Plans

Vision for an Urban District Approved for Denver's I-25 and Broadway Area

The Denver City Council approved, with a 13-0 vote, the I-25 and Broadway Station Area Plan.

April 8, 2016 - The Denver Post

On Plans That Turn Out Like News Years’ Resolutions

A Dallas area writer finds parallels between the city’s planning processes and the New Years’ resolution practices of most human beings.

January 18, 2016 - D Magazine

Hollywood Community Plan is Misguided, Says Planner

According to Richard Platkin, the Hollywood Community Plan Update is merely one megaproject after the next--a huge mistake, and the antithesis to the Los Angeles General Plan Framekwork for good reason.

December 24, 2011 - City Watch

The Best Laid Plans

Planning students at the University of British Columbia unveiled bold new plans for Vancouver for the next 40 years, but as planning director Brent Toderian put it, the plans are "the easy part."

December 13, 2010 - The Vancouver Sun

Unrealized Berlin

A new exhibit in Germany looks at a variety of unrealized and unbuilt plans for Berlin created by 100 different architects and planners.

July 26, 2010 - Der Spiegel

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Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Websites

The best of the Internet—since 2002.

Top Apps

Planning apps for a brave new world.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

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.