United States

Toronto Doomed Without A Visionary Leader, Top Planner Says

Toronto's chief planner throws down the gauntlet to the city's mayoralty candidates.

July 15, 2003 - The Toronto Star

When Congestion Can Be Novel

Travel writer hightlights the virtues of so-called alternative transportation modes.

July 15, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

The Largest Cities In The U.S.

U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by population size.

July 15, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

The Future For Tech-Based Economic Development

Mixed results, a poor economy, and budget woes are forcing a much more critical look at technology-based economic development programs.

July 15, 2003 - Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance

Nation's Fastest Growing Cities

The U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by the percentage change in population size.

July 14, 2003 - The Chicago Tribune

Beware The Life Cycle Of 'Recycled'

Each product should have its environmental history printed on the label.

July 14, 2003 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Aquarium Boom

Chattanooga, Long Beach, Atlanta, Denver, Duluth... The list goes on. Are aquariums the new secret to revitalizing downtown?

July 14, 2003 - USA Today

Christopher Alexander's Magnum Opus

Best-selling author, respected professor, and iconoclastic theorist Christopher Alexander has published a new 4-volume magnum opus.

July 14, 2003 - The New York Times

Power To The People

Affordable and user-friendly technology could provide an exciting new platform for discussing planning and development issues.

July 14, 2003 - Planetizen

Neal Peirce: Defining the Creative Class

Who are the "young creatives" and what does the buzz about the "creative class" tell us about our cities?

July 14, 2003 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Rail Ridership Exceeds Expectations

A study of rail-based public transit systems in nine U.S. cities finds that rail systems have boosted redevelopment around transit stations.

July 13, 2003 - Metro Magazine

How GPS Is Changing Our World

GPS technology is transforming businesses.

July 13, 2003 - Fast Company

Wright's Grandson Continues Architectural Tradition

Frank Lloyd Wright's grandson hope to build his grandfather's plan for a dream city.

July 12, 2003 - Voice Of America

America's Sweatiest Cities

Deodorant company publishes the results of a survey on the sweatiest cities in the U.S.

July 11, 2003 - Old Spice

Top Planner Says Toronto Is Crumbling

Toronto's public transit, housing, and social services, sidewalks, streets, and parks are in trouble.

July 11, 2003 - The Toronto Star

Nation's Fastest Growing Community

While the population is many older industrial cities is declining, this community is growing faster than Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego.

July 11, 2003 - CNN

Publish And Perish?

A student's dissertation includes sensitive information that could threaten national security and highlights the tug-of-war between an open society and a secure society.

July 10, 2003 - The Washington Post

Build It and Be Immortalized

A special issue highlights master builders who shaped the built environment and changed the world.

July 10, 2003 - U.S. News And World Report

America's Most Drivable Cities

A new study ranks 77 U.S. cities based on how easy it is for residents to drive around their city.

July 10, 2003 - MSN

Whose Owns These Rights Of Way?

Environmentalists worry that some states -- like Utah -- will claim thousands of 'roads' through sensitive Federal lands.

July 10, 2003 - Wall St. Journal

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.

Transportation Planner I

KFH Group Inc.

Director, Strategy and Research

Greater Baltimore Committee

Senior Planner

Eagle County Government

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.