Alabama
Katrina 'Reshuffled' The Fortunes of Gulf Coast Cities
While New Orleans' economy struggles to return to its pre-storm levels, cities such as Mobile, Alabama are reaping the benefits of renewed economic vigor.
Ten Most Influential Architects Today
Forbes identifies the top ten architects who are most influencing the American landscape.
Linking Schools And Smart Growth
Why do schools seem to have more in common with an industrial park than a neighborhood-meeting place?
Students Help Design, Build Alabama Fire Station
Four students of Auburn University's Architecture Program designed and built the Newburn, AL fire station at a fraction of its projected cost.
Students Design Alternate Housing For Katrina Victims
Auburn University Design/Build students design an inexpensive alternative for providing temporary housing after a disaster.
Birmingham Could Lose Public Transit
The city of Birmingham, AL. owes the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority more than $2 million in back pay.
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.
Downtown Mobile Has High Hopes In Cruise Ship
Can Mobile, AL make a successful transition from an industrial harbor, to a tourist destination?
Alabama Catches On To New Urbanism
After years of coastal sprawl, Alabama's beaches finally see a trio of walkable, mixed-use communities.
Private Property Rights And Public Use: Finding The Balance
Eminent domain has been a tool used by governmental authorities to advance the public good or for public use, but who decides what is in the public's interest? This story highlights problems inherent to wielding such power.
Computer Game Helps Students Learn Urban Planning
Students learn about urban planning by playing SimCity, a popular computer game that involves designing and managing your own city.
Buying Economic Development
A retired businessman has become a celebrity as he buys up land in Tuscumbia, Alabama to return the town to the busy place he remembers.
Alabama Losing Its Legacy
Alabama has lost more species than any other state in the continental United States, mostly owing to human impacts.
Reviving Downton: A Chicken-and-egg Problem
The closing of a neighborhood gas station illustrates the problems associated with people moving out of the downtown area, and with attempts to repopulate that area.
Architect Samuel Mockbee: A 'Genius' Worked For The Poor
Winner of a MacArthur Foundation 'Genius' grant, architect Samuel Mockbee dies at 57.
Monsanto Pollution: The Story Of Anniston, AL
Decades of concealed pollution by corporate giant devastated Anniston, AL.
Monsanto Concealed 40 Years Of Pollution
Monsanto created one of the most contaminated areas in the U.S. The corporate giant knew about the pollution and concealed it for nearly 40 years.
Alabama Counties Seek Planning Powers
Alabama has set a 2001 goal for counties to regulate county development through the implementation of planning and zoning requirements.
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.
City of Albany
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
