United States

The Coming Showdown Over Ground Zero

The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation's biggest challenge will be building consensus.

May 24, 2002 - Time

Rebuilding the Afghan Buddha Statues

With the help of advanced 3-D computer modeling techniques, researchers at a Swiss university have created digitized reconstruction images of the ancient statues destroyed in Afghanistan.

May 24, 2002 - Wired

Struggling Strip Malls Invite Non-Retail Tenants

High vacancy rates in strip shopping centers are driving mall owners to welcome tenants other than the retail stores.

May 24, 2002 - The New York Times

St. Paul's $1 Billion Housing Plan Approved

The St. Paul City Council approves the Mayor's plans for the creation of a creation of a $1 billion housing fund.

May 24, 2002 - Pioneer Planet

Casino Boom In The Midwest

Midwest cities are relying on casinos as a reliable generator of economic activity.

May 23, 2002 - The New York Times

The Future Of Mixed Use Town Centers

Developers met recently in Las Vegas to learn from several successful mixed use projects.

May 23, 2002 - The Orlando Sentinel

Apartment REIT Grief

Due to multifamily's short-term lease structures, it is the REIT most sensitive to shifts in the economic climate.

May 23, 2002 - REIS

Campuses Find Sustainability

University campuses have become a perfect place to experiment with sustainable and 'green' design.

May 22, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Untaming The Missouri River

Army Corps hears requests to fluctuate river flow to improve wildlife and recreation.

May 22, 2002 - Earth Times

Smart Growth Without New Urbanism: Recipe For Disaster?

A columnist profiles how smart growth can go horribly wrong.

May 22, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Nationwide Housing Crisis Getting Worse

Rising home prises are pushing more people into the already tight rental market.

May 21, 2002 - USA Today

Vertical Urbanism

Mixed-use residential projects are experiencing success in America's downtowns.

May 20, 2002 - Urban Land Magazine

From NIMBY To YIMBY

Are planners unfairly labeling all community opponents to their smart growth proposals NIMBYs?

May 20, 2002 - Planetizen

Census 2000: Cities Rebound -- Somewhat

Results from the 2000 Census showed that many cities long left for dead actually registered population gains in the 1990s.

May 20, 2002 - The American Enterprise

Macao: The Next Las Vegas -- Only Bigger

Macao is beginning development to become the East Asian equivalent of Las Vegas or Atlantic City.

May 19, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Magic Of New Urban Ballparks Fading Faster

Baseball fans who thronged new stadiums in the 1990s regardless of thequality of the teams are proving more discriminating in the 2000s, accordingto The New York Times. If you build it, they will come, says the article - but only for a while.

May 18, 2002 - The New York Times

Private-sector Innovation On Tap

Practical advice on how local governments can tap private-sector innovation to provide safe and affordable drinking water.

May 18, 2002 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Can Quality Of Life Be Measured?

Carol Coletta's Smart City radio show interviews two experts on how the quality of life can be measured.

May 17, 2002 - Smart City

Introduction To Watershed Assessment

Site-specific evaluation is important before watershed restoration efforts begin.

May 17, 2002 - Stormwater

Most Valuable Coral Reef In The World

Researchers are staggered by the amount of life supported by a cluster of reefs in a remote archipelago off Indonesia.

May 17, 2002 - BBC News

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.