United States
Accelerated Environmental Review For Infrastructure Projects
U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced an initial list of seven transportation construction projects around the country that will receive accelerated environmental review under President Bush's executive order.
Smart Growth: The Future Of The American Metropolis?
Bruce Katz identifies the key challenges the smart-growth movement needs to address if it is going to succeed.
How Large Can A City Get And Survive?
The Globe and Mail compares Los Angeles and Toronto and asks how large a city can get before it starts to fall apart. Does LA's secession foreshadow things to come?
LA Secession Battle Enters Final Hours
Secession efforts in the nation's second-largest city appear doomed to failure.
Unplanned Telecom Corridor Markets
Allowing deregulated telecommunications companies the power of eminent domain to build-out the "Information Superhighway" abrogates the Constitutional contract of just compensation.
The Smart Growth Debate: A Prisoner's Dilemma
Who wins and who loses after selfish development decisions are tallied?
SUVs: The Deadly Cost Of A Mass Fantasy
According to this New York Times book review, Keith Bradsher's book, "High and Mighty: SUV - The World's Most Dangerous Vehicles and How They Got That Way" is sobering, infuriating and necessary.
The European Rail Revolution Is Underway
Over the next eight years, EU member governments will double the amount of rail linking EU countries and introduce higher-speed trains traveling up to 217 miles per hour.
Market-Oriented Land-Use Planning
Hans Lind, writing in the academic journal, Planning & Markets, identifies the five specific types of market-oriented planning.
CarFree Times
The November 2002 issue of Carfree Times is now available.
Why Do 13 States Block ERealty?
Old-line businesses have regulations that protect their turf.
Monorails Have Arrived
The futuristic Jetsons-era technology of monorail systems isn't just for Disney nostalgia or Simpsons' parodies. Monorails are actually viable urban transit alternatives to light rail and subways.
Local Regulations And Housing Affordability
Anthony Downs speaks at MIT on the impact of government regulations on affordable housing.
GIS Fights Corruption
In a country plagued by severe corruption, satellite mapping and a national computerized database are helping fight corruption.
Exploding The Myth About SUVs
SUVs don't just guzzle gas and pollute. They are also dangerous to drive. The author of "High and Mighty" explodes the myth that SUVs are safer.
The New Alt-architects
Teams compete to build the ultimate solar-powered home of the future.
The Three Types Of New Urbanism
Douglas Kelbaugh discusses the three schools of urbanism: New Urbanism, Everyday Urbanism and Post Urbanism.
Are Architects To Blame For Society's Ills?
In advance of the UK Urban Summit BBC News looks at key areas that have been identified where good design can contribute to the improvement of society as a whole.
Massive Highway Expansion In China
China's high speed road network will grow to 22000 miles by 2010.
World's Mountain Regions Threatened
The world's mountains are submitting to threats from agriculture, building, war and climate change.
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
