Technology

A Sign Of The Times

A $20 million Reuters sign in New York City's Times Square, brings groundbreaking digital interactivity to public spaces.

November 25, 2002 - Wired

How To Defend Your Urban Perimeter: The Atomic Wall

A fascinating Wired Magazine article reviews the concept of building "atomic walls" around the nation's most important urban areas.

November 14, 2002 - Wired

Desktop Environmentalist's Eye In The Sky

A digital camera, a helicopter, and the Internet combine to create an unprecendented snapshot of California's coastline.

November 7, 2002 - The Washington Post

Ambitious Air Photo Project Fights Development

An unprecendented project to photograph the entire California coastline and make it available on the Web is aimed at helping efforts to fight coastal threats like seawalls and development.

November 5, 2002 - San Jose Mercury News

Unplanned Telecom Corridor Markets

Allowing deregulated telecommunications companies the power of eminent domain to build-out the "Information Superhighway" abrogates the Constitutional contract of just compensation.

November 4, 2002 - Planning and Markets

GIS Fights Corruption

In a country plagued by severe corruption, satellite mapping and a national computerized database are helping fight corruption.

November 1, 2002 - BBC News

EGov Alliance Offers Regional On-line Permitting Service

The new web service offers citizens and contractors the ability to apply for and recieve multiple over-the-counter permits from multiple jurisdictions in a single transaction.

October 25, 2002 - Government Technology

E-Government And Planning

The APA website introduces a new monthly column exploring e-government solutions to urban planning and development challenges.

October 22, 2002 - Planetizen

O'Hare Airport Expansion Likely

The Illinois State Supreme Court ruled that the city only needs approval from the state transportation department for any expansion plans.

October 19, 2002 - Chicago Sun-Times

The Technology Behind Boston's Big Dig

The massive "Big Dig" project in Boston is dependent on computers and software.

October 15, 2002 - The Boston Globe

A Bird's-Eye View Of Urban Sprawl

Satellite imagery shows a unique view of urban sprawl.

October 14, 2002 - NASA Science News

Geographic Profiling Aids Search For Washington Sniper

Computer geographic profiling aids detectives searching for the Washington-area sniper.

October 10, 2002 - CNN

GIS Code Of Ethics

URISA has published the latest (and perhaps final) version of the GIS Code of Ethics.

September 27, 2002 - Urban And Regional Information Systems Association

Virtual Main Street

CommunityViz helps communities plan for the future.

September 27, 2002 - Preservation Online

Maps You Can Hear And Feel

University students develop map-navigation software that makes maps accessible to the blind.

September 26, 2002 - Wired

Online Maps: Pointing In The Wrong Direction?

Will online map services such as Mapquest replace paper maps?

September 20, 2002 - Wired

Designing The Century's First Digital City

ZDNet interviews research scientist Anthony Townsend about Seoul's new digital city.

September 20, 2002 - ZDNet

Plugged In To The Sun

A solar house in the Virginia suburbs of D.C. lights the way for "zero-energy" development.

September 20, 2002 - The Washington Post

Top 10 Applications For E-Government In Planning

PLANetizen editor Chris Steins writes in Planning Magazine about the top 10 ways e-government can be applied to the field of planning and development.

September 19, 2002 - Planning Magazine

Technology Aids Remote Renovation

Homeowners renovate their Virginia home remotely from Africa.

September 17, 2002 - The Washington Post

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.

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.