New York
The Nation's Biggest Urban Design Meeting
The six WTC designs encourage over 5,000 people to debate urban design -- and what makes a design inspiring.
Thousands Scorn WTC Proposals
New Yorkers, architects, conservatives, and liberals criticize the plans for rebuilding at the site of the World Trade Center.
Up In Harlem
The future looks golden for New York City’s famous quarter, but what role will the past play?
Where's The Imagination For Ground Zero?
The six proposed WTC design lack an understanding of the site's importance. A Flash gallery allows comparisons of the designs.
Readers Respond To WTC Plans
New York Times readers respond to the recently released plans for the World Trade Center site.
WTC Plans Are Underwhelming
The designs make clear that the 'money men'-- and not the designers -- are in charge.
Six New Plans, Same Old Stuff?
There are six differing plans for the WTC site. Are they really that different?
Hot Zones: Buffalo's Booming Housing Market
Houses in Buffalo's middle-class neighborhoods are selling fast.
New York Times Slams WTC Proposals
In an editorial, the New York Times calls the proposals for the WTC site "dreary" and "leaden", falling far short of what New York deserves.
In Pictures: Ground Zero Plans
The six plans for the World Trade Center site are published including models, site plans, skyline elevations, animations.
New Plans For Trade Center Site Unveiled
Design concepts and requirements have mixed reception, but most agree that this is the first step to rebuilding while still remembering.
NYC Pedestrian Bridge Allows Safe Access
Lower Manhattan bridge addresses foot traffic, plantlife and public safety for area residents and Financial Center commuters.
Social Capital And Crime In New York City
This article presents evidence that components of social capital can play a positive role in crime prevention in low-income housing.
Largest 'Green' Development In U.S.
Harlmen will be home to a groundbreaking, energy-efficient, affordable multifamily housing condominium using "smart" technologies.
Revitalization And They Don't Even Know It
Commercial project in the 'gateway' to the upscale Hamptons gets new urban features through half dozen hearings and 12 site plan revisions.
After Ikea: Neighborhood's Future Uncertain
After pressuring Ikea to abandon plans for a superstore, a neighborhood's future is still uncertain.
A Severe National Housing Crisis
New York Times advocates for more government involvement in solving a housing crisis "nearly as severe as the one that spurred Congress to act just after World War II."
Riverdale's Subdivision Moratorium
A subdivision moratorium in Riverhead, NY is a good idea only if the city hires more planners and improves planning.
New York Governor Limits Ground Zero Options
Gov. Pataki's statement, "We will never build where the towers stood," limits rebuilding options at the site of the World Trade Center.
WTC Footprints To Be Memorialized
In October, 2001 several prominent planners suggested that the footprints of the Twin Towers be preserved. The rest of the nation is catching up.
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
