United States
A Rebuttal To 'The Greater Mobility Opportunity Program'
Plausibility of Wendell Cox's transit replacement proposal is undermined by questionable assumptions.
South Korea To Move Capital To Rural Utopia
Fed up with the congestion of Seoul, President Roh Moo Hyun has designated a rural area as the site for the future 500,000 person capital.
EPA's M.P.G. Ratings Get An Inspection
With gasoline prices rising, a brouhaha has erupted over mileage stickers.
Cities Draw Attention To 'Brain Drain' Problem
While places like Michigan and Cleveland are investing millions of dollars to lure 20-somethings back, some demographers think expectations are exaggerated.
Monumental Row In Atlanta
Designer fears that World Athletes Monument will be damaged by proposal.
A Plan To End Sprawl In Southern Ontario
Ontario considers legislation to control sprawl and channel development towards urban centers.
The Phaidon Atlas Reviewed
The newly-published Phaidon Atlas reviews 1,052 buildings, includes 7,000 images, and weighs in at 824 pages.
Your Field Guide To Sprawl
Frustrated by the lack of a vocabulary to describe types of growth, Dolores Hayden has delivered the definitive work on the subject.
ASLA Announces Professional Awards
The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the recipients of its 2004 Professional Awards. (Includes project profiles and photos.)
The Housing Bubble Is About To Burst
Business Week evaluates the the impact of rising mortgage rates on the housing bubble -- and arrives at dire conclusions.
U-Turn On 'Roadless' Policy
Bush administration announces it will reverse one of the "most sweeping land preservation measures in decades".
Urban Information Technology Centers
A new report compares the economic performance and industrial composition of the nation's technology centers.
Retail Anthropologist Examines Mall Life
Author Paco Underhill's new book looks at the effects of psychology on the shopping experience.
First Open Source GIS Conference A Success
Photos and reports from the first North American Open Source Geographic Information Systems Conference.
Don't Give Away Highway Lanes To Carpools
We can no longer afford to give away highway lanes to carpools and low-emission vehicles, writes Ken Orski.
Replacing Low-Income Transit Subsidies With Cars
A proposal to provide energy efficient cars for all travel by low-income transit riders for less than the cost of transit subsidies is further refined.
A Movie About Gentrification
A film by Jim McKay explores issues of gentrification, race, and stereotypes.
Index of Destination Stewardship
National Geographic Traveler reports on the reactions by communities to it's first-ever 'Index of Destination Stewardship'.
The Past And Future Of Gentrification
Exploring the origins of both the term and the concept, Prof. Chris Hamnett explores how the equally loved and hated trend has "remade the social structure of the post-industrial city."
Super Sized 'Eco-Freindly' May Do More Harm Than Good
Large houses built with green building methods may be more environmentally damaging than smaller houses that are less green.
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
