Nevada
Is Las Vegas Pedestrian-friendly?
Las Vegas' Strip offers pedestrian-friendly areas for tourists, but residents are forced to drive.
Bush May Reverse Clinton's Gold Mining Rules
Nevada's gold mining industry is eager for the Bush administration to reverse Clinton-era rules over gold mining on public lands.
Life Beyond The Strip
A new resort and a master-planned community built around seven golf courses are planned on tribal lands east of Las Vegas.
Las Vegas Needs 'East Coast Urbanism'
Mayor Oscar Goodman discusses Las Vegas and his ideas for revitalizing downtowns.
Architect Of Las Vegas Skyline Dies
Architect Martin Stern, Jr. redefined the skyline of Las Vegas with his exuberant style.
Self-Steering Buses On Course For Las Vegas
Buses will be steering themselves through the streets of Las Vegas beginningin 2003 by means of an optical guidance system incorporating cameras,computers, and motors
Las Vegas Looking To Slow Down Growth
County planners are advocating land-use designations for the Las Vegas Valley that would help stem the tide of housing and commerical developments.
Greening Nevada's Nuclear Test Site
Interesting environmental science projects are being explored at the site of the world's most dangerous nuclear experiments.
Maglev Train From LA To Las Vegas Still Up In Air
Officials chasing federal money to onstruct a high-speed, magnetically propelled train between Las Vegas and Anaheim, California, say powerful friends in Congress are keeping their bid alive.
Las Vegas Hoping To Develop Its Downtown
City officials will be review several proposals during the next few weeks to determine the amount of funds the city is prepared to invest in downtown development.
Smart Freeways Coming To Nevada
Electronic freeway signs around Las Vegas are the first part of the a planned traffic management system intended to relieve congestion in the booming state.
BLM Sells Land Allowing Las Vegas To Grow
The profits from the 1,905-acre sale in North Las Vegas will be used to purchase privately owned land in Nevada.
The Arsenic Capital Of The Nation
The water system of Fallon, NV, delivers a high amount of arsenic to residents.
Las Vegas Wants To Build A Downtown
Las Vegas -- the city best known for it's imitation monuments -- wants to build a real downtown.
Las Vegas Seeks Urban Legitimacy
Las Vegas, Nevada has been ridiculed as a warped caricature of american culture. It now wants cosmopolitan trappings.
Las Vegas: Utopia Of Clowns
James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere, publishes a chapter from his forthcoming book on the Web.
How Two Fast-Growing Cities Deal With Growth
The Christian Science Monitor looks at how Las Vegas and Reno have dealt with their growth problems.
Las Vegas Says No To Affordable Housing Project
Las Vegas City Council members and residents came out against a proposed affordable housing development citing an absence of open space.
The Best New Hotel In Las Vegas?
Las Vegas real estate mogul pronounces his new hotel "the single most wonderful resort in the history of Las Vegas."
Las Vegas:From 'Sin City' To 'Smog City'
Las Vegas has some of the worst air quality in the Western US. Lax enforcement of environmental laws at fault.
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
