United States
Tips On Creating Urban Greenways
More and more U.S. cities and suburbs are creating greenways or linear parks which create new challenges and enormous benefits.
Census Anti-Sampling Lawsuit
Dearborn, Los Angeles, Houston, Denver among the cities criticizing the Census' anti-sampling law.
How Practical Is Smart Growth?
Richard Carson argues that smart growth only slows growth, while New Urbanism simply makes increased density more enjoyable.
$150-Million Wildlife Conservation Fund
The World Bank and two conservation groups unveiled a $150-million fund Tuesday to help preserve the planet's biodiversity hot spots.
Reflections on Regionalism
Devolution in governance is changing how we organize public investments in transportation, workforce and housing.
Inside City Parks
Inside City Parks, a new reprort, from The Trust for Public Land and the Urban Land Institute analyzes park systems in the nation's 25 largest cities.
Monster Homes: Castle Or Eyesore?
San Francisco joins the ranks of cities trying to rein in 'monster' homes, saying they destroy local charm.
Demographics At Warp Speed
Technology and global markets are about to reshape America's metropolitan landscapes.
New Urgency For Urban Trees
Trees have become civic obsession in many areas as we realize that trees have health and psychological benefits.
EPA Urged To Reject Refinery Regulations
A nationwide coalition of environmental groups is urging the EPA to reject regulations that would increase emissions from refineries making new low-sulfur fuels.
U.S. Firms Find Work Beyond Borders
Survey of architecture firms finds U.S. firms dominate the world market for international projects.
Guide To The Site-Built Market
HUD publishes a new guidebook to encourage partnerships between manufactured housing producer's and site builder/developers.
Bush or Gore: Who Is More Green?
If there is any issue on which this year's presidential contenders seem stereotyped, it is the environment.
Should EPA Consider Costs Of Clean Air?
More than 40 prominent economists urge the Supreme Court to let EPA consider costs and consequences of Clean Air Regulations.
Ecologists Yielding To Nature
As wildfires rage, some activists say portions ofwoodlands should be thinned.
Experts Seek Costly Thinning of Forests
Experts warn that decades of fire suppression have let so much fuel accumulate, the West faces catastrophe.
U.S. Acts to Tighten Protection of Wetlands
Officials claim EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers issued new rules with tighterrestrictions in efforts to close a loophole that allowed the destructionof 20,000 acres of wetlands and an additional 150 miles of streams.
Shaping The City
Why do many Americans buy second homes? Is it because their cities and suburbs are confining, cluttered and architecturally mundane?
Urban Affairs White Paper Released
The Brookings Institute releases a new white paper series on urban sprawl, crime, taxes, education, poverty, and related subjects.
HUD Releases Housing Transformation Reports
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced the 100 community housing programs selected by HUD for the most innovative use of HUD assistance inimproving residents' lives.
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
