United States
MIT Media Labs Invents Digital Walking Maps
A digital map combines walking speed, time constraints, and information about street patterns to generate maps showing areas within walking distance.
Church V. State
Just pray you're not sued under the RLUIPA statute, say Michael Giaimo and Dwight Merriam in Planning Practice.
Ad Campaign Slams Detroit, Washington As Gas Mileage Hits 22-Year Low
As U.S. gas mileage hits a 22-year low, the heated debate over America's dependence on Middle East oil returns to the airwaves this week with a provocative new ad campaign challenging both Detroit car companies and Washington policy makers.
EPA Abandons Controversial 'Senior Death Discount'
Bush administration policy that proposed using a lower value for a person over 70 compared to a younger person in regulation calculations has been dropped.
Developers Who Make A Difference
Developers build cities. But they are frequently accused of building cities we do not want to inhabit. Smart City interviews two distinguished developers.
Eminent Domain Widely Abused
A report claims that 10,000 properties have been seized by cities for private developers.
The French Connection: Creating A Wireless City
Paris launches a massive project to create a seamless wireless network and provide Internet connectivity across the city.
Book Review: Mega-Projects
Brookings Reviews a new book, Mega Projects: The Changing Politics of Urban Public Investment.
'Place And Placelessness' In North America
Two Canadian firms win the Young Architects competition conducted by the influential Architectural League of New York.
Art As Architecture: Naples' 'Folly'
Naples hires Anish Kapoor, one of the world's greatest sculptors, to design a subway station.
The Future Of High-tech Housing
Popular Science Magazine features a Swedish housing complex that is ecologically sound and wired.
The 'Most Interesting Building Type'
Celebrity architect Rafael Viñoly, whose design team was runner-up in the WTC competition, takes on a new project which he says is the "most interesting building type today."
Assessing The Potential Of Walkable Communities
Few mixed-use communities nationwide are close enough to each other to reduce the need to drive between them.
Report: Housing Crisis In The U.S.
None of America's traditional middle class workers would qualify to purchase a median priced home based on median income according to a report by the National Housing Conference.
GAO Finds Congestion Pricing Works
The General Accounting Office concludes that congestion pricing could work in the U.S.
Housing Crisis Can Drag Down Economy
Neal Peirce comments on an alarming report from the National Housing Conference and worries about the impact of the housing crisis on the economy.
Church Conversions
As more churches in Britain fall silent, their empty edifices are finding new life as nightclubs, bagpipe training centers, theaters, pubs, and museums.
Housing Costs Are High Despite Wage Increases
Accordint to a report by an affordable housing coalition, housing cost are still too expensive despite wage increases.
International Starchitects Are A Bargain
When it comes to U.S. architecture, international 'starchitects' are becoming more popular that their U.S. counterparts.
Tolls And Surface Transportation Reauthorization
Ending half-century old obsolete U.S. restrictions on tolls could finance much of the nation's new roads.
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
