United States
Pedestrian Deaths Are Dropping
Nearly one in five pedestrians killed in traffic accidents is the victim of a hit-and-run crash.
The End Of The Suburban Dream?
It is time to realize that the 1950s dream of suburbia is over. The integration of shopping and homes with public transit is critical for reviving our cities.
The Woman Behind The Exhaust-free Car
A GM engineer is eyeing a hydrogen-fueled car that would replace the internal-combustion engine. By Todd Wilkinson
Dr. Gridlock: SUVs, HOV Lanes, And Hybrid Cars
Should hybrid cars be allowed to travel solo in HOV lanes?
London's Controversial Road Pricing Program
Why London politicians came to implement a controversial road pricing program.
'Top Gunn' Puts Amtrak Back On Track
Amtrak's "non-nonsense" CEO is reviving the troubled railroad and winning over longtime foes.
Market-Oriented New Urbanism
New Urbanism would do well distance itself from the smart growth agenda of restrictive land-use controls, writes Chris Fiscelli.
Most Livable Cities For The Blind
The American Foundation for the Blind presents its first annual "Livable Community" award.
Creativity For Cities
Cities whose cultures support creative people are those most likely to succeed in our evolving economy.
Images From The American Road
USA Today interviews photographer Sandy Sorlien about her new book, Fifty Houses: Images from the American Road.
Edge Cities Have Lost Their Edge
Are edge cities just a "passing phenomenon?"
Homelessness And Planning
The American Planning Association has adopted a policy guide on how planners can play a significant role in reducing homelessness.
Bechtel Selected For Iraq Infrastructure Contract
For the first time in history, an American corporation will be rebuilding an entire foreign country.
Redevelopment In The U.K.
A UK panel finds that national redevelopment policies are 'disjointed and wasteful.'
Tourism And Transit
A new research brief argues that strategies for placing public transport at the heart of leisure and tourism mobility need to be developed.
A Green Solution To Improve Cities
Big cities like Chicago and Atlanta are discovering the benefits of urban trees.
Placemaking: Smart Growth And The Arts
Artists need places and places need artists -- how the arts and smart growth can work together.
Top 20 States Losing Farmland To Development
Farming on the Edge presents the top 20 states losing prime farmland to development, as well as posters and images.
GPS Technology Is Vulnerable
Attempts to jam GPS-based weapons and navigation systems are a reminder of just how vulnerable GPS technology really is.
'Tis The Season To Rebuild, And Reconsider
In Iraq, a different kind of rebuilding.
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
