United States
Friday Funny: Invasion Of The Flash Mobs
"Flash mobs" are a hit in New York and this unusual urban activity is now spreading around the world.
Dry Times
Development and landscape design in times of drought.
Housing And Jobs For The Homeless
HUD and the Department of Labor are teaming up to provide permanent housing and jobs to chronically homeless individuals.
Climate Activists Heat Up The Battle
With Maine taking on CO2 emission reduction for the state and three New England Governors going to court to get greenhouse gases included in the clean air act, the battle for climate protection is heating up.
Best Places To Retire
Baby boomers may be redefining the model for ideal retirement locations. AARP publishes its list of the 15 best places to 'reinvent your life.'
Inner-City Retail: Ten Principles To Maximize Success
The Urban Land Institute identifies ten principles for successful urban retail development.
Hated Sidewalks, Unwanted Renters
In the nation's suburbs antipathy toward sidewalks is common, renters are "undesirable" and "New Urbanism" is unpopular.
Inability To Plan Will Hurt U.S. Regions
U.S. regions are not geared to competing in the harshly competitive in the 21st century's international economy.
Cohousing: Bridging The Neighbor Gap
Architects and planners are using New Urbanism and Cohousing to create housing environments that make neighbors friendlier.
Should Governmental Bodies Regulate Urban Planning?
A fascinating four-part series examines to what extent and in what ways governmental bodies should regulate urban planning?
Smart Tool
Cape Coral, Florida, uses an interactive growth model to plot its future intelligently.
Sprawl And Urban Growth
Sprawl is not the result of explicit government policies or bad urban planning, but rather the inexorable product of car-based living.
The Quintessential American Porch
After falling out of fashion in the 50s and 60s, the "American Porch" is making a comeback in New Urbanism communities.
Dr. Gridlock: The Problem With SUVs
Readers write in from both sides of the SUV debate.
You Are Being Watched
A government program, "Combat Zones That See" (CTS) would intelligently connect thousands of cameras throughout the nation's cities.
Commuter-Friendly Companies
By 2006, a third of the U.S. workforce is expected to telecommute. A USEPA and DOT initiative rewards commuter-friendly businesses.
The Evolution Of The Mall: 'Mall-Mart'
As anchor department stores in urban malls fail, big discounters are moving in -- a cheap way to enter urban and suburban markets.
Bush To Weaken Global Ozone Treaty
New demands by the Bush administration threaten to reverse the benefits of the global ozone layer treaty.
Europe's Deadliest Roads
Although a high profile education campaign has decreased the number of road deaths by 18% since last year, France still has Europe's deadliest roads.
The U.S. Transportation Network Is Threatened
Building an integrated transportation system in the United States would be a real economic stimulus and increase mobility and security.
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
