United States

Are College Campuses Turning Into Country Clubs?

As competition for students heats up, universities are expanding campuses and physical amenities.

May 19, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

Planning For A Peaceful Palestine

A plan for Palestine reimagines the landspace and the Palestinian experience with a high-speed train liking major towns and cities.

May 19, 2005 - The New York Times

U.S. Senate Approves $295 Billion Transportation Bill

In defiance of the White House, the U.S. Senate approved a $295 billion highway and mass transit bill.

May 19, 2005 - The New York Times

Interview With The Author of 'A Field Guide To Sprawl'

An extensive interview with Dolores Hayden, the author of "A Field Guide to Sprawl" and "Building Suburbia."

May 19, 2005 - UnionDocs

Wal-Mart Gives In To City's Demands

Wal-Mart modified its standard store design to satisfy the City of Ottawa's requirements for a unique landscape and architectural design that fostered a pedestrian environment.

May 18, 2005 - The Ottawa Citizen

Why Enviromentalism Doesn't Work In Urban Areas

The environmental movement makes no plans for economic development -- something that is vital for environmental growth in inner-city communities.

May 18, 2005 - AlterNet

U.S. Should Let U.K.'s Housing Market Serve As A Warning

Skyrocketing real estate prices in the U.S. could soon fall, a situation the U.K. is already facing.

May 18, 2005 - CNNMoney

Base Closures Focus Attention On Toxic Waste

US base closings could add to cleanup tasks despite EPA report of pollution declines.

May 18, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Third Annual London Congestion Pricing Report

Transport for London releases its third annual report on Central London's congestion charging program.

May 17, 2005 - Transport For London

Cycling Trends And Policies In Canadian Cities

A detailed analysis of cycling programs and trends in six major Canadian cities which have made "impressive efforts" to encourage cycling.

May 17, 2005 - Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Long Lost Le Corbusier

The completion of Corbusier's last unfinished project crowns the largest concentration of his work outside of Chandigarh.

May 17, 2005 - International Herald Tribune

Racism, History, Or Neither?

Columnist William Raspberry compares two recent books that examine the ghettoization of African Americans in the U.S.

May 17, 2005 - The Washington Post

Defense Department-Induced Sprawl

Base closure and reallignment plan with relocated thousands to suburbs and beyond.

May 16, 2005 - The Washington Post

The Theater Of Municipal Infrastructure

A series of stage plays from New York to Los Angeles focus on planning and public works.

May 16, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

University Expansion And Eminent Domain

Should a University invoke eminent domain in its plans for expansion, asks Emily Schwarz in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

May 16, 2005 - Planetizen

Communities To Fight Base Closings

Smaller communities who rely on the the economic power of local bases vow to fight plans to close their home military basess.

May 16, 2005 - CNN

Proposed Transportation Bill Is The Wrong Approach

Brookings scholars discuss the federal transportation reauthorization.

May 15, 2005 - The Boston Globe

How To Measure TOD Outcomes

A new report offers indicators to measure the outcomes of transit-oriented development.

May 15, 2005 - Transportation Research Board

Nation's Worst Superfund Sites

Thirty-four shuttered military bases remain the nation's worst toxic waste sites despite billions spent on cleanup.

May 15, 2005 - Environmental News Network

Ecotopia

Grist Magazine revisits the 1970s eco-cult classic that gripped a nation.

May 14, 2005 - Grist Magazine

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.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.