United States
Hybridization Coming To A Development Near You
Developments in the future will combine design elements to suit a segmented housing market.
Poor Construction Cited In Earthquake Fatalities
Millions around the world are at risk from earthquakes due to substandard construction practices and poor quality concrete.
Impact Of Land Capitalization On Enterprise Zones
A journal article analyzes the potential impact of land capitalization on the incentive effects of enterprise zones, and their potential for being pursued by rent seeking landowners through the local public policy process.
Hidden Danger Lurks In Suburban Life
You're more likely to die in a traffic accident in the outer suburbs than be murdered on a city street.
Global Climate Summit Discusses Greenhouse Gases
Delegates from 160 countries, corporate lobbyists, and environmental campaigners discussglobal warming, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, and "flexibility mechanisms", such asemissions credits.
HUD Announces Public Access To Early Warning System
HUD's Neighborhood Watch/Early Warning system has been made available to the public.
High Speed Train Makes Maiden Voyage
Amtrak's Acela pulled out of Washington D.C.'s Union Station on time Thursday morning carrying the long-term hopes for high-speed rail service in the United States.
Amtrak's Bullet Train Debuts
Acela Express sets Amtrak speed record and arrives ahead of schedule on maiden trip.
Portland Ranked Number One
In its December issue, Money Magazine named Portland, Oregon as the best place to live in the nation.
How Much Is Too Much?
The Southeast's anti-spawl bond measures help communities buy undeveloped land before it's too late . . . but at what cost?
Improving Urban Policy Decision Making
HUD convened an international panel of urban planning experts who will collaborate on a research project using state-of-the art analytical tools to improve urban decision making throughout the world.
California Land Use Measures
The WSJ summarizes the outcome of major California land use measures.
Forest Legacy, Within Reach
New York Times editorial proposes two adjustments to the final version of President Clinton's plans to ban road-building in millions of acres of national forests
Minority Business Atlas For Southern California
Though thriving, minority-owned businesses need more access to technology and broader markets for growth.
Do Voters Support Open Space?
A report on last week's election from the Land Trust Alliance shows that citizens votedoverwhelmingly for parks and open space.
Master Planning: The Big Picture
Urban Parks Online provides areview of master-planning projects in six widely varying urban public spaces.
Building A Wired Infrastructure
Wireless technologies may solve the problem for fast Internet access for most of the country.
Community Development Infrastructure
The November issue of Community Affairs Monitor examines the Federal Reserve's use of its community development infrastructure.
Living Under The Hole In The Sky
"What happens to people who live under the widening ozone hole?"
New Rules Protect U.S. Forest Ecosystems
New federal rule will require 155 national forests to place the health of the ecosystem above all other concerns.
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
