Wisconsin
Milwaukee's Architecture And Aesthetics
Whitney Gould, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel urban spaces columnist, answers questions from readers.
Urbanism In A Big Box
Madison's Urban Design Commission makes a surprising recommendation.
Suburbs Suffer Greater Manufacturing Job Loss Than City
Experts in Wisconsin try to account for why the greatest number of manufacturing job lost in the metropolitan Milwaukee area were in the suburbs.
Many Definitions Of Sprawl
A selection of opinions about urban sprawl.
Parking Lot Design That Is Kind To Pedestrians
All too often parking is treated as a leftover -- essential, but not worthy of good design. A little thought can make a huge difference, writes columnist Whitney Gould.
Riding Around Town In A Greasemobile
Rising gas prices got you down? Cheap fuel for your car may be as close as the deep fryer at your local diner.
Freeway Razing Sets Stage For Development
The Milwaukee Common Council approved a plan on June 15 for redeveloping a mile-long corridor on an edge of downtown where the blighting influence of the Park East Freeway has been eliminated.
What Goes In An Empty Big Box?
Vacant big box superstores can be hard to reuse, but some communities are adapting them creatively
Brewtown Is Brimming With Bridges
By the end of 2005, Milwaukee will boast eight design-savvy new bridges.
Inclusionary Zoning Comes To Madison
New housing projects in Wisconsin's capital must include affordable units.
Revitalizing A Blighted Industrial Area
Emphasizing jobs and the environment a plan aims to revitalize Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley.
Who Should Be On Planning Commissions?
What happens when a Plan Commission has no architect, landscape architect, planner or developer from the private sector?
Demanding More Of Gas Station Design
A nondescript gas station in suburban Mequon serves as a positive example of what can happen when the city demands more creativity from developers.
Big Benefits to Designing Small Spaces
Whitney Gould of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel considers the value and opportunities for the renewal of marginal, residual spaces.
All Cooped Up
Zoning changes welcome domestic chickens in single family neighborhoods.
Amish Squeezed Out By Suburbia
A sign of tensions between urban and rural landscapes, Amish families are moving away from their traditional settlements.
An Interview With Alexander Garvin
Architect, planner, developer and author Alexander Garvin answers questions about the WTC and the field of planning.
Transforming Vacant Lots into Public Parks
Milwaukee neighborhoods are assessing 'green infrastructure' as method for economic development.
Planners Influence Telecommunications
A regional planning agency expands its authority to telecommunications.
Downtown: A Place To Live, Work, Play
Signs are pointing to Milwaukee's downtown resurgence.
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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