Technology
Introducing The NEV: Neighborhood Electronic Vehicles
Several small automakers are introducing affordable and electric mini-cars targeted squarely at the urban market.
New Customized Electronic Billboards
Like a page from a science fiction novel, new billboards are coming to Northern California that personalize freeway ads based on the wealth of the drivers.
New Segway Owners Report Experiences
Customers report a strange problem with the consumer version of Segway Human Transporter, the much-hyped self-balancing electronic scooter.
Blogging Against Logging From A Treetop
A group of self-described "geeks" provide wireless Internet access to tree-sitters perched on treetops as part of a project that combines open source software, recyled technology, and environmental activism.
GPS Quake Early Warning System In Los Angeles
An earthquake early warning system using 250 Global Positioning System stations has in installed in Los Angeles.
Inflatable Buildings
Axel Thallemer, head of corporate design at Festo, sees membranes and air as the sixth construction material.
Local Speed Bumps Could Rattle Segway's Ride
Is the Segway Human Transporter an urban transportation panacea ormobility-oriented snake oil?
E-Government And Planning: Discover Sioux City
Sioux City has created a solid example of how the best of site selection, demographics, and planning information, can be combined in one easy-to-use interface.
Cities Embrace The Segway -- Except One
Although 32 states have passed laws to make Segways legal on streets and sidewalks, San Francisco is considering banning the devices.
The Wireless City: Vibrant Urban Places
At Kevin Lynch's "nodes" -- parks, airports, and public gathering spaces -- wireless technology and grassroots efforts are helping create vibrant urban spaces.
A Sign Of The Times
A $20 million Reuters sign in New York City's Times Square, brings groundbreaking digital interactivity to public spaces.
How To Defend Your Urban Perimeter: The Atomic Wall
A fascinating Wired Magazine article reviews the concept of building "atomic walls" around the nation's most important urban areas.
Desktop Environmentalist's Eye In The Sky
A digital camera, a helicopter, and the Internet combine to create an unprecendented snapshot of California's coastline.
Ambitious Air Photo Project Fights Development
An unprecendented project to photograph the entire California coastline and make it available on the Web is aimed at helping efforts to fight coastal threats like seawalls and development.
Unplanned Telecom Corridor Markets
Allowing deregulated telecommunications companies the power of eminent domain to build-out the "Information Superhighway" abrogates the Constitutional contract of just compensation.
GIS Fights Corruption
In a country plagued by severe corruption, satellite mapping and a national computerized database are helping fight corruption.
EGov Alliance Offers Regional On-line Permitting Service
The new web service offers citizens and contractors the ability to apply for and recieve multiple over-the-counter permits from multiple jurisdictions in a single transaction.
E-Government And Planning
The APA website introduces a new monthly column exploring e-government solutions to urban planning and development challenges.
O'Hare Airport Expansion Likely
The Illinois State Supreme Court ruled that the city only needs approval from the state transportation department for any expansion plans.
The Technology Behind Boston's Big Dig
The massive "Big Dig" project in Boston is dependent on computers and software.
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
