United States
The History Of Memorials
Newsweek offers an insightful perspective into how memorials have changed over the last century.
Righteous Duo Preserves, Adapts Buffalo's Architecture
Musician/Artist Ani DiFranco and manager Scot Fisher work to save a landmark.
Fuel Of The Future: Hope Or Hype?
New technology holds the promise of a breakthrough environment-friendly fuel. Or it could be a red herring.
Can San Francisco Learn From Vancouver?
San Francisco and Vancouver are remarkably similar. But while San Francisco has retained its neighborhood character, it has become a jewel that few can afford.
Blame It On Sprawl
Blackouts, obesity, heart disesase, diabetes, asthma, depression, drug abuse, poverty, crime, substandard schooling -- sprawl is being demonized for all of society's ills.
Joel Kotkin: The Rise Of Second Tier Cities
Readers participate in an online dicussion with publicy policy expert Joel Kotkin about his recent article on the rise of the "second-tier" cities.
Portrait Of A Pioneer
Legendary landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, left his imprint on 600 parks and open spaces throughout the nation.
Center Of The World
An interview with Ric Burns, creater of the PBS American Experience documentary film series about the rise and fall of New York's World Trade Center.
How School Traffic Impacts A Community
How changes in society and preceptions have resulted in the death of the bus and each parent driving jr. to school.
An 'Invisible' House
Planners reject a design for an 'invisible house' designed by the architect behind the London Eye.
Want To Stop Sprawl? Curb Immigration
Anti-sprawl activists criticize a study that suggest that curbing immigration -- not planning and zoning -- is the solution for urban sprawl.
New York City's Growth Strategy Is 'Doomed'
Study says New York City's economic development strategy is "obsolete."
A Tale Of Two River Cities
St. Louis and Portland are renewing their connections with the rivers that make the cities important.
Spectacular Region Resists Airport Expansion
A ski town in an environmentally spectacular region debates the impact of an airport expansion.
How Americans Really Live
Two authors argue that what is driving Americans into debt is not 'superficial luxury spending but necessities.'
100,000 Families At Risk of Housing Hardships
More than 100,000 families are at risk of losing their housing subsidies, according to a Congressional Budget Office study and housing advocates.
Urban Convergence
Smart City Radio show asks the question: "Does sprawl make us fat?"
America's Infrastructure Crisis
America's infrastructure is full of cracks, leaks and holes and is getting worse, according to an analysis by civil engineers that gives the nation's transportation, water and energy systems an overall grade of D-plus.
Are City Centers Changing?
Is new urbanism changing the way the public thinks about downtown -- even if they don't know what new urbanism is?
Transportation Alternatives: What We Can Learn From Europe
The signature federal program to promote transportation alternatives is headed for extinction. Neil Peirce asks Congress to look at the results of similar initiatives in Europe.
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
