New York
Penn Update
A powerhouse team will turn the country's biggest post office into itsbusiest train station.
Destiny USA: A Real Green Mega-Mall
The ambitious renewable energy goals of the $20 billion mega-mall are real, says Joel Makower.
Brooklyn Rail Yard Fight
Peter Slatin interviews a reclusive developer who's competing towin a major Brooklyn development site.
A Mall To 'Change The World'
Part Las Vegas, part Disney World, it is planned to be the world's largest man-made structure -- and also the most environmentally friendly. [Link Corrected]
Instant Skyline For Brooklyn
Frank Gehry-designed project will add 17 skyscrapers creating a dense urban skyline in Brooklyn, NY.
Lost Parks Of New York City
Critics say New York City Parks Department ignoring certain city parks --most in poor neighborhoods.
New Design For Freedom Tower Surrenders Aesthetics For Safety
The newly proposed design would forego windows or shops at eye-level -- a basic tenant of urban building.
Pedicabs As Urban Transportation
Pedicabs -- affordable, human-powered, pollution-free, urban transportation -- are making a comeback in U.S. cities.
New Security Measures Approved For Freedom Tower
Officials finally all agree that the new design will be less vulnerable to a truck bomb blast.
New York's East River Waterfront To Get Facelift
The $150 million project will keep the same sense of history of the docks, while updating for the future.
Complete Security From Terrorist Attacks Not Realistic
While plans to rebuild at Ground Zero go through yet another revision of security measures, one commentator asks when is enough too much?
Yankees To Get A New Stadium
Plans were unveiled to build a replica of the old Yankees Stadium across the street from its current location.
Queens -- NYC's Fall-Back Borough
Once again, Queens is preparing to bail out its other, more glamorous boroughs, this time by offering itself for a new stadium in time for the 2012 Olympic bid.
Mets Set On Jets Nyet
New York City's Olympic dreamers get themselves a new stadium site, just a subway ride away from the old one.
Failure To Build NY Stadium Reflects Disturbing Post 9/11 Trend
The vote to axe plans for a West Side stadium only the latest indication that New Yorkers may be facing a 'culture of inertia'.
No New Stadium For New York
Lower Manhattan's bid for a new stadium suffers a fatal blow.
Push For University Employees To Become Home Owners
Albany institutions of higher education contribute funds to lure workers to buy homes in near-campus neighborhoods.
WTC a 'Planning Catastrophe'?
The controversy over what to build at ground zero has been complicated, but is also "very New York". The real catastrophe would be to let the crater sit empty any longer than it must.
Recycling Technology
A proposed bill in NYC would force electronics companies to take back outdated equipment.
Greenwich Village Gentrifies
A park redesign symbolizes Greenwhich Village's bohemian past and gentrified future.
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
