United States
U.S. Now Has More Vehicles Than Drivers
For the first time, there are more vehicles than people to drive them in the average U.S. household.
A Critique Of Smart Growth Critics
The Victoria Transportation Policy Institute issues a highly detailed critique of the most common Smart Growth criticisms.
European MP's Promote Cycling
European MP's are taking a 430 km bike ride to work.
The U.S. Is A Dangerous Place To Walk, Bike
Compared to Europe, the U.S. is more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians.
WTC Fallout And Political Priorities
New York City was deceived after 9/11.
High-Speed Hotels
High speed Internet access is becoming a required amenity in hotels, and not just in the U.S.
Which Suburbs Have The Most Overweight People?
A new study adds evidence to the idea that sprawl helps cause obesity, and names the suburbs with the heaviest residents.
Sprawl and Health: A National Report Card
A new national study and special issues of two prestigious medical journals offer powerful indications that sprawl has a hand in the country's obesity crisis. Includes fact sheets for each state with health sprawl scores for each county.
Sprawling Suburbia's Weight Problem
A new study is the first to correlate density and health on a national scale and finds that people living in spread out suburbs are more likely to be overweight.
EPA Won't Regulate Greenhouse Gases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it does not have the legal authority to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Congestion Pricing At The Wrong Price
Congestion pricing in London seemed to be working, until it went afoul of basic economics. Now it's harming public transit. [Link corrected.]
Financial Costs And Social Costs
What Myron Orfield, Ed Blakely, Robert Fishman and others are saying about public schools and suburbs.
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.
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
