United States
Are Gated Communities Really Safer?
Study finds gated communities are not much more secure than ungated subdivisions.
America's Crumbling Urban Infrastructure
The collapse of the New Orleans' levee system is just one example of how the nation's urban infrastructure is deteriorating. Where are the visionaries that built America's greatest cities?
Artificial Grass Works
In the right location, even plastic grass can make a successful public space.
The Surprising Architecture of Megachurches
A photo essay visits megachurches and uncovers surprising trends in modern church architecture.
Homes Of The 27-Wealthiest Americans
From the garish to the sublime, from Palm Beach to Arkansas, the homes of the world's richest people offer something for everyone. [Includes a slide show.]
Visioning A Sustainable Gulf Coast
There's a rare opportunity to rebuild the Gulf Coast region in such a way that it will succeed on all levels -- but the right plans have to be in place before building begins.
Nobel Prize Winner's Work Influenced Planning
The 2005 Nobel Prize in economic sciences is awarded to theorist Thomas C. Schelling of the University of Maryland for his work in game-theory.
Exurbs Are Dead, Long Live The Exurbs
Business Week explores whether higher energy prices signify the beginning of the end for exurban development, or whether exurbs have become an integral part of the American economic system.
Don't Ask Poor to Bear Cost of Smart Growth Goals
The U.S. settlement system has created a powerful link between access and opportunity: research demonstrates that commuting by car significantly increases the employment and earnings of working families. The suburbanization of employment, the presence of
Three Technology Startups Take On Gridlock
MIT's Technology review examines Traffic.com, Inrix, and Circumnav Networks -- three startup firms that offer sophisticated, real-time traffic information.
Mechanizing The Manufactured Modern House
Thus far, modern architecture hasn't taken advantage of modern prefab technology -- but an architect in Missouri is looking to change that with a low-cost, modern manufactured house.
A Baby Boomer Tsunami? Maybe Not
The the next five years, the oldest members of the baby boom generation will turn 65, causing alarms in some quarters about a "retirement tsunami." Will this demographic shift be as dramatic as doomsayers claim?
Housing Boom Jumps The Mexican Border; A Global Housing Bubble?
American buyers -- usually from California -- are using equity in their US homes to buy vacation homes in southern half of the Baja Peninsula, causing the Baja housing market to sizzle.
Planning for a Disaster-Resistant Community
The American Planning Association offers a workbook about hazards and how they affect communities.
Can America Accept Toll Roads?
Columnist Neal Peirce offers the hard truth about the economic realities of gas prices and road taxes.
Big Box Stores Adopting Unusual Urban Formats
One chain increasingly tailors its stores to the urban market by including two levels, escalators, and structured parking.
Sprawl vs. Judaism
Michael Lewyn explains how sprawl reduces Jewish observance and conflicts with Jewish views of social justice, and points out that Jewish law has historically allowed extensive land use regulation.
Brownfields Developments Becoming More Popular
As developable property becomes ever more scarce, brownfields are beginning to look like a bargain.
Classicists at the Gates
Both classicist architects and some of their more pragmatic Chicago counterparts have a weakness for returning to the past, but their approaches couldn't be more different.
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
