Technology
What Is The Impact Of A Wireless City?
Mayor John Street's Wireless Philadelphia initiative aims to provided high-speed Internet access across the city. Critics see a 'virtual quagmire'.
The Hybrid Frenzy
Lots more hybrids and hydrogen cars are in the pipeline as public recognizes environmental limitations.
Do You Live In A Broadband City?
How do cities bring broadband to residents and businesses? Should planners care?
The Third Golden Age Of Bridges
A review of five new bridges featuring latest technology, materials, and designs.
Mapping U.S. West Coast Tsunami Flood Zones
Scientists identify danger zones in coastal cities.
Top 10 Considerations For Citywide Wi-Fi
Top 10 issues to consider when building a city-wide Wi-Fi network.
Yahoo! Maps To Support Realtime Traffic
The popular website Yahoo! is the first to launch a national service to display realtime traffic conditions on customized maps.
Self-Adapting Traffic Lights
Could a new generation of traffic lights respond to conditions to ease congestion?
The Sims
Will Wright developed the remarkably popular computer game, 'The Sims' -- a combination of divine architect and urban planner.
The Relationship Between Energy And Poverty
Energy plays an critical role in in reducing poverty and fuelling economic growth.
Plan A City Like A Pharaoh
'Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile' is a new SimCity-like computer game -- set in ancient Egypt.
State Of The Blog In Planning
Weblogs are helping the World Wide Web realize its potential, writes Planetizen editor Abhijeet Chavan.
In Cities, Internet Unplugged
Many cites want to provide wireless Internet. But they're up against tough competition that will try to stop them.
The Emergence Of Geoportals
A new academic paper traces the emergence of geoportals -- the next big thing for geographic information and e-government.
Perfect Distortion
Researchers use the physics of diffusion to create a new generation of maps, called cartograms.
Internet Access On Public Transit
A graduate student points out that transit agencies are overlooking a major source of income: wireless Internet access on trains.
Wireless: A City's Best Friend?
Are wireless networks set to become the new revitalization and urban renewal strategy for the city of the 21st century?
230mph Electric Car
Hiroshi Shimizu demonstrates his electric car 'Eliica'. It accelerates faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo, and can cruise 200 miles on a one hour charge.
Google The Planet
The popular search engine adds a new feature -- a 3D digital model of the entire earth.
Producing Cartograms: Density Equalizing Maps
Map makers have long searched for a way to construct cartograms -- maps in which the sizes of geographic regions such as countries or provinces appear in proportion to their population or some other analogous property.
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.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
City of Moreno Valley
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
City of Cambridge, Maryland
