Massachusetts
Harvard Helps 'Keep Water Local'
Harvard University is using a new "smart" rainwater recovery system that helps it rcycle rainwater to conserve water and reduce pollution.
A Regional Wake-Up Call For Boston
The 2004 edition of the Boston Indicators report measures the city's local and regional progress.
Three-City Redevelopment Of Rail Yards
Smart growth project planned to revitalize rail yards and industrial space along Charles River.
Boston Aims To Create Its Own 'Times Square'
Vendor stands in the way of Boston's plans to create a "world class theatre district."
Groundwater Features In Development Debate
A half-billion-dollar residential and commercial complex development will incorporate an extensive rainwater collection and groundwater replenishment system.
The New Competition For Bus Routes
Start-up bus companies are learning from Jet Blue and finding profit in popular bus routes. Travel from Boston to New Yrok for only $10.
Governor's Smart Growth Plan Draws Little Interest
Towns and cities are wary of participating in Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's affordable housing strategy.
Linking Smart Growth To Funding
Massachusetts' strategy to support afforable housing by linking smart growth with state financial aid is greeted cooly.
Big Dig's Broken Promises
State officials got an earful at a hearing held yesterday in Boston regarding their proposal to reevaluate the three remaining transit projects promised as mitigation for the reconstruction of the Central Artery.
ZipCar's Car-Sharing Success
ZipCar has become a way of life for 3.5% of residents in it's hometown of Cambridge, MA.
'Listening To The City'
A graduate course makes students put aside preconceptions and discover the realities of local urban environments.
Will Big Dig Woes Deter Other Megaprojects?
Leaks in the $15 billion tunnel project raise questions about oversight, which may affect plans in other cities.
Free Space For Artists As A Revitalization Strategy
Pittsfield, Mass is providing local artists free space in vacant buildings storefronts in the abandoned downtown.
Why Sidewalks Alone Don't Make A Walkable Community
There's a science to making a pedestrian-friendly streetscape.
Forcing The State To Complete Required Transit Projects
Approval of Boston's $14-billion Big Dig included an array of mitigating transit projects. Now the State is having second thoughts.
Mixing Planning, History And Divinity
A high-profile interdisciplinary graduate planning workshop introduces a unique range of topics about the built environment.
Bolton, MA's First Town Planner
Nat Tipton will become the first professional town planner for Bolton in Eastern Massachusetts.
Review Of Frank Gehry's MIT Stata Center
Photographs and a review of architect Frank Gehry's new Stata Center for MIT.
Zipcar Rentals Gain Momentum
Zipcars -- the cars you can rent for a few hours at a time -- are gaining traction at Harvard.
A New Approach To Urban Economic Development
InnerCity Entrepreneurs represents a new approach to urban economic development -- channeling help to companies that have moved beyond the startup phase.
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
