Nevada
The Design Capital Of The U.S.
Is the nation's fastest-growing city also the design capital of the U.S.?
Wynn's Las Vegas Comeback
Even as business at Las Vegas casinos slows down, Steve Wynn, the architect of modern Las Vegas, is making his comeback with a new hotel.
Las Vegas: A Surprising Leader In Public Transit
Las Vegas will soon launch the nation's first monorail built as a public transit project and funded by private industry.
Is A Public Mall A Public Space?
A case in Las Vegas tests the limits of free speech in private areas supported by public funds.
Polls, Preservation, And Power In Nevada
Nevadans face ballot questions on traffic congestion and preservation of wildlife habitat and power utilities.
Running The Numbers
A look at the Las Vegas Valley’s demographics, economy, and real estate markets.
Book Review: 'Neon Metropolis'
'Neon Metropolis' by Hal Rothman is an 'accessible' history of Las Vegas.
Senate Approves Nevada Nuclear Waste Site
Nevada's Yucca Mountain has won the dubious distinction as the nation's dumping site for nuclear waste. Lawsuits are planned.
Transporting Waste To Yucca Mountain
The USDOT is charged with choosing routes and testing safety for the transport of Spent Nuclear Fuel.
Nevada Takings Initiative Heads To Ballot
An initiative that would require Nevada County to pay property owners if a land use regulation diminishes property value appears headed for the November ballot.
When You Can't Win, Get What You Can
As it becomes more likely that Nevada's Yucca Mountain will become the new national nuclear waste dump, planning turns practical.
Las Vegas Bets On Nation's Largest Monorail
To break traffic congestion in this desert city, Las Vegas will build the nation's largest monorail system.
Nuclear Waste: How Safe Is Safe Enough?
As the debate rages over using Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste site, critcs argue that it's impossible to assess the long-term impacts.
The Vegas Idea Of Community
A columnist for the Boston Globe pokes fun at Summerlin, Nevada.
Nevada Sues To Prevent Nuclear Dump
Nevada has filed a lawsuit to prevent the Federal government from opening Yucca Mountain to nuclear waste.
There Goes The Neighborhood
Yucca Mountain, Nevada has been designated the world's first repository for high-level nuclear waste.
Kunstler Vs. Las Vegas
A columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal scoffs at Kunstler's scathing review of Las Vegas.
Las Vegas, NV To Get A New Wynn Resort
It will be unlike any other resort on the Strip. Le Reve will feature a Picasso painting by the same name, which Wynn owns.
The Growth Of Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, the fastest-growing regions in the nation, is facing big-city problems. Dependent on tourism, it faces a slowing economy. And the city is losing its unique character.
First Free Public Monorail Funded By Private Sector
The Las Vegas Monorail is the world's first free public transportation system to be funded entirely by the private sector.
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.
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
