United States
Top 10 International Freight Gateways
John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York is the new top international freight gateway, displacing the Port of Los Angeles and port of Long Beach.
America's Best New Development Projects
The Sierra Club endorses a variety of mixed-use residential, commercial and retail developments in cities around the country in the new "Guide to America's Best New Development Projects."
Famed Developer Harry Joe Brown, Jr. Dies
His last project was the famous Hamptons 'Houses at Sagaponac' development.
Las Vegas Vs. Los Angeles
Las Vegas hospitality industry lure away Los Angeles' luxury market.
The Case For Subsidizing Car Ownership
To be a fully functioning citizen in this country today, a car is a virtual necessity; so the federal government should subsidize a set of wheels and the commute to work.
The Condo Conversion Craze
New data suggest that condo converters are buying apartments with near-religious fervor. The Slatin Report rundowns the top 20 markets.
New Markets Tax Credit Comes Of Age
Are 'New Markets Tax Credits' the vehicle to improve community and economic development in ways America has never seen?
Wal-Mart, Costco, And America's Future
Neil Pierce writes about a struggle that may shape the nation's economy for a century.
Is Wal-Mart Really Going Green?
The mega-retailer has announced a slew of environmentally friendly policies. Is this an honest attempt at change or greenwashing?
Creating Community Realty
In upstate New York, housing groups started a brokerage for low-income residents and neighborhoods poorly served by for-profit real estate agents. While it is a nonprofit, the brokerage is still expected to pay for itself.
Saving Our Nation's Streams
Streams are the backbone of all drinking water, so why has so little attention been paid to their disappearance?
Young Entrepreneurs Give A+ To College Towns
Start-Ups By recent college graduates find what they need in university cities.
Inner Cities Losing Jobs
Despite a variety of federal and state programs, most inner cities lost jobs at an alarming rate.
A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape
A new book demonstrates that even the ugliest industrial structures have a certain beauty when you consider their utility.
Inside Wal-Mart's 'War Room'
A debate over Wal-Mart's impact and a discussion about its efforts to counter recent negative publicity. Includes excerpts from documentaries "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" and "Why Wal-Mart Works: And Why That Makes Some People Crazy."
Detached Housing Share at 6-Year High
Americans continue to flock to new single-family detached housing, according to new US Census Bureau figures through the third quarter of 2005, which indicate the share of new housing starts in single family detached housing rose 1.2 percentage points between 2004 and 2005.
Revisiting Traffic Calming Practices
A journal article summarizes a survey of traffic calming practices in 21 jurisdictions and compares the results to surveys conducted a decade ago.
Common Sense And Amtrak
Letter to the editor calls for "common sense" in Washington regarding the future of Amtrak.
Suburban Studies Now Hot On Campuses
The suburban form is taking over the world, and universities are expanding suburban studies to examine suburbia.
Tracking the Potential Health Effects of Suburban Living
A new study of Montgomery residents attempts to answer the question, "Is suburbia harmful to your health?"
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
