United States
Britain Driving Ahead With Road Pricing
Charging drivers for the use of roads may be in the only way to slow the growth of urban traffic congestion.
Why America Is Seeing A New Stadium Boom
New ballparks blur the line between sports venue and shopping mall, all in the name of drawing more fans.
U.S. Corporations Thinking Global
Recent Congressional hearings indicated a shift by several large corporations to adopt more environmentally friendly ways.
What Ever Happened To Smart Growth?
Does investment in smart growth represent a billion dollar misunderstanding?
Posters Are Not Urban Clutter
Why posters are an essential part of a city's cultural and community life.
Tijuana's Pedestrian Transformation
The Mexican border town must transform if it is to realize its full potential.
The Painful Cost Of Transportation
Transportation costs take toll on both households and communities
Hybrids in HOV Lanes a Pandora's Box
Provisions that would give over High Occupancy Vehicle lanes to Hybrid vehicles could send a "bogus message" to consumers.
Housing Boom: Good News, Bad News
The housing boom is likely to last. That's the good news...and the bad news.
How Many People Use Your City's Parks?
Counting users may be a challenge, but it can make all the difference when it comes to getting parks funded.
Clone Towns: When Chain Stores Take Over
More than 40 percent of British towns have been so overrun by chain stores that they have become "clone towns," according to a new report from the New Economics Foundation.
Green Building Matrix
The APA publishes a matrix surveying municipalities with green building guidelines.
Potential for Housing Downturn has Economists Worried
Consumer spending driven by home equity loans has been keeping the economy alive. Unfortunately for the global economy, it can't be sustained.
The Benefits Of Congestion Charging
The mayor of London urges world mayors that to unclog city streets and fight global warming by adopting congestion charging.
Hernan Diaz Alonso's Critical Architecture
Architect Hernan Diaz Alonso draws his inspiration from science fiction, cartoons, and the darker side of alternate worlds.
The Next 'Great Society' Will be Urban
A new urban political movement called "Cities for Progress" is encouraging progressive politics at a local level to address issues facing cities and at the same time counter federal -- and largely rural -- conservatism.
Gentrification Reality Tour: Neither Benign Nor Benevolent
Claims that the threat of gentrification are grossly exaggerated belie a fundamental misunderstanding of the real threat, writes Charles Shaw in this week's Op-Ed.
America's Most Liveable Cities
The U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting names the nation's most liveable large and small cities.
Toll Roads Of The Future
Using capitalism and latest technologies, a new system combines toll roads with free lanes.
Using Google Maps For Demographics
Google's four-month old mapping service is being used in interesting ways to display a wide variety of demographic information.
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
