Education & Careers
Profiles of the Next Generation of Planners, Part 4
Three more masters-level planning students share why they decided to choose planning, and what they see as the future of planning.
From A Michigan Farm To Los Angeles
When we pulled into Los Angeles, I was agog. It was a world away from the Michigan farm where I'd grown up, writes Laura Kao.
L.A. City Councilman Blogs For A Week
Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti offers an honest and fascinating weeklong diary about his life as a politician in the big city.
Profiles of the Next Generation of Planners, Part 3
Three more masters-level planning students share why they decided to choose planning, and what they see as the future of planning.
The Return Of The Planner
Urban planning departments are experiencing a revival in cities across the nation. Governing Magazine profiles Andy Altman as a model of the 'new planner.'
Renowned Planner Ernie Bonner Dies At 71
Urban Planner Ernie Bonner, largely responsible for downtown Portland's renaissance, dies at age 71.
APA Offers Daily 2004 Conference Coverage
The American Planning Association is providing daily coverage of it's national conference being held this week in Washington, D.C.
Leaving New Orleans For The Suburbs
Famed gothic writer Anne Rice is selling her New Orleans house and moving the suburbs. New Orleans is 'aghast'.
First Suburban Research Center Launched
Kingston University in Surrey, England sets up the world's first research institute to study suburban life.
Which Do You Prefer: Robert Moses or Jane Jacobs?
The Charlotte Observer offers a list of questions they want the city's next planning director to answer.
Profiles Of The Next Generation Of Planners, Part II
Three masters-level planning students share why they decided to choose planning, and what they see as the future of planning.
City Management, Urban Policy Programs Ranked
U.S. News & World Report publishes 2005 rankings for 'City Management & Urban Policy' programs. [Updated 4/15/04]
Pittsburgh's New Zoning Administrator Profiled
Former senior planner Bob Reppe has been named Pittsburgh's new city zoning administrator.
Profiles Of The Next Generation Of Planners
Three masters-level planning students share why they decided to choose planning, and what they see as the future of planning.
Shortages of Project Managers
The demand for project managers in Australia means that they are well paid and the industry is coming up with creative techniques of filling the shortfalls.
An Unlikely Smart Growth Advocate Comes To Power
The Los Angeles Times profiles Rick Cole, one of the nation's best known smart growth advocates, and the new city manager of Ventura, CA.
Will Philadelphia Become America's Urban Laboratory?
The University of Pennsylvania lauches the Penn Urban Research Institute.
A Campus Students Like
The new design of Lick-Wilmerding High School has students feeling good about school.
National Inquiry Into Shortage of Planners
Vacancy rates of 13-19% for planners in Australia prompted a National Inquiry.
UK Faces Severe Shortage Of Urban Designers
UK faces crisis over design of new urban 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.
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
