Urban Planning & Public Policy

Though much of the content is restricted to members, new stories and a list of recommended readings on the topic is available. Those with memberships can access newsletters, presentations, and join the electronic list.

Provides a searchable database used to locate source material on the subjects of architecture, urban design, historic preservation, and urban planning history.

Running commentary on issues and trends in California planning.

This San Francisco-based nonprofit organization is a collaboration among architects, planners, developers, and community activists who work to reform North America's urban growth patters.

Organization's mission is to maximize the international interaction of architects and engineers and to make the latest knowledge available to those professionals in useful form.

Large collection of Internet resources relevant to planning, architecture, urbanism, growth and sprawl, and other topics related to the built environment.

This directory is part of the Open Directory Project, and covers topics such as growth and sprawl, historic preservation, transportation, sustainability. This particular category on the dmoz.org site is available in nine languages.

This forum was established in 1993 at the University of Illinois-Chicago and as part of the international scholarly network, H-NET (Humanities and Social Science OnLine).

Gateway to information on housing resources on the Internet, offering browsable lists of links for countries, states, individuals, and organizations, as well as an outstanding bibliographic database on housing.

Guide to Internet sites for city and regional planning, including economic development, environmental planning, housing, urban design, and more. From the UC Berkeley Environmental Design Library.

Large collection of links related to urban studies and planning, courtesy of Cornell University. Includes information and links on housing, socioeconomic data, job opportunities, environmental planning, GIS, and more.

Center develops and provides information to individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the environment and water resources through proper site design techniques replicating pre-existing hydrologic site conditions.

This cultural institution was created by an act of Congress in 1980, and hosts physical and virtual exhibits dedicated to exploring architecture, design, engineering, construction, and urban planning. Transcripts of lectures and issues of the museum publi

Explore the world through buildings & construction projects. Contains many images.

This public-interest information exchange includes news updates, active forums, commentary, interviews, as well as press releases and announcements from other urban planning sites and publications. A biweekly newsletter, RSS feeds, and free podcasts of pl

PPS' mission is to create and sustain public places that build communities; achieving this through programs in transportation, parks, plazas, central squares, public markets and community institutions.

International nonprofit organization that tracks projects that improve use of public space in a wide range of planning environments, waterfronts, campuses, parks, markets, etc. Can be searched. Lots of related information also linked from website.

Crane, a UCLA Department of Urban Planning professor, maintains a blog where topics including sprawl, suburbanization, smart growth, and transportation are discussed.

Located in New York City, museum celebrates that city's architectural heritage and examines forces shaping its successive skylines.

The weekly radio talk show explores urban life and planning trends. Guests include public policy experts, elected officials, economists, developers, and planners.

The Smart Growth Resource Library provides access to reports, Web sites, tools and case studies covering topics such as transportation, housing, and urban design.

The Next American City Inc. is a not-for-profit organization founded by urban thinkers to explore the transformation of America’s cities and suburbs, examining how and why the built environment, economy, society and culture are changing.

This collaborative blog discusses mapping, GIS, land use, urban planning, and relate subjects. The posts are serachable, and an RSS feed is available.

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center is the gateway to three websites that promote safe and enjoyable bicycling and walking in all communities. Walkinginfo.org focuses on disseminating information about pedestrian safety and accessibility with safety data, "walking solutions", such as planning, education and case studies. Bicyclinginfo.org mimics these themes. Finally, pedbikeimages.org is a compilation of free images that show examples of good pedestrian and bicycling environments.

The Project for Public Spaces helps communities plan for better public spaces. The PPS website provides introductory and in-depth information on a variety of project areas, such as transportation, public markets, and squares, as well as news feed, image collection, blog, online discussion forum, and events calendar. Information on PPS training courses, consultant services, and publications is also available.

The Regional Plan Association is an independent regional planning organization for the metropolitan area surrounding New York City. RPA's website hosts news, RPA publications, and information on RPA programs.

The Western Rural Development Center works with western land grant universities and other organizations to provide better research for issues affecting rural areas. WRDC has produced several publications on these issues, from natural resources to economic development to public health.

Conducted by the Civic Exchange in Hong Kong this literature review focuses on major indicators of urban wellbeing primarily in Asian cities.