New York

The Subway Crisis

New York City's subway system faces it greatest challenge in decades.

January 31, 2005 - The New York Times

Location, Location, Access?

New York real estate market expected to remain hot despite recent subway disruption.

January 28, 2005 - The New York Times

Immigrants & The City

As European whites evacuate for the suburbs, immigrants fill their urban spaces.

January 28, 2005 - Newsday

Wanted: An Urban Vision

“Pathetic” sums up a critic’s opinion of city planners’ goals for the redevelopment of Manhattan’s Hudson Yards.

January 20, 2005 - The New York Times

New York's Golden Age

New York in the 1970's was a chaotic and 'gritty' place to live. But it was also perhaps the most creative time the city ever experienced.

January 9, 2005 - Wall St. Journal

High Hopes For Harlem

A group of investors is betting $220 million on a new Harlem renaissance, in the form of a new office, hotel and retail complex.

January 8, 2005 - The Slatin Report

Size and Historic Preservation

The 41-story Singer Building, an elegant Beaux-Arts tower, was the tallest in the world when it was completed in 1908. Why was it demolished in 1967?

January 3, 2005 - The New York Times

Freedom Tower: Bad For Birds

Ornithologists are shocked by the design of New York's Freedom Tower, which will stand directly in the migratory path of birds.

January 3, 2005 - The Daily Telegraph

The High Line Is Captivating

Revitalizing New York's formerly abandoned, elevated freight-train viaduct called "The High Line" seems to have captured the imagination of everyone. Why?

December 31, 2004 - New York Metro

Most Expensive Places To Do Business

A new report ranks states according to the relative cost of doing business, including key economic and social indicators.

December 30, 2004 - The Public Policy Institute Of New York State

NYC's Planning Director Profiled

Being New York City's planning director is a balancing act for Amanda M. Burden.

December 30, 2004 - The New York Times

The Microneighborhood

How do the hip decide where to go now that Manhattan and Brooklyn have gentrified? By creating zones of hipness as small as a single block.

December 28, 2004 - New York Metro

Brooklyn: The Real Estate Holdout

Brooklyn has been a long-time holdout of the modern MLS system for transacting real estate. That's about to change.

December 24, 2004 - The New York Times

Experts Urge Inclusionary Zoning To Ensure Affordable Housing For NYC

Should New York use both mandatory and voluntary inclusionary zoning toguarantee affordable housing?

December 19, 2004 - Policy Link

University Makes Downtown Commitment

New Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor commits to major investment plan in the Rust Belt City's center.

December 16, 2004 - Syracuse Post Standard

My Subway Map Is My Memory Album

Some people take pictures to capture memories; Kara Newman make check marks on a subway map.

December 16, 2004 - The Christian Science Monitor

MegaMoMA Is Fail-safe And Risk-free

Ada Louise Huxtable reviews the new Museum of Modern Art -- "the right building for New York."

December 15, 2004 - Wall St. Journal

Empty Nesters Moving Back To The City

Baby boomers who moved out of cities when they had kids, are now moving back.

December 13, 2004 - Times Union

Bad Erie Canal Deal

An investigation shows how New York State officials put politics before planning in a scheme to develop the Erie Canal.

December 8, 2004 - Syracuse Post Standard

Planninng For Terror

Neighbors are protesting construction of a New York City building, claiming it would make an especially explosive terrorist target.

December 2, 2004 - The New York Observer

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.