United States
Smart Growth Is On The Right Track
Outdated building and zoning codes present challenges for smart growth.
The World's Tallest Buildings Could Survive Terrorist Attack
Engineer claims the world's tallest buildings could withstand a 9/11-style attack.
Car Collision-Avoidance System Being Developed
MIT is developing a collision-avoidance system for cars.
U.S. Housing Boom Slowing
The Economist's house-price indices suggest that the U.S. housing boom may be slowing down even as housing markets in some other nations are growing.
The Next American City
A new quarterly magazine asks "epic questions."
How To Make Sprawl Worse
Some anti-sprawl measures result in unintended consequences such as "Gucci Sprawl."
London's Big Gamble
PLANetizen presents eyewitness reports from Central London on the city's new and controversial congestion pricing scheme.
Decentralizing Big Universities
Many universities are trying to counteract impersonal campuses through the establishment of decentralized residential colleges.
American Institute Of Architecture Students
Zach Borders offers an update on the student's FORUM 2003 conference in Chicago, which drew 1,300 architecture students, educators and professionals.
A New Era For Affordable Housing
Competition for tax credits and incentives are turning yesterday's gray, boxy apartment into eye-catching mixed-use facilities.
Small Towns Confront An Urban Problem
Homelessness is on the rise in America's rural areas.
White House Announces Historic Preservation Initiative
Text from First Lady Laura Bush's speech to the National Association of Counties.
Real Environmental Racism
That the world's poor cause environmental destruction is a disturbing tenet propounded by many environmentalists.
The SmartCode: A Weapon To Fight The Sprawl War
'The SmartCode', published by urban design firm DPZ is now available as an alternative to conventional zoning regulations.
Federal Programs Blamed For Segregated Neighborhoods
Government promotion of home ownership leads to segregated neighborhoods.
The World's Most Fortified Building
The soaring new U.S. Embassy in Nairobi -- built to replace the previous one bombed by terrorists -- could be a model for security.
Highway Spending Shortchanges Cities And Suburbs
This paper on Ohio's transportation spending places a disportionate fiscal burden on urban jurisdictions while supporting the spread of development into exurban and rural areas.
Intimate Anonymity
Israeli architect and academic Hillel Shocken, is an attempt to decode why cities have been so successful as human habitats for so long.
The Assault On Smart Growth
Even as Smart Growth garners new supporters, a smear campaign attempts to discredit the movement.
An Assessment Of State DOTs
Only 11 state departments of transportation (DOT) have bicycle and pedestrian plans, and routinely accommodate bicycles and pedestrians in state highway projects.
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.
Municipality of Princeton
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
