New York
A Housing Project For The Birds
This post from Dwell's blog shows the floating housing project that has been constructed in New York to provide a habitat for the area's bird species.
Coney Island Amusement District May Be Preserved As Park
Plans call to remap Coney Island's amusement district as parkland, allowing further amusement and recreational development, but blocking proposed high-rise condo towers.
What To Do About New York's Congestion? Readers React
The New York Times recently asked its readers to offer their suggestions on improving the city's traffic congestion. This article reveals their ideas -- and puts them up to the scrutiny of two transportation experts.
Despite Congratulations, Completed Affordable Housing Falls Short Of Need
As public officials in New York tout their own work to build affordable housing, housing advocates are filing lawsuits against them arguing that they have fallen way short of the amount of units their cities need.
Be Small To Be Smart
Smart Growth projects are having trouble gathering support in Long Island, New York, mainly because of their large scales.
Friday Funny: New York Steak
This article from the meat-focused magazine Meatpaper discusses Manhattan and its similarities to a slab of meat, and looks at how Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs would have sliced their New York steaks.
Buffalo Chips
Over the past 75 years, Buffalo, New York, has gone on a long downward spiral of deterioration and depopulation. Instead of pumping money into this failing city, legislators should focus on helping its people, writes Edward L. Glaeser.
More Ways To Make The City Move
To supplement recently announced plans to install directional decals on the sidewalks outside of subways, The New York Times offers three ideas for improving mobility in the city.
Upstate New York Needs Regional Cooperation
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer has proposed that struggling communities in upstate New York form a regional cooperative to more effectively develop their economies.
In City Greening, Buildings Need Policy, Too
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's widely-touted plan for a greener city have left out the major energy consumer in Manhattan: the thousands of buildings not owned by the city.
Under the Boardwalk...Amazonian Deforestation?
The New York City Parks and Recreation Department is being criticized for continuing to use Amazonian Ipe wood for its park benches and boardwalks.
A Move To The Suspicious Suburbs
Moving from New York City to rural Westchester County, a writer meets an unfamiliar culture of xenophobia. Soon she finds herself increasingly suspicious of strangers, too.
Truly Off-Street Parking In New York's 'En Suite Sky Garage'
A planned 19-story residential building on Manhattan's west side features New York City's first personal "sky garages." A video animation shows how they work.
New York's Congestion Pricing Alternative
A group opposed to plans to create a congestion pricing system in New York have released a report outlining measures that could be taken to achieve the same level of traffic reduction without a congestion charge.
Hudson Yards Development Will Bring Big Things To New York
As design proposals come in for the Hudson Yards development site in Manhattan, Peter Slatin writes that this project more than any other has the potential to bolster the economic power of New York City in a huge way.
New York To Build Affordable Housing For Educators
The development of more than 200 units of affordable housing intended for teachers and public school officials has been announced in the South Bronx.
Is Community-Based Planning On The Rise In Manhattan?
Opposition to Columbia University's 17-acre expansion plan reveals the good and bad about the city's community planning movement.
Staten Island Sees Flood Of Hipsters
As more of the "creative class" moves to Staten Island, the area enjoys a boost in hipness.
New York's Bike Measures Earn Award
New York City has been honored by the League of American Bicyclists for its citywide improvements in bike lanes, parking, and safety.
New York Suburbs Lure TOD For Revitalization
Officials in suburban New York towns are putting more effort into luring developers to build housing near their transit stations -- a revitalization method that has shown success around the country.
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
