United States

Debate Rages Over America's Largest Mall

Readers debate a recent Atlantic Monthly article on The Mall of America. Is the scale of development troubling?

July 11, 2002 - The Atlantic Monthly

Clean Coal And A Hydrogen Future

Can "clean coal" slow down global climate change? The Economist review the latest technologies.

July 11, 2002 - The Economist

The World's Largest Man-made Island

A consortium in Kuwaiti is planning to construct two distinct palm-shaped islands with residential, commercial and tourism elements.

July 11, 2002 - Mena Report

Amtrak To Lose $1 Billion...Again

For the second year, Amtrak is expected to report an annual loss of $1 billion.

July 11, 2002 - The Washington Post

Sustainable Growth And The Environment

How sustainable development and the environment can co-exist.

July 11, 2002 - The Economist

Census Factoids: 2001 Statistical Abstract

Every day, the U.S. Census Bureau offers a factoid culled from the Statistical Abstract of the United States.

July 10, 2002 - U.S. Census Bureau

Web Site Gives Easy Access To Land Data

New BLM Web site offers legal and GPS information about land, a valuable tool for GIS projects.

July 10, 2002 - GeoPlace

Strip Center Investing: A Bear Market For Dummies

The shopping center sector is entering its third phase of consolidation, with investors gunning for strip centers and B-C malls.

July 10, 2002 - REIS

GAO: ANWR Cleanup Costs Not Counted

A report by the General Accounting Office says oil firms haven't earmarked as much a $6 billion in future cleanup costs as a result of drilling near the drilling in the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Refuge park.

July 9, 2002 - The Kansas City Star

Greener Growth With Cleaner Coal

Growth without harming the environment is possible.

July 9, 2002 - The Economist

Demographic Change In Medium-Sized Cities

This survey looks at 2000 Census data for 100 medium-sized U.S. cities and reveals that they experienced demographic changes similar to their big city peers.

July 9, 2002 - The Brookings Institution

A Tale Of Two Cities

Who sprawls the most? It depends on whose definition you use.

July 8, 2002 - Planetizen

For Whom The Road Tolls

While "free" ways may be endangered, not all road pricing schemes are equal.

July 8, 2002 - Innovation Briefs

Gridlock On The 'Reverse Commute'

With more jobs moving to the suburbs traffic congestion on the reverse commute is getting worse.

July 7, 2002 - The Washington Post

What Defines 'Wise Use' Of Public Land?

How do we balance economic values and environmental sensisbilities for public lands?

July 7, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Coping With Gridlock

One third of the average city's land is devoted to serving the car. Is there a way out?

July 7, 2002 - E-The Environmental Magazine

How Will Technology Affect Cities?

Are the Network and its attendant gadgets driving us apart or bringing us together? Smart City Radio investigates.

July 7, 2002 - Smart City

A Breakthrough In Solar Energy?

Scientists are developing inexpensive organic solar cells that could be sprayed on roofs.

July 6, 2002 - The Economist

Planning Theory: Issue 2

The second issue of a journal on Planning Theory is released by Sage Publications.

July 6, 2002 - Sage Publications

Escaping Gridlock

In the new millennium, when the futurists said we'd all be wafting to work in sky cars, we're decidedly earthbound.

July 5, 2002 - Environmental News Network

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.