Landscape Architecture
The Architect's Role In Climate Change
Geoff Manaugh interviews Architect Ed Mazria about his efforts to promote ecological literacy and his challenge to the architecture and planning community to stop climate change.
Re-Improving Boston's Pedestrian Environment
This article from The Phoenix looks at Boston's reputation for being a walkable city, why that reputation is fading, and who is helping to bring it back.
Waterfront Art Park To Open In Seattle
A public park and art space is set to open next week along Seattle's waterfront, replacing a former brownfield site. The new Olympic Sculpture Park was created by the Seattle Art Museum, an expansion of which is set to open in May.
Seoul's River Restoration Becomes A Model For Many Cities
The restored Cheonggyecheon river, which once was reduced to a sewer capped by a six-lane highway, now serves as a focal point for urban recreation in the South Korean capital.
Designer And City Have High Hopes For Toronto Waterfront Park
Many in Toronto are hoping that this year's groundbreaking on the new Lake Ontario Park will help to create a new identity for the city. The park's designer is confident that it will.
The Seattle Green Factor: Seattle's New, Green Landscape Requirements
The Seattle Green Factor asks developers to choose from buffet of architectural features and landscape design options to decrease the environmental burden of new development.
Pedestrians Versus Motorists In Paris
Plans for making Paris a greener and more pedestrian friendly city are infuriating motorists in the city.
Green Roofs Take Root
Cities are increasing considering rooftop gardens to bring nature back to urban areas.
Suburban Inflatable Santas: Derisive To Some, Loved By Others
2006 officially marks the year where blown-up Santa and Homer Simpson lawn decorations have spread to suburbs across the United States. Is this a good thing?
The Battle To Help Baghdad Bloom
The city's parks supervisor has made it his mission to beautify the city even has continuing war destroys Baghdad's once opulent gardens.
'Solar Trees' For Google's Parking Lot
Google plans to turn barren parking into a source for clean energy.
America's Great New Towns
Neal Peirce believes that two new developments provide good models for how the nation's communities can be both environment-friendly and economically successful.
Rain, Rain, Go Away...Naturally
"Low-impact" technologies and natural drainage systems are the latest trend in New Urbanism.
'Garden of Eden' Recovering
Close to half of Iraq's fragile marshlands have been restored after being drained by Saddam Hussein.
Interstate Bridge In Atlanta Remade Into Pedestrian-Friendly Mini-Park
Known mostly for paving over everything in sight, the Georgia Department of Transportation has surprised its critics by spending $10 million to retrofit an interstate bridge into a mini-park connecting the Georgia Tech campus.
Do Palm Trees Belong In Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is going to limit the city's iconic palm trees because they are not native to the region.
Rethinking Atlanta's Green Space
By hosting public outreach sessions and design clinics with registered landscape architects, Atlanta-area non-profit Park Pride is giving communities an active role in creating a new vision for their neighborhood greenspaces.
Garden District Could Breathe New Life Into Downtown
A landscape district featuring restored historic gardens is planned for downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The project will serve as a critical "connecting point" for several downtown areas undergoing revitalization.
Urban Improvement Through Child's Play
This article from Metropolis Magazine looks at a new trend that is revisioning the playground by expanding its scope and encouraging kids to get out of the backyard.
Hollywood May Place Green Cap On Freeway
A plan is being pushed to create a 24-acre park in Hollywood by enclosing a half-mile stretch of freeway that runs below the street level.
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
