United States

STPP's analysis of ten years of federal spending, summarized by State.

February 4, 2003 - Transact

The hydrogen fuel cell initiative announced by President Bush in his State of the Union address may benefit fossil-fuel and nuclear power industries.

February 4, 2003 - The New York Times

A new report says public-private partnerships are often misunderstood and fall prey to misinformation and misperceptions.

February 3, 2003 - National Council For Public-Private Partnerships

Home & Garden Television features a special series on home owners who refuse to sell, despite being surrounded development, office buildings or urban sprawl.

February 3, 2003 - Home & Garden Televsion

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is considering new safety standards for sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks.

February 3, 2003 - The New York Times

Is it rational to try to improve the jobs-housing balance in urban areas or should people, not plans, decide where people live and work? (Link corrected.)

February 3, 2003 - Planetizen

Is it rational to try to improve the jobs-housing balance in urban areas or should people, not plans, decide where people live and work?

February 3, 2003 - Wendell Cox

Civil engineers are stepping into the limelight and competing with architects.

February 2, 2003 - The New York Times

New public opinion research suggests that broad regional coalitions against urban growth might be difficult to create.

February 2, 2003 - Reason Public Policy Institute

An economic boom enjoyed by Glasgow and Edinburgh will stagnate unless planning officials address transport infrastructure, abandoned land and rising house prices.

February 1, 2003 - The Scotsman

At a conference titled "Great Universities and Their Cities" the the president of Yale University said that universities are "uniquely poised to strengthen urban America."

February 1, 2003 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Is new urbanism "re-urbanizing" the city, or simply creating cuter cookie-cutter suburbs? Is it creating sustainable development?

January 31, 2003 - Planners Network

Ian Roberts blames urban planners for the looming war in Iraq.

January 31, 2003 - The Guardian Unlimited

This paper probes the definition and use of Dillon's rule and finds that it neither prohibits nor hinders action to limit sprawl.

January 30, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

An article widely circulated on the Internet details the nation's biggest transit debacles by Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, and Parsons Transportation Corp.

January 30, 2003 - Charlotte Creative Loafing

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reports on the state of Afghanistan's environment and cities.

January 29, 2003 - BBC News

UCLA creates a 3-D virtual model of ancient Rome.

January 29, 2003 - Newsweek

A state-of-the-art mass transit system is being constructed in one of the most densely populated places on earth.

January 29, 2003 - The New York Times

Carmakers are responding to the growing popularity of hybrid vehicles.

January 29, 2003 - The New York Times

Following is the text of President Bush's State of the Union address as delivered Tuesday, January 28, 2003.

January 28, 2003 - The Washington Post