United States
Canadian Municipalities Want a New Deal
Canadian cities are lobbying for a new relationship with the federal government.
What It Takes To Redevelop A City
Smart City Radio show host Carol Colletta talks with developers from Denver and Baltimore taking on tough in-fill projects in their cities.
Does Your City Attract Corporate Relocations?
See how relocation experts rank U.S cities for corporate expansions and relocations.
National Complacency Keeps Expats Abroad
What makes a country attractive (or unattractive) to live in? An expat's perspective.
Engaging Estate
Hither Lane pulls you into its masterful private realm.
Billboards: Private Intrusion Into Public Space
A Canadian municipality successfully defends its anti-billboard by-law at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Shanghai Has Big Plans
Shanghai's approach to city development is built around massive and expensive projects.
Will Global Warming Lead To War?
The United Nations will study link between global warming and human conflict.
Developers Providing More Public Art
Canadian cities grant density bonuses in exchange for developer-funded art installations.
China Abandons Long-Distance Maglev Effort
China has chosen to abandon its Maglev train effort for a 750-mile Beijing-Shanghai link.
Al Gore On Global Warming And The Environment
Al Gore criticizes the Bush administration environmental policies.
Challenging The Creative Class Theory
Steven Malanga challenges Richard Florida's theory that bohemian culture as economic development strategy works.
Reverse Brain Drain: U.S. Cities Losing Creative Class
Not only are U.S. cities no longer attracting the world's mobile intellectual talent, they are losing their creative class to foreign cities.
Libertarian Planning Principles Debate
Participants in an Internet email discussion list recently engaged in a heated debate on the impact of libertarian principles on urban planning in the United States.
Saving Main Street
Saving Main Street takes patience, but it's worth it say Neal Peirce.
Children's Health And Transportation
Evidence continues to grow that our transportation choices are affecting our health.
Revitalizing Toronto's Little India
Neighbourhood BIA Survives Suburban Flight and SARS Panic
Free Smart Growth Policy Primer
A 120-page primer offers techniques for implementing ten smart growth principles.
U.K. Consulting Firms Has 400 Openings
Consultant Atkins is looking to hire 400 professional staff such as engineers and architects for its UK businesses in 2004.
Are Trails And High Speed Rail Compatible?
Multiuse trails located adjacent to active rail lines, have become increasingly common in the United States.
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
