United States
Promise Of Hydrogen Overblown?
Energy experts doubt the effort to develop hydrogen-powered cars will cut air pollution and recommend better fuel efficiency and environment standards instead.
The Largest Increases in Housing Price, by Zip Code
A list of 10 zip codes, in each of the eight largest metro regions in the U.S., with the biggest median 5-year housing price increases.
Fatal SUV Rollovers Kill Thousands
The number of people killed in sport/utility vehicle rollovers increased 14 percent in 2002.
Superfund Clean-Up Efforts 'Pathetically Low'
The EPA is emphasizing economic development potential as a factor in prioritizing the cleanup of Superfund sites.
How Bikeable Is Your Community?
Take the US DOT's bikeability checklist and see how your community rates.
The Mural Capital Of The World
City's unrivalled collection of over 2000 huge public murals including what is considered the longest mural in the world is threatened by graffiti, pollution, and neglect.
National Campaign To Revitalize Neighborhoods
National campaign is launched to reclaim abandoned buildings and revitalize neighborhoods. Initiative includes affordable housing groups, local governments, environmentalists and other diverse interests.
Housing Vouchers Face Unprecedented Reduction
Pending Congressional approval of the President's budget, the potential reduction in 184,000 households assisted would primarily affect low-income working families and elderly and disabled people.
American Dream: Paradise Or Sprawl?
How much are you willing to pay for the American Dream?
The Indomitable Spirit Of Inner-Ring Suburbs
The nation's aging first-tier suburbs are fighting back.
Sprawl Can Make You Fat
Recent studies and advocacy efforts emphasize the link between health and urban planning and design.
The Fastest-Shrinking U.S. Cities
San Francisco's population declined by 1.5 percent between July 2001 and July 2002.
Toronto Doomed Without A Visionary Leader, Top Planner Says
Toronto's chief planner throws down the gauntlet to the city's mayoralty candidates.
When Congestion Can Be Novel
Travel writer hightlights the virtues of so-called alternative transportation modes.
The Largest Cities In The U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by population size.
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.
Nation's Fastest Growing Cities
The U.S. Census Bureau ranks cities by the percentage change in population size.
Beware The Life Cycle Of 'Recycled'
Each product should have its environmental history printed on the label.
The Aquarium Boom
Chattanooga, Long Beach, Atlanta, Denver, Duluth... The list goes on. Are aquariums the new secret to revitalizing downtown?
Christopher Alexander's Magnum Opus
Best-selling author, respected professor, and iconoclastic theorist Christopher Alexander has published a new 4-volume magnum opus.
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
