United States
Central City Vs. Suburb
While most of us have a preference of where we want to live, both can be home to desirable neighborhoods.
A Study Of HUD's Minimum Property Standards
HUD has had a significant influence on the design and construction of much of the nations' housing stock.
Fuel Standards Change Considered To Encourage Larger Cars
Citing safety concerns, the Bush administration is considering modifying fuel economy standards to encourage larger cars
Gas-Guzzling Continues Despite High Gas Prices
The stagnant economy, the Iraq war, and other factors have caused gas prices to rise. But that hasn't deterred drivers.
Friday Chuckle: How To Become A Famous Architect
This tongue-in-cheek "How-to" guide offers a ten-step program to navigate the world of urban design and become a famous architect.
Business Back UK Congestion Pricing
Now one month after being implemented, London's congestion pricing charge has received the support of the city's major businesses.
Questioning Anti-Transit Figures
A transit-oriented newsletter critically evaluates statements and publications by public transit critic Wendell Cox.
Largest Ecological Project In History?
The Green Great Wall plan proposes the planting 9 million acres of forest at a cost of up to $8 billion to halt desertification. Will it work?
Baghdad And A New Paradigm For Urbanity
Bagdad is where the first city in history, the city of Ur, was built roughly 4 thousand years ago.
Subterranean Sprawl: Cities Expand Underground
Breakthrough technologies used in projects such as Boston's Big Dig will help cities expand underground. Montreal, Toronto, and Kansas City have already started.
No Oil Drilling In Arctic Refuge
The Senate has rejected Bush's bid to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, despite Despite argument that the drilling is critical to national security.
Keeping Buildings Safe
Building owners and architects are coming up with innovative strategies to protect commercial buildings.
Civilian GPS Accuracy Could Be Degraded
The accuracy of the Global Positioning System for civilian uses may be intentionally degraded during wartime.
ASLA Awards: Call For Entries
The American Society of Landscape Architects has announced a Call For Entries for its 2003 Awards in design, analysis and planning, research, and communications.
Surveillance Nation
Say goodbye to unmonitored public spaces. The average person is filmed by more than 300 cameras each day.
Digitally Recreating Ancient Buried Structures
A team from the University of Cincinnati is digitally recreating seventeen centuries old geometric structures.
Edgeless Cities
A new book probes America's newest metropolitan form by examining the growth and spatial structure of office development in 13 large U.S. markets.
Living Longer In Green Valley
Residents of sunny Green Valley are living longer...and facing hard times.
Rebuilding Iraq
A little-known, Pentagon-run civilian force will be responsible for spearheading the effort to rebuilding Iraq's infrastructure.
Sizing Up Economic Development
For years we’ve debated how big our local governments ought to be — without factoring in economic development.
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
