United States
Experts Strongly Criticize Bush's Climate Change Plan
A panel of experts have criticized the Bush administration's proposed plan to research global warming saying it is unlikely to achieve President Bush's stated goals.
Computers Could Help Clear Traffic Jams
Computer software written by a professor at Ohio State University can help ease traffic congestion.
Carbon Fiber: Will It Transform Architecture?
Carbon fiber is five times stronger than steel. It could be used to create safer "woven" skycrapers. Is it the material of the future?
How To Ease Congestion: An Ambitious National Plan Proposed
Traffic planners release a proposal to ease traffic congestion in Atlanta, Dallas-Forth Worth, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington.
HOT Congestion Insurance
Imagine if you had guaranteed access to a free-flowing lane of traffic--regardless of the time of day.
Downtown Living: A Green Choice?
Living in a downtown condominium is an environmentally-friendly choice.
Ten Imperiled American Landscapes
Scenic America's publishes it's annual list of the 10 most threatened scenic landscapes.
Sprawl And Human Rights
An article in Metropolis Magazine links sprawl with human rights abuses in an analysis of development on the West Bank.
Eisenman Says His Team Doomed By New Urbanists
Architect Peter Eisenman says his plan did not win public endorsement because it took a direct stand against New Urbanism.
Right-sizing Urban Growth Boundaries
How to figure out what's best for your community.
Protecting A Pristine Ecosystem From Development
Conservation groups say the effort to save a pristine Manhattan-sized island off the coast of Baja California could be a model for saving threatened wilderness areas.
Curbing City Drivers
London charges drivers $8 a day to enter the city center during weekdays.
The Lost City
A city frozen in time since the 1950s is threatened by developers. Architects and planners work to save priceless architecture and public spaces.
EPA Releases Report On Children's Health And Environment
A report released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency titled "America's Children and the Environment" could impact the debate over how best to control air pollution
Historical Sites At Risk In The Event Of War
The cultural heritage of the region where urban life began 5,500 years ago is at risk in the event of a war in Iraq.
Daniel Libeskind: A Photo Essay
Photos of the designs of star architect Daniel Libeskind.
How Wal-Mart Is Changing America
What's a good sprawl story without Wal-Mart? Fortune magazine profiles the corporation that builds the big boxes in "One Nation Under Wal-Mart."
Wendell Cox And Andres Duany Debate
Laurence Aurbach presents excerpts from the debate between Wendell Cox and Andrés Duany at the Preserving the American Dream Conference in Washington D.C.
The Unassuming Daniel Libeskind
The Los Angeles Times offers an insightful profile of Daniel Libeskind, one of two finalists to build the replacement for the World Trade Center.
Thousands Of Square Miles Could Disappear Into The Sea
Thousands of square miles of Britain could disappear into the sea due to floods caused by global warming.
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
