United States
Call A Taxi? Hey, Mom!
High-mileage motherhood is becoming a standard practice for many American families, despite the equally high stress factor.
Neal Peirce: The Responsibility Of Cities
While federal funding can help to address urban needs, cities have a responsibility too.
The Bright Side of 'Dark Age Ahead'
The Nation reviews Jane Jacobs' book Dark Age Ahead.
California Unknowingly Bans SUVs
The Golden State has outlawed big SUVs on many of its roads but doesn't seem to know it.
Transatlantic Pollution
Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are trying to understand globetrotting pollution.
The Shape Of The Curve
Not all cities lost middle-class households in past 20 years.
Architects Without Borders
Wired Magazine interviews Cameron Sinclair, director of Architecture for Humanity -- an effort to bring world-class architecture to impoverished areas.
Worst Metro Areas For Driving
Avis and Motorola commission a study to rank the 75 biggest metropolitan areas according to how difficult they are to drive in.
Can Architecture Force You To Be Healthy?
A growing trend in architecture encourages building design to motivate -- or even require -- employees to exercise.
Improving Milwaukee-Chicago Rail Corridor
Popularity of Milwaukee-Chicago rail corridor generates demand formore frequent and faster trains.
How Highways Help Birds
New research shows that animals can learn to follow man-made routes to make trips easier.
More U.S. Towns Adopting Noise Ordinances
From Boulder, CO to Portsmouth, NH to Ybor City, FL, cities across the nation are restricting the sounds "that disrupt the quiet of suburbia."
Gehry's Millenium Park: A Photo Essay
Lynn Becker visits Chicago's newest landmark -- the Millenium Park.
Land Use That Spreads Disease
Could your cozy wooded backyard be a breeding ground for the next plague? Environmental health experts argue that ecosystem disruption speeds the spread of infectious diseases.
Democrats' Vision For A Clean Energy Future
A report about energy issues from the Democratic National convention.
Urbicide: The Battle For Cities
Urban planning has become an intensefocal point for US military strategy.
Beyond Legislating Integration
How to get race and class residential integration in the United States.
The Truth About Transit Villages
Why aren't Americans flocking to transit villages?
The Streetcar Trend
Despite recent news about monorails, four southern cities are reviving or extending their streetcar lines -- part of a larger national trend.
Kerry's Environmental Dilemma
How "green" is John Kerry?
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
