United States
Bet The Farm On It
A new study finds that agricultural easement programs are protecting farmland from urban expansion.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Millions of children in the U.S. are being raised by their grandparents; various groups and organizations speculate on causes.
The Promised Land
Throughout American history, blacks have been systematically denied something they cherish.
Dead Places
Abandoned buildings, mines, storm drains and tunnels have become the playground for a new generation of urban explorers.
Unmarried America
New demographics and non-traditional families are changing the nature of the U.S. social infrastructure.
Life-Saving Streets
'Hardened street furniture' could save city streets both from terrorism and the fashion police.
Personal Rapid Transit Will Never Happen
Randal O'Toole offers his perspective on why Personal Rapid Transit will never happen -- and how it will happenif it does.
Light Rail May Increase Sales, Property Values
Rail transit tends to generate increased retail sales and increased business and residential property values, studies find.
World's New Tallest Building
A 101-story skyscraper in Taipei becomes world's tallest building at 1,667 feet, beating the 1,483-foot twin Petronas towers in Kuala Lumpur.
How To Stop Sprawl: A User-Friendly Toolkit
The David Suzuki Foundation has released a toolkit to help communities stop sprawl.
The World's Tallest Building
The Taipei 101 office building is now the tallest in the world.
Congressman Earl Blumenauer Takes On Sprawl
Jessica Tirado interviews Congressman Earl Blumenauer about his groundbreaking work promoting livable cities.
Performance Indicators In Urban Transport Planning
Wendell Cox offers a methodology for allocating public resources to transit strategies that most effectivelycontribute to the achievement of long term transport objectives.
New EPA Study: Travel and Environmental Implications of School Siting
This report empirically examines the relationship between school locations and the environment.
Book Review: Better Together: Restoring the American Community
Robert Putnam's follow-up to "Bowling Alone" lacks the statistical evidence featured in his earlier work.
Green Signal For Fast Trains
Rail has proven itself reliable, economically viable, and better for the environment, writes the Christian Science Monitor.
A Fistful of Dollars
Downtown outdoor movies are growing in popularity nationwide, helping to spark economic revitalization efforts.
Will Car-free Weekend Spur or Hinder Gentrification?
An in-demand Toronto neighborhood speculates about the impact of a new car-free weekend policy.
Ten Things To Know About Site Selection
An industry site selection magazine offers its list of ten things that professionals know about site selection that you don't.
He Wants To Reclaim Towns For Pedestrians
Dan Burden heads a nonprofit group that helps towns be more pedestrian-friendly.
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
