United States

The Typical SUV Driver

Auto-makers know their customers well and market SUVs for a certain type of customer -- the "self-centered", "me-first" driver.

January 13, 2003 - National Public Radio

The Hypersegregation Myth

The first of a 3-part series re-evaluates how segregation in major urban cities is measured and publishes an updated index of the most integrated cities.

January 13, 2003 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Plan Rage! And What To Do About It

Planning can be dangerous. Planning Magazine editor Ruth Knack investigates the increasing danger of plan rage.

January 13, 2003 - Planning Magazine

Will Market Forces Shrink SUV Use?

How often do the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times push a story the same day with the same point of view? It's rare.

January 12, 2003 - Citistates Group

The Housing Dividend

Concentrating the poor is misguided public policy.

January 12, 2003 - Urban Land Magazine

Making Cities Livable

This week's Smart City radio show addresses the issue of livability in cities.

January 12, 2003 - Smart City

TV Ads Fuel SUV Backlash

Controversial TV ads created by the creator of the "Got Milk" campaign says sport utility vehicles are a threat to national Security.

January 11, 2003 - National Public Radio

Common Problems With Zoning Ordinances

The APA website presents questions answered by attorney John Bredin, author of the "Common Problems with Zoning Ordinances."

January 11, 2003 - American Planning Association

Online Cities -- For Gaming

The latest online technology games are attempting to create multi-player online cities.

January 10, 2003 - Technology Review

State Of The World 2003

This annual report sizes up the accomplishments and failures in the pursuit of a sustainable world economy.

January 10, 2003 - Worldwatch Institute

American Cities: Federal Neglect Imperils Their Rise

An Op-Ed by Bruce Katz in the Baltimore Sun calls on Congress to provide states and cities necessary fiscal relief and to reverse its drift toward unfunded mandates and programmatic inflexibility.

January 10, 2003 - The Brookings Institution

TV Campaign Says SUV Owners Support Terrorism

Controversial television campaign links gas-guzzling sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to international terrorism.

January 9, 2003 - CBS News

The Hydrogen Revolution

Jeremy Rifkin writes that the "hydrogen economy" is within our grasp if we are committed to abandoning fossil fuels.

January 9, 2003 - E-The Environmental Magazine

Koolhaas Redefines The Skyscraper

Celebrity architect Rem Koolhaas' unusual design for a skyscraper in Beijing -- his largest project to date -- uses an innovative structural system.

January 9, 2003 - Newsweek

The Multiple Failures Of Architecture Education

If urban areas are to improve, the public must become a more savvy consumer of good architecture.

January 9, 2003 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Creating Pedestrian-friendly Communities

Dan Burden is on mission to make America's cities walkable -- and livable.

January 9, 2003 - The Kansas City Star

Wal-Mart Is About To Get Much Bigger

Welcome to Wal-Mart China. If there's not a Wal-Mart in your neighborhood today, just wait a few minutes.

January 8, 2003 - Time

Escaping The Fossil Economy

Hydrogen is the future and needs to be part of a sound energy policy.

January 7, 2003 - E-The Environmental Magazine

Studentification: Housing Hell In The UK

Exponetial increases in off-campus housing, and lucrative rental income spark heated debate in the UK.

January 7, 2003 - The Times

Global Theater-Building Boom

The surge of theater-building around the world may slowing down.

January 7, 2003 - The Economist

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

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.