Michael Dudley

Journalist Patricia Leigh Brown pays a visit to Sea Ranch, the legendary early attempt at ecological community design.

The Bush Administration's ideology of homeownership combined with a lack of oversight contributed significantly to the collapse of the housing market and the present economic crisis, according to this New York Times investigation.

Isaiah Poole believes that the Institute for America's Future new "Main Street Recovery Program" provides the incoming administration with a strategy for public investments into America's cities.

By mapping rat infestations, New York City's health inspectors have found a whole new way to beat back the rodents.

Planners in Washington D.C. are bracing for the arrival of millions of visitors for President Obama's inauguration -- which they expect will overwhelm the parking supply and the public transit system.