United States
Affordable Housing To Be Served At Fast Food Restaurants
Will this approach to home ownership be the special sauce that gets more folks in to affordable housing?
Book Review: Nature Returns To U.S. Cities
In her book "Wild Nights: Nature Returns to the City", Anne Matthews examines the return of nature in U.S. cities and the impact of urban sprawl on the relationship between wildlife and people.
Vibrant Neighborhoods Cure Sprawl
A new report offers alternatives to the developmental sprawl that has dominated real estate growth over the last 50 years.
How Sprawl Helps
Researchers at Tufts University concludes that sprawl increases affordability of housing, and closes racial differences in homeownership.
The Mother Road: 66 at 75
The legendary Route 66, an "enduring American icon", celebrates its 75th anniversary.
More Cities Are Misapplying Eminent Domain
Courts question the use of eminent domain to simply transfer property to another private owner.
HUD Joins Faith-Based Group For Home Renovation Project
A Washington, D.C., faith-based group is teaming up with HDU to renovate and sell hundreds of vacant homes in the D.C. area.
Towns Oppose 'Nuke Train'
A controversial federal plan to transport spent nuclear fuel by train is meeting opposition from residents in towns along the route.
Top Ten Airports With The Most Late Flights
The Federal Aviation Administration has released a list of big U.S. airports with the most late flights.
An Economist's Perspective On Urban Sprawl
As development continues on the urban fringes, one person's sprawl becomes another person's backyard.
Global Warming Agreement Finalized Without U.S.
Industrialized nations finalized a global warming agreement in Bonn, Germany without the participation of the U.S.
Public Transit Ridership Grows In U.S.
Ridership on public transit across the nation jumped 2.8 percent in thefirst quarter of 2001.
Job Sprawl
This survey maps the new American employment landscape, using zip-code employment files to map the location of jobs in the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.
Top North American Air Polluters
A study by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation found electric plants contributed the most to industrial pollution and identified the top polluting states.
Why Urban Growth Boundaries Fail
Are urban growth boundries are causing minorites to be locked out of the American dream?
Re-Imagining The White House
A contest to "re-imagine" the White House asks contestants to demonstrate how contemporary architecture could symbolize democratic ideals.
Interagency Council To Fight Homelessness
HUD Secretary Mel Martinez is reactivating a federal council that will coordinate the activities of 15 agencies as part of a comprehensive effort to improve the delivery of federal services to homeless individuals and families.
Sierra Club: Selling Green Shares
The influential environmental group Sierra Club considers starting a mutual funds.
Toronto's Waterfront Plans Should Be Abandoned
David Lewis Stein makes the argument that plans to rebuilt Toronto's port area should be abandoned and the funds should be used to serve Greater Toronto's fast growing outer cities.
Award-winning Landscape Architect Dies
M. Meade Palmer, professor, landscape architect, and winner of national design awards died of a heart attack.
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
