United States

Many Schools Being Built Near Toxic Sites

As communities struggle to find new land for schools, many schools are being built near toxic waste sites.

January 24, 2002 - The Washington Post

Moscow Finds New Urbanism

Moscow proposes a new urbanist-sounding plan to create a tourist zone around the Kremlin.

January 23, 2002 - The Morning Call

Rem Koolhaas' Architecture Invades U.S.

Famous architect Rem Koolhaas is designing several major projects in the U.S.

January 23, 2002 - Newsweek

Gentrification In Brooklyn, As Viewed From The Projects

Police and residents struggle to bridge the gap between gentrification and poverty that runs along "Murder Ave." in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood.

January 22, 2002 - City Limits

Least And Most Resilient Cities

Joel Kotkin offers an analysis of which cities will be most damaged by the recession, and which cities will come through unscathed.

January 22, 2002 - REIS

Affordable Housing Trust Fund In So. CA

With 4,000 new housing units needed yearly to meet the demand, the $100 million trust fund is hailed for Los Angeles.

January 21, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

The Battle Over Bauhaus

Is urban planner Omar Akbar trying to poison the historical memory of the most important design movement of the 20th century?

January 21, 2002 - Indiana Daily Student

Lapp Named New N.Y. MTA Director

Katherine M. Lapp is appointed the new executive director of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

January 21, 2002 - Metro Magazine

Transit Roundabout Trend Is A Nightmare

Transportation planners across the U.S. are replacing stop signs with roundabouts designed to slow drivers. The impact is precisely the opposite.

January 19, 2002 - Wall St. Journal

Myths Of Urban Infill Housing

Many of the challenges that urban infill housing presents are myths

January 19, 2002 - Urban Land Magazine

Revolutionary Public Transit System To Be Launched

The Urban Light Transport system is a revolutionary idea in public transportation .

January 18, 2002 - BBC News

Dr. Gridlock: More Car-Free Communities

Readers share their experiences living in car-free communities.

January 18, 2002 - The Washington Post

The Century Of The Environment

Edward O. Wilson argues in his new book, The Future of Life, that we have entered the Century of the Environment.

January 18, 2002 - Scientific American

Smart Growth: Suburbia Revisited

Rail station areas in suburbia and the inner ring are attracting higher-density residential developments in small, citylike environments.

January 18, 2002 - Urban Land Magazine

Train Stations Transform Urban Design

New train stations across Europe and East Asia are transforming cities.

January 17, 2002 - The New York Times

Dr. Gridlock: In Search Of Car-Free Communities

Readers write about life in car-free communities.

January 17, 2002 - The Washington Post

Housing Crunch

The country is divided into housing haves and housing have-nots.

January 17, 2002 - Urban Land Magazine

The Rebirth Of Nuclear Plants

New advances in "pebble bed" reactors - being tested in South Africa -- may revive the use of nuclear power as a viable alternative.

January 17, 2002 - Technology Review

Why Bin Laden Chose WTC

Laurie Kerr suggests that Osama Bin Laden may have had a more personal and architectural reason for attacking the World Trade Center towers.

January 16, 2002 - Slate

Bush Administration Weakens Wetland Protection Rules

The Bush administration rolls back Clinton-era wetland protection regulations despite opposition from the EPA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

January 16, 2002 - The Washington Post

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.