Technology
How The Internet Impacts Home Sales
The Internet is changing the way homes are bought and sold.
Lower Manhattan Deploys Public Wireless Networks
Lower Manhattan's business improvement district has announced plans to build a wireless network which will provide information about local businesses and free Internet access within a 5-minute walk of any downtown location.
Examining Urban Growth From Space
NASA presents compelling images and movies from space showing the impacts of growth and sprawl.
Technology And The Changing Face Of Cities
Digital media festival explores the role of technology in creating the cities of the future.
Subterranean Sprawl: Cities Expand Underground
Breakthrough technologies used in projects such as Boston's Big Dig will help cities expand underground. Montreal, Toronto, and Kansas City have already started.
Boston's Indicators Project Is A Breakthrough
Neal Peirce reviews Boston's Indicators Project which provides high quality data and information about Boston.
Civilian GPS Accuracy Could Be Degraded
The accuracy of the Global Positioning System for civilian uses may be intentionally degraded during wartime.
Can Surveillance Cameras Deter Crime?
Crime-ridden cities are installing surveillance cameras to prevent crime.
E-Government And Planning: ENotify
In our rush to adopt the newest technologies we overlook the impact that everyday technologies — like e-mail — can have on government's ability to engage citizens.
What The IT Revolution Means For Regional Economic Development
Metropolitan areas that understand the changing nature of business--and respond nimbly to its demands--will create the best environments for firm and economic growth.
Living Without Oil
As war looms, the search for new energy alternatives is all the more urgent.
Behind MapQuest
Wired Magazine interviews Dave Schafer, general manager of MapQuest.
Virtual Reality In 60 BC
Oliver Grau's new book claims virtual reality isn't new.
Large Grant To UN For GIS Development In World's Poorest Cities
ESRI's $15 million grant will provide geographic information systems software to urban planners, and train them in its use.
E-Government And Planning Profiles
From time to time, a new technology emerges that truly empowers citizens. In the case of urban planning, it is a new tool called Neighborhood Knowledge California (NKCA).
Walk Through Ancient Rome
UCLA creates a 3-D virtual model of ancient Rome.
L.A.'s First Segway Rider
Bruce Weinberg, a Los Angeles resident, was one of 30 residents nationwide to receive a pre-release Segway.
Online Cities -- For Gaming
The latest online technology games are attempting to create multi-player online cities.
The Digital Statue Of Liberty
A digital model of the Statue of Liberty being developed by architecture experts for the National Park Service could be used to rebuild the world-famous landmark if it is damaged or destroyed in a terrorist attack.
Las Vegas: A Surprising Leader In Public Transit
Las Vegas will soon launch the nation's first monorail built as a public transit project and funded by private industry.
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
