New York

EPA Celebrates 750th Superfund Cleanup

Pepe Field, NY is the 750th site that EPA has cleaned up since the federal Superfund program began in 1980.

December 12, 2000 - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

The Case For Public Transit In Buffalo

Ed Deutschman can tell you why public transit makes sense in Buffalo. But is anyone listening?

December 3, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Underground Rumblings

The life and message of Roger Toussaint and how he plans to revive an ailing transit union.

December 1, 2000 - The Village Voice

What Drivers See in Signs Examined

Are sign ordinances too strict?

November 30, 2000 - The New York Times

Toontown Is Warning Your Town

While Los Angeles is trying to be more mass-transit-friendly, New York seems to be headed in the other direction....and "paying the price in worsening traffic and congestion."

November 30, 2000 - The New York Times

Support For New Guggenheim

City will donate land and money for the proposed new Guggenheim museum in lower Manhattan expected to cost $678 million and to be designed by Frank O. Gehry.

November 28, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Buffalo's High-Tech Strategy

Buffalo's newest challenge is keeping dozens of high-tech companies that have started up in Buffalo.

November 26, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Technology Gains A Foothold In Development

The construction industry has been slow to embrace technology. Now architects, urban designers and developers are making the transition in leaps and bounds.

November 21, 2000 - The New York Times

Churches Preserving Harlem's Character

With crime decreasing, the newest challenge for Harlem is maintaining the neighborhood's character in the face of gentrification.

November 20, 2000 - The Christian Science Monitor

Environmental Group Files Complaint Against M.T.A.

West Harlem Environmental Group says New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority is guilty of environmental racism.

November 17, 2000 - The New York Times

Landmark Legal Settlement For Air Polluters

Power company agrees to a landmark settlement that may set a precedent for further reductions in air pollution.

November 16, 2000 - The New York Times

Designing A Home For Digital Arts

Architectural firms are competing to design a museaum for digital arts in New York...and the list of fifteen semi-finalists has some surprises.

November 8, 2000 - Wired

Brownfields Into Greenways

This 900-acre project converting an industrial waste dump to golf courses would be one of the largest reuses of brownfields in New York.

October 31, 2000 - The New York Times

Freight in the City

Discussion of a two-phase study of urban freight mobility.

October 23, 2000 - Traffic World

Urbanfetch Surrenders

Delivery Dot-com to shed jobs and become courier.

October 14, 2000 - The New York Times

Amherst Plans for a Huge Office Park

Residents worry the huge development on an environmentally sensitive site will mean loss of green space.

October 11, 2000 - The Buffalo News

From the Earth, A Rare Mineral and Controversy

Proposed expansion of the Adirondack quarry operations worries opponents who fear loss of quality of life.

October 2, 2000 - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Niagra's Mall That Might Have Been

When a proven developer approached the downtrodden City of Niagara Falls with an impressive proposal, city leaders sent him packing.

October 1, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Study Finds Little Benefit From Bonus Plazas

A study finds that "privately owned public spaces created in a tradeoff that was meant to give pedestrians a little extra breathing room as developers got extra-large buildings, have failed in some way,large or small."

September 28, 2000 - The New York Times

New York's Wasted Wonder

As droves of tourists pass through Niagara Falls, NY -- many of them headed for Canada -- the city looks back on a torrent of costly mistakes.

September 25, 2000 - The Buffalo News

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.