Landscape Architecture
San Antonio Branching Out its Tree Planting Efforts
The city of San Antonio has a lot of money to spend on trees but not a lot of places to plant them.
An Urban Park Protected Through Design
Storm resilience is a key design element of Hunter’s Point South Park in New York.
First Phase of Rail Park in Philadelphia Points to More Good Things to Come
A visit to the park highlights the creative reuse and design that is transforming an old railway into a vibrant public space.
Miami's Underline Breaks Ground This Week
The Underline will run for ten miles under Metrorail's elevated tracks in Miami.
A Cautionary Tale of Mega-Project Planning
"There’s a dramatic difference, Cityfront Center shows, between real estate success and building a great city."
Massive Private Gift to Fund Parks and Trails in Detroit, Buffalo
The gift is especially notable for its contributions toward efforts to redevelop Detroit's West Riverfront.
To Prevent Flooding in New Orleans, Holding Water Rather Than Pumping It
The city plans to use a different approach to tackle its longstanding flood problems.
Fate of Brooklyn Heights Promenade Tethered to BQE Repair
The Brooklyn Heights Promenade will be closed as the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway below it is replaced. A Brownstoner column celebrates the esplanade's 68th birthday on Oct. 7, noting its troubled past and connection to Robert Moses.
Memphis Downtown Boom Highlights the Potential of Adaptive Reuse
The city of Memphis, Tennessee is in the middle of an understated boom focused on downtown development and adaptive reuse.
Shift in Direction of New York Resiliency Project Raises Questions
After delays and a groundbreaking that still has not happened, proposed changes to New York’s big resiliency project have not been well received.
Montreal's Bonaventure Expressway Removal and Redevelopment Earns Recognition
More than one-half mile of elevated expressway was demolished in the heart of downtown Montréal to make way for a spectacular ground-level urban boulevard and over six acres of continuous public space, bookended by two monumental sculptures.
Checking in With the Trinity River Park Project in Dallas
With a plan to build a Trinity Toll Road a thing of the past, there are now two plans for parks along the Trinity River. One would "rewild" the watershed.
A Showcase of Innovative Climate Change and Resiliency Design Projects
A competition in the San Francisco Bay Area highlights projects considering new ways to design for impending environmental changes.
Five Key Data Sources for Park Planning
Park planner Clement Lau discusses five (plus one in Los Angeles) key data sources for parks and recreation planning.
Connecting a Park Separated by a Highway
The 311-acre Phil Hardberger Park, opened in San Antonio in 2010, is bifurcated by the Wurzbach Parkway. A new landbridge will connect both sides of the park.
At $125 Million Per Acre—New York's Most Expensive Park Ever
A financing plan for a park near Hudson Yards would blow away precedent.
New Park, Now Under Construction, Would Be Atlanta's Largest
The Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry could eventually become the city of Atlanta's largest park.
Walkable Suburbia
It's not impossible to reshape the suburbs to be more walkable, but it does require careful planning and design.
ASLA Announces 2018 Professional and Student Awards
Celebrating the year's best from the landscape architecture profession.
Riverfront Trail Takes Shape in Atlanta
Open space and mixed-use developments could make the Chattahoochee River, where it runs along the border of Atlanta, more accessible. A proposed trail along the river took a tangible step forward recently.
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.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
