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?
Do Americans Choose Cars Or The Environment?
The American love affair with the automobile is far from over, writes Thomas Bray.
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.
The Cost Of North America's Success
U.S. and Canada have had success at improving local environments -- but at what cost?
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.
Do Architecture Competitions Work?
Witold Rybczynski writes in The Atlantic Monthly that public architecture competitions don't always produce the best buildings.
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.
Re-engineering A Cultural Icon
Redesigned to be environmetally friendly, the new Vespa is also more powerful.
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.
The Earthship Has Landed
The U.K. is the first country in Europe to grant full planning approval for Earthship dwellings.
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.
Submit Your WTC Design
It's official: Ground Zero design study underway, and architects and planners around the world are (finally) invited.
Manufactured Homes Gaining Mainstream Acceptance?
Manufactured homes have generally had the allure of affordability. Now, as the aesthetic appeal improves, will public acceptance follow?
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.
Digitizing Sanborn Maps For Research
D-Lib Magazine documents attempts to digitize Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps™ for research by planner, demographers and others.
How To Manage Sprawl
This article discusses the current trend of increasing urban populations and how to resolve the issues they create.
Debunking The Claims Of Transit Critics
Sam Zimmerman argues transit opponents have been using "irrelevant or half-true claims."
Suburban Assault Vehicle
These converted SUVs feature 50-caliber machine guns or a 40mm grenade launcher and armor plating.
GIS Becomes Mainstream
In the last three years, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become a mainstream technology in the enterprise, says CIO Magazine.
Architecture And Politics
Architecture is inseparable from politics.
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
