United States
Friday Funny: Architecture In The UK
Media villages, branding, adding smell to improve a "gritty urban housing development" are among the topics covered in the latest installment of this advice column.
Marxist Thought And Planning
Renee Toback writes about the continuing practical relevance of Marxist thought on the field of social planning.
Rails-To-Trails: A New Paradigm
Unused rails are being converted into important urban trail infrastructure.
This Fake Palm Tree Is Not A Cell Phone Tower
City officials plan to remove a controversial plan social experiment -- 49-foot-tall fake palm tree towering over Warsaw's De Gaulle Circle -- citing traffic hazards.
Wilderness Squatters
Wilderness squatters get away from civilization -- and trouble land managers.
One-stop Census Profiles Of 23 'Living Cities'
New "one-stop" guides to key indicators and comparative rankings from Census 2000 are now available for 23 of the nation's largest cities in the Living Cities network.
Wal-Mart's Effect On Economic Development
Wal-Mart's intense focus on low prices is forcing its suppliers out of the U.S. to places that have lower standards of living and less regulation.
The Politics Of Sprawl
Sprawl isn't simply the result of market forces, argues Joel Hirschhorn, but the result of a determined "sprawl lobby."
Overcoming Locational Disadvantage
How small towns like Fargo and Reno have become job magnets and some of the 'hottest places in America.'
Low Cost, High Density Living: Shipping Containers
Your next two-story loft/apartment might be inside a shipping container. (Includes images.)
Lifestyle Centers: Faux Downtowns Coming to a Suburb Near You
Lifestyle centers--shopping centers designed to look and function as town centers, continue to gain national momentum.
Shop And Awe: The Peril Of American-Style Commercial Development
Professor Charles C. Bohl says that Europe must weigh harms as well as benefits when deciding whether to adopt American-style retail sprawl.
Looney Tune Architecture
Peter Eisenman discusses the misguided urge of many architects -– himself included -– to create works more for the front page of newspapers than for the people who will live with them.
Ireland: Watch Your Language
A county council imposes a language requirement for occupants of new homes.
What Women Really Want In Neighborhoods
A session at the recent ULI conference addresses the issue of what women really want in neighborhoods, homes and community life.
Is Smart Growth Un-American?
An editorial asserts that the founding fathers would not have approved of the smart growth movement.
Smart Growth And Schools
Urban sprawl's impact on school funding is more of a smart growth issue than is commonly realized.
Whose 'American Dream' Is It?
Wendell Cox and the 'Preserving the American Dream' conference arrive in Cincinnati.
Melbourne: Debating the Next Steps to Controlling Sprawl
Melbourne concurs for the need to control growth, but not exactly how and where.
Film Review: 'My Architect'
Nathaniel Kahn, son of architect Louis Kahn, poignantly searches for his father through the work left behind by the mysterious builder.
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
