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Information on planning, conducting, and implementing results from design charettes.
http://www.charrettecenter.net
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News about the world's cities and how their mayors are dealing with today's urban issues.
http://www.citymayors.com
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Planning resource center includes a detailed resource directory, numerous message boards, a wiki, and image galleries.
http://www.cyburbia.org
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Documents abandonment of the built environment and speculates on geographic, sociological, ecological, and architectural factors. Most examples are in St. Louis, Missouri.
http://www.eco-absence.org
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Analyzes policies, conducts public dialogues, organizes conferences, and publishes works on urban issues in the European Union. In German and English.
http://www.europaforum.or.at
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Profiles of cities with thriving main streets, an examination of the details that make them successful, and a look at the fictional River City in the movie The Music Man.
http://www.greatstreets.org
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Employment opportunities for planning professionals, with a focus on Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
http://www.jobsinplanning.com
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Includes articles, cases, ordinances, statutes, and photographs from Professor Daniel R. Mandelker of Washington University.
http://law.wustl.edu/landuselaw
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Works to transform mayors into advocates for good design by hosting symposiums on urban design.
http://www.archfoundation.org/micd
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Annual Dutch lecture series. Includes full text archives from prior years.
http://www.megacities.nl
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Explore a virtual new urbanist neighborhood. Includes comparisons to typical suburban developments, lesson plans, links, and an image gallery.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/sprawl
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Educational resource for understanding and improving neighborhoods. Includes a number of detailed examinations of topical issues.
http://www.neighborhoodplanning.org
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The revival of our lost art of place-making, it is essentially a re-ordering of the built environment into the form of complete towns. New Urbanism promotes the creation and restoration of compact, walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods, towns, and cities.
http://www.newurbanism.org
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Collects and disseminates information on Montreal's indoor and underground city. In French and English.
http://www.ovi.umontreal.ca
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