United States
When The Bubble Bursts
Good news: Housing doesn't necessarily behave like the stock market.
A Corporate Downtown Renaissance
Seeing opportunities to purchase cheap properties amid a renaissance in many downtowns, many companies are moving from the suburbs to downtown.
Are Our Cities Making Us Fat?
Smart City Radio investigates why a growing number of researchers are blaming the design of our cities for the trend toward obesity.
Finding The Next Real Estate Boom
A real estate boom is expected in North America's Midsize Cities. Large cities are expected to fair better in China and India.
Keeping Amtrak On Track
Like it or not, Amtrak is here to stay.
Should Congestion Charge Be Extended To Entire Nation?
Should London's controversial congestion charging scheme be extended to rest of the UK to reduce traffic congestion nation-wide. Readers respond.
13 Myths Of Urban Sprawl
Wendell Cox offers his review of the 13 myths of urban sprawl to coincide with the myth of Friday the 13th.
Freeway Building Won't Solve Congestion Problem
Studies have shown that building freeways only makes the traffic congestion problem worse.
The Blight Guide: What Ammenities Are Worth
The Times offes a rundown of the most important criteria in deciding the value of real estate in the UK.
Land Use Contributing To Climate Change
A study links land use and climate change; in the U.S. land use is a local issue while climate is handled at the national and international level.
Resettling The Three Gorges
The most difficult challenge of building the new Chinese dam is the resettlement of some 1.2 million people by 2009.
US-style College Town Architecture Opposed Down Under
A proposed 11-story complex at Melbourne University is criticized for repeating the mistakes of inexpensively built U.S. private student housing.
Water Quality Threatened In Major U.S. Cities
NRDC studies 19 municipal water systems and finds that pollution, old pipes and outdated treatment threaten tap water quality.
Selling Smart Growth To Skeptical Americans
Is it possible to convince Americans to embrace mixed-use walkable communities?
America 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
National Trust for Historic Preservation announces its 2003 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
Federal Funding For Historic Preservation Of Churches
The Bush administration recently eliminated the exclusion against using federal funds for historic preservation of churches.
Mayors Support Bush's Homelessness Plan
The U.S. Conference of Mayors edorses the Bush administration's plan to end chronic homelessness in 10 years.
A Low Cost (Open Source) Web GIS
The University of Minnesota Mapserver is a open-source map server that offers a dramatically lower-cost alternative to to existing proprietary web-enabled geographic information systems.
Freddie Mac Scandal?
Home mortgage giant Freddie Mac fires its president and replaces two senior executives amid accounting review irregularities.
Pedestrians Reclaim Cities
Around the world, many of the world's cities are being reclaimed by pedestrians.
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
