United States
Child-friendly Urban Planning
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation considers the impacts of sprawl on children.
Is Smart Growth A National Issue?
Bush and Kerry would do well to make metropolitan policy a priority on the national agenda.
US falls behind on solar power
For the past five years, growth in solar and wind power has increased by 30% per year. Yet the Bush Administration's energy policy has failed to respond to this opportunity.
We've Forgotten How To Build Cities
Here's how our cities can return to fostering vibrant, mixed-use neighborhoods.
Homebuyers Prefer Walkable Neighborhoods -- Sometimes
Commentator Joel Schwartz questions the methodology and findings of the NAR/Smart Growth America report.
Homebuyers Prefer Walkable Neighborhoods
A new report finds longer commutes are increasing demand for walkable neighborhoods.
City Fiscal Conditions In 2004
Cities are responding to the deteriorating fiscal conditions in a variety of ways. The most common response has been to raise or institute new fees and charges for services.
A Conversation With David Orr
An interview with environmental educator and writer David Orr.
Shaping The City: Smart Growth Misunderstood
Polarized debate over smart growth is an obstacle says Roger K. Lewis.
Decision 2004: Where's the urban agenda?
There's no shortage of challenges facing America's cities -- too bad neither candidates are addressing them.
The 'Instant' transformation of China's cities
Beijing and Shanghai are epicenters of the "biggest building boom in human history" -- and in their rush to have the newest and shiniest examples of modern architecture, they are erasing their own built heritage.
Worse Than Global Warming?
The most serious sustainability problem facing the world isn't global warming.
What's Your Ecological Footprint?
A new report charges that humans are consuming natural resources 20% faster than nature can renew them.
A Metropolitan Time Bomb?
60 million new Americans will need new schools, new roads, new water systems, just as states and cities have hit hard times.
Defending Bush's Global Warming Record
David Garman, U.S. Department of Energy chief of power efficiency, defended the Bush administration's record on global warming.
Greening The High-rise In Vancouver
Proposed 37-storey development will generate its own power and have a water recycling system.
Capturing Demand for Housing Near Transit
A study by Reconnecting America’s Center for Transit Oriented Development shows that demand for compact housing near transit is likely to more than double by 2025.
Russia Approves Kyoto Treaty
Environmentalists applaud Russian parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol as a "huge step forward."
How Important Is Arts And Architecture Education?
Art education teaches children to think three-dimensionally, to use their imaginations, and to connect to their communities, cultures, and place in the world.
San Francisco Then And Now
A fascinating comparison of San Francisco locations, buildings, and streets featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film "Vertigo" with photographs taken today.
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
