United States
Federal Agencies Ignoring Rural Areas
Federal agencies are ignoring the Rural Development Act that requires them to consider real estate in rural areas.
Rethinking Sprawl
The Electronic Policy Network rounds up the best recent developments in the sprawl debate, with links to the latest research and reports.
Supercenters Vs. Supermarket Strip Centers
Supercenters operated by giant discount chains are biting into the business of the supermarket-anchored strip center.
Developing New Tech Hubs In Rural Areas
A new for profit government venture program may create new technology centers in some unlikely places.
U.S. Governors Lament Sprawl
At a recent meeting of the National Governors' Assocation, preventing sprawl has become a hot topic.
Commutes Are Getting Longer
Workers' commutes are getting longer and many prefer to drive alone rather than carpool.
The End Of Population Growth?
A demographic study suggests that the world's explosive population growth could stop growing before the end of the 21st century.
Impact Of 1990s Boom On U.S Lifestyle
How did the prosperity of the 1990s change the lifestyle of the nation? Highlights include longer commutes, bigger houses, and sprawling suburbs.
Government Programs May Create New Tech Hubs
Government public-private venture programs may create new technology hubs in low-income and rural areas.
Vegetable-oil Fuel For Some Agriculture Dept. Vehicles
The U.S Department of Agriculture plans to start using biodiesel for some of its vehicles.
Crime Prevention Key To New School Design
The new design of schools is to protect students from violience inside the school.
Does Centralized Planning Work?
The failure of the most centralized land use planning system in modern history provides lessons for planners.
Visiting Sprawl
Suburban development has taken a pummeling in recent years from environmentalists, urban planners, and suburbanites themselves.
'Star-chitects' Create Visual Drama On Campuses
Universities are hiring famous architects to create high-profile campus structures.
Active Adult Retirement Communities
Three things matters in selling active adult-retirement communities to the baby boomers: lifestyle, lifestyle, lifestyle.
Landscape Urbanism
The objective is to create a seamless green urban fabric: fusion, rather than division, is the order of the day.
A Demographic 'Snapshot' Of The Nation
U.S. Census Bureau released statistics based on a national survey that provide a detailed look at the major trends shaping the nation.
Lifestyle Centers: A Hot New Trend
Big developers say lifestyle centers are too small to bother with. But consumers love them.
HUD Pushes Homeownership Over Renting
The Bush administration's housing policy, which emphasizes homeownership for the poor over rental assistance, plans to scale back funding for low-income tenants and could intensify the shortage of affordable housing in cities.
Don't Build Big Homes
Americans should embrace houses that satisfy their real needs, and not mansion houses or castles designed to make a statement.
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
