United States
Bidding Wars Escalate Along With Interest Rates
If you're not house hunting in the Washington, D.C. area, be thankful.
Golf Courses Aren't So Green
Golf courses are increasingly flashpoints of environmental controversy.
Bush's Environmental Commitment?
On the campaign trail, Bush promises to protect the country's wetlands.
Sierra Club's Anti-Immigration Contingent Loses Election
Bitter contest ends with record voter turnout and in favor of existing leadership.
Federal Ocean Report: Current Policies Not Sustainable
The oceans are in trouble, and a major revision of federal policy is needed to address the many issues involved, according to a preliminary report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy.
Community Development Must Begin With Schools
Getting better results from schools is the only way to assure that their communities will succeed as places. A new report offers several possible solutions.
Urban America Is Getting Noisier
How should planners deal with the ever-increasing problem of noise pollution from traffic? Can the U.S. learn from Europe?
Coalitions For The Metropolitan Agenda
The Calculus of Coalitions: Cities and States and the Metropolitan Agenda
Worst Rail Disaster In History?
The BBC News is reporting that up to 3,000 people are feared dead or injured in a huge fuel train collision in North Korea.
Loudoun's Growth Debate
One of the nation's fastest growing counties faces the pros and cons of growth.
The Sound Of Science
"Sound Science" movement threatens the Endangered Species Act.
Newly Reborn Cities Must Be An Engine For Sustainable Growth
A national centre dedicated to building sustainable communities is part of a British government scheme to modernise urban planning.
Earth Day's Biggest Challenge Yet
Three individuals tackle global warming with personal solutions -- despite the global reach of the problem.
Demand More On Election Year Earth Day
Americans should demand more than the same old photo-ops from the presidential candidates.
This Earth Day Is Sponsored By...
What do "petroleum powers, big-box developers, old-growth loggers and chemically dependent coffee companies" have to do with Earth Day?
Earth Day: 34 Years Later, What Went Wrong?
Mike Dombeck reviews the progress made in 34 years since the first Earth Day.
Traffic: Third Leading Cause Of Death?
A new report calls for strong global measures to counter traffic deaths, which will soon be the the third-leading cause of death.
Mobility Needs Of Older Americans Need To Be Addressed
Existing transportation system is unable to meet the needs of the nation's aging population.
NASA Satellite Data Used To Predict Growth
NASA has published remarkable satellite images of projected growth in for the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Area.
Solar-Hydrogen Eco-house
The first fully self-sustainable house in the world runs entirely on hydrogen.
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
