New York
Deconstructing The World Trade Center
An Atlantic Monthly writer was the only journalist to have unrestricted access to the clean-up effort, and details the story.
WTC Rebuilding May Expand To Adjacent Blocks
To replace the retail and commercial space lost in the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, planner are looking to adjacent blocks.
Billboards Vs. Local Redevelopment Plans
The City of New Rochelle has reached a compromise with billboard companies after being sued for banning them entirely within city limits.
Grid Magazine To Close
Grid Magazine, a reputable urban design, real estate and architecture magazine closes its doors.
Retail/Entertainment Destination For Buffalo, NY
Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium may become a regional retail and entertainment attraction.
The Fight For A Park In Brooklyn
A grass-roots group pushes hard and wins a 70-acre greenbelt in one of the nation's densest urban areas.
City Restores Olmsted's Legacy
A million-dollar project will restore Frederick Law Olmsted's parkway system in Buffalo, NY,
One Of America's Most Segregated Suburbs
A new study finds that racial segregation on Long Island, NY, with its 109 towns, villages, and cities, is beaten only by a few large, Midwestern cities.
New York Tomorrow
When the sun rises on New York City a decade from now, it could well be a very different place.
For New Yorkers, Rapid Transit Is A Relative Term
2000 Census data reveals that outer-borough New Yorkers exceed most of the country in commuting time. With the highest transit ridership in the country, is that a problem?
Rebuild It Big!
The World Trade Center is not a memory, but an aspiration.
Private Club Car Provides Respite From The Masses Of Transit
As NY area commuting patterns shift and trains are getting less comfortable, more eyebrows are raised over a pricey, members-only club car on Amtrak.
WTC Architectural Guideliness Force Mediocrity
An architectural critic charges that the design guidelines required for the WTC rebuilding will ensure mediocrity.
WTC Planning Consultant Questioned
The LMDC selects prominent architectural firm, Beyer Blinder Belle as the urban planning consultant, but questions are raised about the process.
'Atlantis' In New York
Almost a century ago, hundreds of houses in the Catskill mountains were submerged to create the Ashokan Reservoir. This spring's drought is slowly uncovering the past.
Urban Design Teams Interviewed For WTC Site
The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation is interviewing urban design teams for the urban planning study of downtown Manhattan.
Brooklyn Library Design Commission Goes To Mexican Architect
Brooklyn Public Library selects leading Mexican architect to design its Visual and Performing Arts Library.
Air Quality - Only As Bad As It's Always Been?
Air monitoring in Lower Manhattan leads to some reassurances and more questions.
Who Decides The Future Of Ground Zero?
Now that the site has been cleared, who will decide what will be built at Ground Zero?
A Taller Building Planned For 7 WTC
The new structure planned for 7 World Trade Center will be taller than the bulding that collapsed on 9-11.
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
