United States
Developer Fees On The Rise
Local cities and states see rising property values as a way to cut budget gaps by increasing developer fees.
CASA Latina: A Home For Seattle's Day Laborers
A non-profit organization, CASA (Centro de Ayuda Solidaria a los Amigos) Latina was developed around the daily gathering of Hispanic day laborers on Seattle's Western Ave. CASA aims to organize, galvanize, and protect the rights of Latino
World's Endangered Species Tops 12,000
The annual 'Red List' catalogues species threatened by extinction and the latest version includes more than 12,000 entries.
Sexist Zoning
Students and faculty of Ewha Womans' University in Seoul protest the designation of a 'beauty zone' in their vicinity.
Ontario Announces Significant Planning Reforms
New legislation is intended to avoid repeat of moraine housing fiasco.
Pakistan: Housing at Its Worst
Some consider the housing conditions and backlog in Pakistan to be the worst in the world.
Too Many Over-55s At The Beach?
Concerns about the local costs of over-55s moving to Australian beachside locations.
Nader: Energy Bill Shows Contempt For The American People
The legislation (H.R. 6) is 1700 pages of giveaways and contempt for the American people -- their health, safety and pocketbooks says Ralph Nader.
Planning for Disasters
What planners can learn from engineers who study buildings in order 'to keep disasters from becoming economic catastrophes.'
Why Don't Planners And Health Officials Work Together?
Planners and public health officials ought to work together to design walkable neighborhoods.
How The Bush Administration Is Plundering America's Commons
Adam Werbach strips away the Bush administration's rhetoric to expose the "wholesale giveaway" of the nation's natural riches to large corporations.
Special Series: 'The Wal-Mart Effect'
The Los Angeles Times begins a three-part, hard-hitting look at the devastating effects of Wal-Mart's quest for the ultimate low price.
Art Review: Edwin Hopper And Urban Realism
A new exhibit explores impressionist-inspired takes on "the new modern urban reality."
Poorest Of Poor Forced To Volunteer
Public housing residents are being forced to do community service -– but what makes them different from other recipients of federal subsidies?
Homeowner Guilt
An Australian columnist discusses the unfair disparities in home values Down Under.
Bangkok: Canal Network Poses Serious Health Risks
The impending death of a high profile resident foregrounds the dangers of klongs, canals that function both as sewers and as transportation in Bangkok.
Smart Growth: Better Jobs, But Higher Housing Prices?
Does the new report by Good Jobs First about smart growth resulting in better jobs also confirm that smart growth raises housing prices?
London Transport's Report On Congestion Pricing
Now six months into its congestion pricing experiment, Transport for London issues its report on Congestion Charging.
World's New Tallest Building Will Open In Tapei
By using 'megacolumns' Taipei's new megatower will top out at 101 stories (508 meters).
IBM Proposes UK Congestion Charging System
The UK government needs to develop a single national technical platform for congestion charging and toll plans.
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
