United States
Oil at $60 a Barrel this Winter?
With oil hitting $55.00 per barrel, analysts are expecting prices to top $60.00 by the end of the year -- in the middle of northern winter.
Poverty Grows In Suburbs
Suburban growth is squeezing out middle-class families.
Praise For Greater Cleveland's First Suburbs Consortium
Following the lead of first-ring communities that ring Cleveland, older suburbs across Ohio and throughout the country are forming alliances to fight for survival.
Wealth Gap Between Whites, Blacks And Hispanics Widens
Hispanics and blacks lost nearly 27 percent of net worth between 1999 and 2001
Creative Carpooling Cuts Commute Time
Instant carpooling called "slugging" shortens commute times.
Historic Towns Uncovered By Drought
A six year drought uncovers a town from 1865 that has been underwater since it was flooded. Similar finds are occurring across the U.S.
Global Warming's Hokey Hockey Stick
Richard Muller argues that poor math undermines evidence linking global warming to human activity.
Communities Of Trust
Neal Peirce on the communication gaps that undermine the security of America's cities.
A Perfect Use For The Segway?
The New York Times reports that Segway is increasingly popular with people who are mobility-impaired.
Smog Hits A Record Low In 2004
2004 has seen the lowest ozone levels in over 30 years, according to Joel Schwartz.
'Economic WMDs' Destroying America's Landscapes
Author Wendell Berry mourns the stripping of rural America for its resources, and the gutting of its cities through perverse incentives, thoughtless subsidies, regulatory malfeasance and other "economic weapons of mass destruction."
Movie: The End Of Suburbia
A new film explores the impact a decline in oil supplies will have on the 'American Dream' and the suburban lifestyle.
A Harbinger Of Global Warming's Impact?
Amphibian populations around the world are in rapid decline. This is bad news for us humans.
White House Sacrificing Clean Water To Help Halliburton?
The Bush administration supports a controversial drilling technique that favors Halliburton, Dick Cheney's former employer, even as some complain that the practice puts drinking water at risk.
The Demolition Will Be Televised
Viewers will be asked to identify Britain's worst building and it will be demolished live on television in a new architecture-themed reality show.
Going For The Green
The new "Green Communities Initiative" will help produce environmentally friendly and affordable homes around the United States.
Bush-Kerry Debate: The Missing Issue
In their last debate the presidential candidates did not discuss an important issue.
Kunstler on the Election: Why isn't it About Oil?
James Howard Kunstler deplores the "delusional" thinking on the part of Senator John Kerry that the chaos in the Middle East and America's gluttonous oil consumption are not related.
Condos For Sports Fans On The Rise In College Towns
Luxury living kicks tailgating to new heights
Overcoming The 'Tolls Equal Taxes' Problem
The overwhelming concern of drivers who oppose tolls is that the tolls will end up, de-facto, as new taxes.
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
