majority of America's parks aren't going to stagnate, they're going to need to learn from those parks that are getting it right.

April 14, 2003 - Planetizen

Why The SBA Cares About Sprawl

The SBA agrees to evaluate environmental and growth impacts of its loans as part of a lawsuit settlement.

April 13, 2003 - Smart Growth Online

Reinventing McDonald's Architecture

McDonald's asked 30 designers to come up with new plans for restaurants and two designers make the finalist list.

April 13, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Live Traffic Reports On Your Handheld

A GPS-enabled handheld device running new Mapopolis software can track your location and warn you of slow traffic conditions ahead.

April 12, 2003 - Forbes

Is Public Opinion The Best Jury For 9/11 Memorial?

A distinguished jury introduced to judge a competition for a 9/11 memorial must not ignore public opinion.

April 12, 2003 - The New York Times

Council For European Urbanism Formed

A group of European and American urban designers met in Bruges to discuss New Urbanism and traditional design in Europe.

April 11, 2003 - INTBAU

Is That A Daisy Growing On Your Roof?

More people are finding that 'ecoroofs' help both their property and the environment blossom.

April 11, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

Private Collection of 150,000 Maps Now Online

David Rumsey, an ardent map collector, and president of Cartography Associates, has digitized and cataloged his private collection of 150,000 maps at www.davidrumsey.com.

April 11, 2003 - The New York Times

Design-Build: The Future Of Construction?

Design-build, for years considered the 'Tinker Toy' division, is rapidly transforming the commercial construction industry.

April 10, 2003 - National Real Estate Investor

Mossberg Reviews The Segway

The Wall Street Journal's respected technology curmudgeon, Walter Mossberg puts the Segway through real-world testing.

April 10, 2003 - Wall St. Journal

Kunstler Discusses Cities And Oil

The end of an era of cheap oil will change everything about the way we live, says James Howard Kunstler.

April 10, 2003 - The Charlotte Observer

Death By Sprawl

Phillip Longman argues that we need radical measures to improve public health -- foremost among these is reducing sprawl.

April 9, 2003 - The Washington Monthly

City Fiscal Structures And Land

A new report examines the relationship between cities' decisions regardingland redevelopment and their underlying fiscal structures.

April 9, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

Interview With Leon Krier

Leon Kreier, inaugural recipient of the Richard Dreihaus Award for Classical Architecture is interviewed.

April 9, 2003 - WBEZ FM Chicago

How The Internet Impacts Home Sales

The Internet is changing the way homes are bought and sold.

April 8, 2003 - The New York Times

Three Colors To Fight Sprawl

New Jersey publishes a tri-color map to help fight sprawl.

April 8, 2003 - The Star-Ledger

The State Role In Urban Land Redevelopment

This new study reports on the results of an extensive survey of state legislative and program initiatives that can boost cities' to redevelop vacant and abandoned properties.

April 8, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

To Create Regional Change Think Young

Neal Peirce says that youth can help in the search for regional solutions.

April 8, 2003 - Citistates Group

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.