United States
Amtrak's CEO David Gunn Is Smiling
For the first time in many years, Amtrak is focused on the business of running a railroad.
Multiculturalism As A Tool For Economic Revitalization
Planners must address the challenges of a multicultural society but also recognize multiculturalism is a revitalization tool.
Your Own Personal Brownfield?
Scientists have begun measuring pollutants in our bodies and the results sound like a chemical clean-up site.
Cut Loose The Mortgage Giants
Firms like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be stripped of their government-sponsored advantages.
Iranian Earthquake Relief: Call For Architects, Engineers
Architecture for Humanity plans to respond to the recent earthquake in Bam, Iran with long-term housing solutions.
Quieter And Cleaner Busses
New electric/hybrid technolgy can reduce emissions in busses and other vehicles (such as freight).
The Value Of New Urbanism
A new study finds interesting contradictions in what Americans are willing to pay to live in new urbanist communities.
New Global 'Silicon Valleys' Emerge
California could lose its footing as tech startup capital of the world.
Would You Drink Purified Sewage?
Can a thermodynamic engineer convince people to drink purified sewage?
Statistics On Local Government GIS Use
About 97 percent of local governments with populations of at least 100,000 and 88 percent of those between 50,000 and 100,000 people use GIS technology.
What Sports Arenas Mean For Cities
Want to stir up a civic controversy? Propose a new professional sports arena for your town.
Architect to Watch
U.S. News World and Report features architect Allison Williams as one of the 10 people to watch in 2004.
Everything You Need To Know About Your Holiday Tree
Did you ever think that by using a cut Christmas tree in your house that you were actually helping the environment?
Best Places To Live
CNN/Money names America's hottest towns and the best places to live.
Why The Lubavitcher Jews Still Live In Crown Heights
On Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, African-style hairdressers sit next to kosher butcher shops.
To Protect Farms, Grow Cities Sensibly
America's most valuable resource is also the most endangered.
Vancouver To Introduce TravelSmart Transit Program
Greater Vancouver Regional District will apply targeted marketing to encourage more transit use.
Simplifying Residential Real Estate Transactions Still A Priority
Efforts to simplify residential realty transactions will continue despite the resignation Mel Martinez as secretary of HUD.
Transit Projections Are Hot Air
Reason's Cliff Slater points out that global warming and public transit have one thing in common. Both rely on sophisticated models and they are often completely wrong.
Conservation Easements Become Popular With Developers
Developers and land owners are finding that the tax benefits of making conservation easements are easy money.
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
