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Worse Than Global Warming?

The most serious sustainability problem facing the world isn't global warming.

October 25 - WorldChanging

Finding Loopholes In Anti-Sprawl Laws

Maryland's anti-sprawl laws are being circumvented by innovative developers in rural communities through the annexation process.

October 25 - The Baltimore Sun

Local Shops Build Healthy Economies

Chicago business district releases impact study and policy proposals.

October 25 - Chicago Sun-Times

What's Your Ecological Footprint?

A new report charges that humans are consuming natural resources 20% faster than nature can renew them.

October 25 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Canada's First National Urban Park

Can a new urban park on the north side of Toronto change the city and offer a new model of urban planning?

October 24 - The Toronto Star


A Metropolitan Time Bomb?

60 million new Americans will need new schools, new roads, new water systems, just as states and cities have hit hard times.

October 24 - Smart City

Kayaking Meets New Urbanism

Developers plan the world's longest whitewater kayak based on New Urbanism.

October 24 - The Denver Post


Defending Bush's Global Warming Record

David Garman, U.S. Department of Energy chief of power efficiency, defended the Bush administration's record on global warming.

October 24 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

A 'Wall Against Sprawl'

Growth-management laws show results in King County, WA.

October 24 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

L.A. City Hall's Mystery Blogger

A 'mystery' blogger within Los Angeles City Hall has pulled the plug on his/her blog after too much publicity.

October 23 - The Los Angeles Times

Fears Over Yucca Mountain Could Spell Trouble For Bush

The controversial nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada is causing some residents in this swing state to re-think their support for President Bush.

October 23 - The Guardian Unlimited

Greening The High-rise In Vancouver

Proposed 37-storey development will generate its own power and have a water recycling system.

October 23 - The Vancouver Sun

Capturing Demand for Housing Near Transit

A study by Reconnecting America’s Center for Transit Oriented Development shows that demand for compact housing near transit is likely to more than double by 2025.

October 23 - Reconnecting America

Russia Approves Kyoto Treaty

Environmentalists applaud Russian parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol as a "huge step forward."

October 22 - BBC News

A New Building By Frank Lloyd Wright

Seventy-six years after he conceived it, a design by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright comes to life.

October 22 - The Buffalo News

A Different Metro Experience

Members of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments learn first-hand about the difficulties of riding the Metro system as person with a disability.

October 22 - The Washington Post

How Important Is Arts And Architecture Education?

Art education teaches children to think three-dimensionally, to use their imaginations, and to connect to their communities, cultures, and place in the world.

October 22 - MetropolisMag.com

How To Attract Retirees -- But Not Sprawl

Mobile Bay, Fairhope in Alabama is fast becoming a popular retirement spot. It has all the right amenities.

October 22 - Wall St. Journal

San Francisco Then And Now

A fascinating comparison of San Francisco locations, buildings, and streets featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film "Vertigo" with photographs taken today.

October 22 - Basic Hip Digital Oddio

From Rust Belt To Arts Mecca

Pittsburgh reaps the benefits of its 20-year investment in a downtown cultural district -- and in the vitality of its young people.

October 22 - The Christian Science Monitor

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Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.

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.