Technology
Are Mag Lev Trains Too Loud?
A new study analyzes people's reactions produced by the surprisingly loud Maglev trains which make many feel 'insecure' and 'startling'.
How To Build Your Own Segway
Engineer and robotic enthusiast Trevor Blackwell details how to build your own Segway using off-the-shelf parts.
Mechanized Parking Garage takes the hassle out of storing your car
A new fully automated parking garage stores cars efficiently and effortlessly.
Tech And Science Index: How Does Your State Rank?
Massachusetts, California, and Colorado lead Milken's 2004 state technology and science index.
Observing Urbanization from Space
New technology allows decisionmakers to simulate future impacts of today's land use decisions through satellite imaging.
The Mapmakers
Welcome to the home of Thomas Bros. Maps, where 'map geeks aren't made. They're born.'
A Great Hype: The Truth About Hydrogen
Hydrogen is no greener than the energy sources use to produce it.
3-D Models Allow Visitors to See the Future
Advanced technology creates real-to-life representations of architecture before groundbreaking even starts.
First Regional Telecommunications Plan?
Regional planners in southeastern Wisconsin are undertaking what may be the first regional technology planning effort in the nation.
European High Speed Rail Gets A Boost
High speed rail receives an important vote of confidence from Spain and France.
Rural Areas And The Internet
Internet penetration has grown in rural communities, but the gap between them and suburban and urban communities has remained constant over time.
E-Government & Planning Profiles: Public Participation Tools
Web-based tools to facilitate communication, data sharing, analysis, and public input in the planning process will be pervasive in planning within the next several years.
GIS in the Public Spotlight
An 'introduction' to GIS, including its debatable limitations and benefits, from garbage pick-up to homeland security.
The Next Silicon Valley?
Portland's Linux geeks are digging in for a battle against Seattle's Microsoft.
CNN Looks At Lack Of Highway Funding
CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight features a segment on the lack of attention given to highway funding in the U.S.
Citywide Fiber-optic Ring To Aid Economic Development
Provo, UT City Council approves $39.5 million to build citywide fiber-optic system.
Wetlands Spy Cam
Massachusetts uses digitized arial photos to police wetlands encroachment.
Hydrogen Highways
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to speed California drivers to a future in which hydrogen, instead of petroleum, will power their cars.
Wireless Street Lamps For Traffic Monitoring
A UK effort to provide wireless Internet access may end up being used to control traffic.
An Office Away From Home (But Not At The Office)
Telework centre offers best of the office and home while shortening commute times and feelings of isolation
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
