United States

When Public Subsidies Aren't Enough

What to do when public subsidies for convention centers and the towering hotels adjacent to them aren't enough?

August 21, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

Do Americans Choose Cars Or The Environment?

The American love affair with the automobile is far from over, writes Thomas Bray.

August 20, 2002 - Wall St. Journal

Phoenix Seeks Community Input To Develop Proposed Stadium Site

The City of Phoenix hopes to create a culturally mixed, active urban environment from oft vacant, but historic neighborhoods in onetime proposed stadium site.

August 20, 2002 - The Arizona Republic

The Cost Of North America's Success

U.S. and Canada have had success at improving local environments -- but at what cost?

August 19, 2002 - Environmental News Service

Security Concerns Push Firms To Suburbs

This is the last in a series of occasional articles on security, buildings, and cities after 9/11 by Boston Globe urban planning writer Anthony Flint.

August 19, 2002 - The Boston Globe

Do Architecture Competitions Work?

Witold Rybczynski writes in The Atlantic Monthly that public architecture competitions don't always produce the best buildings.

August 19, 2002 - The Atlantic Monthly

New Skyscraper Limits Could Curb Futuristic Skyline

Shanghai, the city with one of the world's most futuristic skylines, is considering limits on new skyscrapers.

August 18, 2002 - The Straits Times

Re-engineering A Cultural Icon

Redesigned to be environmetally friendly, the new Vespa is also more powerful.

August 18, 2002 - Wired

Clash Over Demand For Power

Despite opposition by lawmakers and environmental groups, power officials asked federal regulators to activate a new transmission line running under Long Island Sound.

August 18, 2002 - The New York Times

The Earthship Has Landed

The U.K. is the first country in Europe to grant full planning approval for Earthship dwellings.

August 17, 2002 - Wired

Friday Funny: Stoner Architect Drafts All-Foyer Mansion

The stunning design for an all-foyer mansion attracts national attention, but the work of stoner architects is tragically underfunded.

August 16, 2002 - The Onion

Submit Your WTC Design

It's official: Ground Zero design study underway, and architects and planners around the world are (finally) invited.

August 16, 2002 - ArchNewsNow.com

Manufactured Homes Gaining Mainstream Acceptance?

Manufactured homes have generally had the allure of affordability. Now, as the aesthetic appeal improves, will public acceptance follow?

August 16, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

2 Million Petition For Sustainable Energy

Technologies such as solar home systems, micro hydroelectricity generators, small wind turbines, wave energy and biogas are viable energy alternatives.

August 16, 2002 - Wired

Digitizing Sanborn Maps For Research

D-Lib Magazine documents attempts to digitize Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps™ for research by planner, demographers and others.

August 15, 2002 - The Congress for the New Urbanism

How To Manage Sprawl

This article discusses the current trend of increasing urban populations and how to resolve the issues they create.

August 15, 2002 - International Herald Tribune

Debunking The Claims Of Transit Critics

Sam Zimmerman argues transit opponents have been using "irrelevant or half-true claims."

August 15, 2002 - Mass Transit

Suburban Assault Vehicle

These converted SUVs feature 50-caliber machine guns or a 40mm grenade launcher and armor plating.

August 15, 2002 - CNN

GIS Becomes Mainstream

In the last three years, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become a mainstream technology in the enterprise, says CIO Magazine.

August 15, 2002 - CIO

Architecture And Politics

Architecture is inseparable from politics.

August 15, 2002 - The New York Times

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.