Technology
Foundation Seeks Cities To Test Planning Software
The Orton Foundation is inviting cities to participate in a beta test of a software package for community planning.
Traffic Control Grant For State
Michigan to get a $7 million state grant to link high-tech traffic information.
Virginia's E-Communities
Several new technologies initiatives are blooming in Virginia.
Competition Key To Open Access
Open access has become an important issue for many cities. This editorial lays out the arguments.
Houston's Innovative GIS Effort
A comprehensive base-mapping project in Houston has grown from modest beginnings to a huge success.
LA Regional Technology Scorecard
LA's regional technology alliance updates its ranking of Southern California's technology environment.
Does Smart Growth Fit Digital Places?
Today's digital environments are fast, urban, tribal, universal, radical and ethical. And smart growth fits into this model.
LA Passes Open-Access Resolution
Los Angeles has passed a resolution calling for open access to broadband cable Internet access.
HUD Upgrades E-Maps
HUD has launched an upgraded version of HUD E-Maps, a website providing environmental mapping.
Technology Gains A Foothold In Development
The construction industry has been slow to embrace technology. Now architects, urban designers and developers are making the transition in leaps and bounds.
Virginia Launches Online Site Scan
VirginiaScan allows users to search an online database of the state's available sites and buildings.
HUD Announces Public Access To Early Warning System
HUD's Neighborhood Watch/Early Warning system has been made available to the public.
Improving Urban Policy Decision Making
HUD convened an international panel of urban planning experts who will collaborate on a research project using state-of-the art analytical tools to improve urban decision making throughout the world.
Building A Wired Infrastructure
Wireless technologies may solve the problem for fast Internet access for most of the country.
Live From COMDEX: A Metropolitan Network
EDS has created the first and largest temporary Metropolitan Area Network for the massive COMDEX technology conference in Las Vegas.
Why Sand Deserts Africa
Researchers find Saharan dust from Africa in the Amazon Basin in South America.
Facing The Real Estate Technology Challenge
E-business is increasing both opportunities and challenges within particular segments of the real estate industry.
The CRE Rates E-Commerce's Effect on the Industry
The Counselors of Real Estate Members examine and rate the impact e-commerce has on various real estate sectors.
Government-To-Business Web Sites
As governments move online, real estate companies and other businesses could benefit from more efficient, lower-cost services.
Virtual Tours
Virtual tours do more than just show a customer pictures of a prospective real estate property, it lets the customer "fly" through 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
