North America
Neal Peirce: Illegal Immigration And Economic Potential
Neal Peirce looks at opportunities for economic growth and jobs in the new cross-border culture.
Advocating For Greater Fuel Economy
The Consumer Federation of America has released a report entitled "50 by 2030", calling on Congress to mandate greater fuel efficiency in the nation's cars, with an average of 50 mpg by 2030.
Got Plans For 2056? Announcing The 50-Year Mortgage
In the face of skyrocketing house prices, some lenders are offering unprecedented 50-year mortgages.
Modern Subdivisions Will Lack Tall Trees For 100 Years
Because of the methods used to build them, modern suburbs will not have tall trees anytime soon, as described in this article focusing on Toronto.
Jane Jacobs Asked The Right Questions
Whitney Gould reminds us why Jane Jacobs was a visionary.
Kunstler Responds To Ouroussoff's Article On Jane Jacobs
Commentator James Howard Kunstler responds to New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff's front page article, "Outgrowing Jane Jacobs," calling it "a load of vicious and stupid fashionista crap."
New Urbanists Turned Jacobs' Vision Into 'Superficial Formula'
New Urbanists have damaged Jane Jacobs' legacy writes Nicolai Ouroussoff.
How Jane Jacobs Challenged 'Olympian' Planners
Jane Jacobs had no college degree in architecture or urban planning. How did she defiantly challenge influential figures such as urban-renewal "czar" Robert Moses?
Jane Jacobs: Urban Theorist and Community Activist
Renowned urban theorist Jane Jacobs was also an energetic community activist. (Includes links to obituaries published by several news sources.)
Legendary Urbanist Jane Jacobs Dies
The revered writer, activist, and intellectual urban pundit, author of The Death and Life of Great American Cities, has died at the age of 89.
Americans Ready To Fight Global Warming
According to a recent poll, the vast majority of Americans believe global warming exists, and are prepared to take action.
Pricing Smart Growth
Smart growth and other land use restrictions cost U.S. homebuyers at least $275 billion in 2005, according to a new report by Randal O'Toole and the American Dream Coalition. O'Toole calls the additional costs 'The Planning Penalty.'
Childhood Obesity And The Built Environment
While research has yet to conclusively prove a link between neighborhood design and childhood obesity, studies do show that urban design considerations can facilitate healthy child outcomes.
'The End of Suburbia?' If Only!
Energy concerns aside, suburbia has become unsustainable as an environment of debt and economic apartheid, writes John Barber.
Why You Should Jaywalk
The prevalence of jaywalking in dense, urban cities demonstrates the need for pedestrian-oriented street design.
Time To Ban Car Advertising
A radical proposal from San Francisco: if you want to end automobile dependence, stop fetishizing the automobile. Disallowing its advertisement would be a start.
Toronto:The Accidental City
Why is Canada's largest city also its most insecure?
The 12 Best Public Squares in the US & Canada
In order to inspire better urban development, the Project for Public Spaces has honored some of the best public squares in American and Canada.
Cancun Rebuilds After Wilma
Rebuilding the all-important tourist market hasn't been an easy task for Cancun residents, but Mexico's prosperity depends on it.
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
