New York
New York's Last Flash Mob
The person who launched New York's "flash mob" craze, calls for one final mob event which does not unfold as planned.
Study Highlights Racial Differences In Rent
Study suggest that white New Yorkers pay more rent that non-whites because they are "finicky."
Air At Ground Zero Called 'Brutal'
In the two years since the attack, thousands of New Yorkers have contacted the World Trade Center health registry, reporting cases of persistent coughs, wheezing, shortness of breath and sinus inflammation.
Who Is Really Designing The WTC Site?
Did you think that Libeskind won the competition to the design the new WTC site? You were wrong.
WTC Dream Becoming an Implementation Nightmare
Why the redevelopment of Ground Zero could be 'the most complicated, contentious and warily watched real estate venture ever undertaken.'
Manhattan's New Way Of Thinking
Two years after 9/11, it's lost jobs, lost bustle, gained humanity -- a city fazed, but moving on.
Kunstler On New WTC Designs
Jim Kunstler offers his perspective on the new design for the World Trade Center site in light of PBS's recent documentary on the widely-reviled WTC buildings.
To Preserve Or To Demolish, That Is The Question
Should a cash-strapped city pour money into preservering a national landmark?
A Sustainable Vision For Ground Zero
A non-profit organization promotes sustainable development in Lower Manhattan.
East Hampton Candidates Oppose 'Smart Growth'
Do smart growth and preservation go hand-in-hand? Are environmental and social goals directly pitted against one another?
Changing Urban Heirarchy Could Spark A New Era Of Urban Development
Joel Kotkin says the nation's biggest cities are weakening while smaller urban centers are gaining power. This dramatic shift will launch a new era of urban development.
WTC: What Footprint At What Price?
As the second anniversary of 9/11 attacks approaches, civility in the debate about the WTC footprint and an appropriate memorial is disappearing.
Bush Trashes The EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is working overtime to scuttle the Clean Air Act -- in effect, trashing the environment.
Upstate New York's Population Stagnates
The first of a series of reports analyzing population and migration data for the Upstate New York region probes the implications of the area's stagnant growth.
How East New York Became A Ghetto
The Village Voice reviews a book by a longtime city planner who writes on the decline and possible resurgence of east New York.
Friday Funny: Paul Newman To Sue HUD
An Op-Ed by Paul Newman
Hudson Valley As The Next SoHo?
A new exhibit showcases emerging talents from the fast-reviving Hudson Valley in New York.
'Nobody Walks In L.A.' And Nobody Drives In N.Y.C.
Why New Yorkers don't drive.
First Segway Theft Arrest
A New York City student may be the first person to be arrested for the theft of a Segway.
Revisiting Love Canal
A neighborhood facing contamination-related health problems brings dejavu to Love Canal and the creation of the Federal Superfund law, and asks how far we have come in addressing environmental justice.
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
