New York
Two New York Railroads May Merge
What does the merger of Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad mean for commuters?
Impact of 9/11 On Air Pollution
Using satellite photos taken on Sept. 11th, 2001, reasearch attempts to track the spread of the plume of pollutants after the attacks and its impact on health of New Yorkers.
Buffalo Launches New Corporation To Develop Downtown Housing
Mayor Masiello takes a major step forward in the effort to revitalize the downtown Buffalo neighborhood.
African-American Churches Tackle Urban Decay
African-American churches in Buffalo are tackling urban decay with economic development and social and human service initiatives.
Planners See Progress In Downtown Buffalo Revival
Progress has been made toward a downtown revival, but can the city sustain the momentum?
Meaning And Nothingness At Ground Zero
Is the question of what to do with Ground Zero in New York actually an issue of materialism versus spirituality?
New York, Observed
Sam Hall Kaplan of KCRW discusses the New York rebuidling process on City Observed.
Developers Offered Incentives For Downtown Housing
To help spur residential mixed-use development in downtown Buffalo, the city will offer incentives will be granted to those projects which renovate former warehouses, factories, and old buildings into mixed-use residential uses.
Terrorism And Infrastructure Planning
Terrorism is a permanent condition that should be factored into the design of the nation's infrastructure.
The Ugliest Building In New York
The new New York Westin designed by Miami-based firm Arquitectonica goes beyond the bounds of taste.
Express Streets In Midtown Manhattan
Michael Bloomberg has been working hard to do alleviate congestion in Manhattan. The latest effort is to ban turns from 10 Midtown streets, creating 'express' streets.
Something Vs. Nothing
A debate over redevelopment at Ground Zero focuses on memory, mourning, monuments, and the role of architecture.
Rebuilding Lower Manhattan: Residents Oppose Tunnel
Residents of Battery Park oppose a West Street tunnel fearing that it will isolate the neighborhood.
Six Design Teams For WTC Site Selected
The six teams selected to design the redevelopment at the site of the World Trade Center include firms from Berlin, London, Amsterdam and Tokyo. Richard Meier, Peter Eisenman, SOM, Santiago Calatrava, and others are on the list.
Seven Visionary Plans For Ground Zero
New York Metro presents seven architectural visionaries, and their plans for Ground Zero.
U.N. Building To Be Renovated
The United Nations may temporarily move its office while its signature Secretariat building -- designed by a team of international architects including Le Corbusier -- is renovated.
Harlem's Gold Rush: An Urban Planner's Dream?
Harlem's long-term gentrification is an urban planner's dream, but a residents are fighting back.
Panel To Pick From 300 Downtown Rebuilding Concepts
A panel of six will review applications for rebuilding Lower Manhattan received from 300 architecture and planning firms from all continents except Antarctica.
WTC Redevelopment Efforts Show How Little Has Changed
The proposed plans for the redevelopment of Ground Zero demonstrate how little has changed in the last year, writes Martin Filler.
A Sonic Memorial
NPR presents oral histories of the World Trade Center and its neighborhood.
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
