United States
In The Name Of Smart Growth
Charlotte Observer associate editor Mary Newsom writes that misusing the term "Smart Growth" will give the movement a bad name.
The Industrial Prairie
The Bush administration is about to approve the largest-ever gas-drilling project on federal land. The New York Times provides an in-depth look at the environmental impact of the drilling.
Universities Adopt Green Technology
Universities are using environment-friendly technology on campus.
New State-of-the-Art Metro For 14 Million City Residents
Commuters in the Indian capital, Delhi, ready to give up overcrowded buses and manic rickshaws for the brand new air-conditioned Metro system.
Sprawl Drives Out Mobile Homes
Washington D.C. area mobile homes are being driven out by urban sprawl.
Cleaner Coal Plant Developed
A new turbine makes coal as clean a natural gas.
Introducing The NEV: Neighborhood Electronic Vehicles
Several small automakers are introducing affordable and electric mini-cars targeted squarely at the urban market.
Where People Choose To Live
New survey results released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that more people care about their proximity to work.
Calming Traffic With Chokers And Skinny Streets
Can the latest techniques of traffic engineering for slowing down traffic in order to create more pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods calm traffic and slow down sprawl?
Creative Housing Solutions
As housing prices reach hit "crisis" levels, many cities are launching innovative initiatives to provide affordable housing.
Michigan Looks For Ideas To Curb Runaway Growth
In its final installment of the series "Grappling with Growth," The Detroit News weighs the costs and benefits of land reforms adopted in Baltimore and Lacaster County.
Kuntsler Critiques New WTC Reconstruction Proposals
The latest round of World Trade Center reconstruction designs heighten fear and anxiety.
Wilting Greens
The World Summit on Sustainable Development disappointed environmentalists -- and heartened the poor.
International Study Of Bus Rapid Transit
The Paris-based International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a report "Bus Systems for the Future: Achieving Sustainable Transport Worldwide."
In Defense Of The Forests
Former Atlantic Monthly columnist John Muir would have had a few choice words for President Bush's loosening of commercial restrictions in America's national forests.
The Return Of The Civic Square
From San Francisco to Vienna, squares are rebounding to become centers of civic life once more.
Friday Funny: Inman News' 2002 Funniest Stories
Real estate news service Inman News recaps their funniest stories from 2003.
Report: Solving The Air Travel Crisis
Air travel service nationwide declined since 9/11 with many large airports experiencing a decrease in the double digits -- nearly twice the reduction in demand -- according to a new report.
Remembering Manzanar
The National Park Service is painstakingly re-creating and restoring the Manzanar camp used for Japanese internment during WWII.
Best Practices For Historic Preservation
The National Trust for Historic Preservation releases A Best Practices Toolkit for Historic Preservationand Redevelopment.
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
