United States
Wal-Mart Nation
What does it mean to live in a country where Wal-mart -- the world's 19th largest economy -- is the nation's largest employer?
Whither The Clean Air Act?
A ruling this week lets plants remodel with no new emissions limits.
Pittsburgh Planners Find Inspiration In Prague
Prague, in Central Europe, with 1.2 million residents, has succeeded in developing and preserving its historic center.
A Solution For Homelessness?
The Interagency Council on Homelessness is charged with the ambitious task of ending chronic homelessness in ten years.
Weekend Ozone Effect
Many cities have higher ozone levels on weekends even though nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions go down 10 to 40 percent on weekends.
Nation's Healthiest Cities
How healthy is your city? A survey ranks 10 zones and 125 cities.
Bush On Fire And Under Fire
In efforts to win over swing voters in the Pacific Northwest, Bush tours forest fires and responds vaguely to environmental activists.
Cities With The Worst Air Pollution In The U.S.
New report ranks top metro areas with the worst air pollution, and concludes that half of all Americans are breathing unhealthy air.
Homeowner Association Horror Stories
For some, HOAs are a dream come true. For others who run afoul of the rules, HOAs can be a nightmare. Is this the ultimate NIMBYism?
Cleaner Skies, But How?
The EPA is about to issue a controversial rule for the nation's dirtiest power plants, forcing a new nose-wrinkling debate.
Neal Peirce: 'Redesign The Suburbs'
To reduce elderly driver crashes, we will need to "redesign the suburbs" and provide alternative transportation choices for Americans.
Bush's Environmental Smokescreen
This editorial is sceptical of the Bush administration's "Healthy Forests" initiative and says the changes to the Clean Air Act are of "dubious value."
The Next Generation Of New Urbanists
While the founders of New Urbanism are still going strong, a new organization is connecting the next generation of leaders of the movement.
Bush Administration Plans To Choke Clean Air Act
The Bush administration plans to open a huge loophole in the Clean Air Act.
Demographic Shuffle
A Census report "indicates that the 'white flight' of the early 1990s is not so white anymore."
Community Development In Rural America
While the nation's cities try to develop successful strategies for growth, rural America is finding hundreds of inventive ways to add to its appeal.
New Federal Transport Bill Unlikely
Low funding and attempts to gut environmental rules are blocking the Transportation Equity Act.
Disneyland Meets The Killing Fields
Cambodia's Ministry of Tourism is preparing grandiose plans for a million-dollar theme park on a former notorious Khmer Rouge.
Is Mixed-Use Worth It?
Mixed-use projects get a lukewarm review in comparison to the financial rewards from conventional projects.
Congestion Charging -- London And Beyond
An Urban Land Institue policy forum examines London's congestion pricing and the implications of imposing fees to drive downtown.
Pagination
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.
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
Eagle County Government
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello