United States
Building On Contaminated Land
EPA and Oklahoma developed a land certification program that addresses reusing industrial land and its cleanup.
Wendell Cox Responds To PLANetizen Readers
Cox presents a response to readers' comments and arguments to his PLANetizen editorial, "Trouble in Smart Growth's Nirvana."
REIT Roll Is Still Going Strong
Mortgage real-estate investment trusts have been on a tear over the past two years, posting explosive double-digit returns. And the party isn't over just yet...
Eco-friendly Bus Shelters
Eco-friendly bus shelters in New Delhi use solar energy and come equipped with a rain water harvesting facility.
Revitalize Our Stations
Revitalizing train stations can spark a commercial and social revival in cities.
Sierra Club's Power Lunch: An End To Fossil Fuels?
Sierra Magazine's cover story features a "power lunch" with energy executives and environmentalists to address national energy policy.
Top Five States For Mobile Home Living
According to the 2000 Census, 8.7 million households live in mobile homes. South Carolina is the nation's mobile home capital.
The Social Goals Of New Urbanism
Emily Talen presents the results of an evaluation of the link between physical planning and New Urbanism's social goals.
WTC Site Offers A Lesson For City Planners
Though clearly a tragedy, the destruction of the Twin Towers offers a chance to fix one of city planning's blunders.
The Power Of Place
Have you ever fallen in love with a place but you weren't quite sure why?
6 WTC Plans Are Similar
The six redevelopment plans for the World Trade Center site share similarities but none include housing.
Liquid Architecture: A Building Made Of Water
The Blur Building in Switzerland, designed by MacArthur "Genius" award-winners, is built using water.
A New Low For Transit Ridership
In an editorial, Wendell Cox charges that transit ridership has set a new record -- an all time low.
Friday Funny: A Career In City Planning
A comic look at city planning from Foxtrot.
Urban Regeneration Series
The UK's most popular newspaper features a series of fascinating articles about urban regeneration with plenty of lessons for American cities.
Segway Sales Are Anemic
Sales of $8,500 Segway Human Transporter, have been very slow, but could skyrocket when the device becomes available to the general public next year.
Smart Growth Strategies And Housing Affordability
Smart growth strategies undermine President Bush's homeownership initiative.
Lower Quality Of Life For College Neighbors
Residents within one mile of college campuses report lower quality of life in a Harvard University study.
Do Traffic Calming Measures Work?
Opponents of traffic calming measure offer up a host of complaints. Many neighborhood residents have "buyer's remorse."
Etiquette For Boarding A Japanese Train
The differences between how rail commuters in Tokyo and Osaka board the train.
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
