Planning Magazine

Hot technologies like blogs, mashups, YouTube, Flickr, and social networking are among the most notable of new Internet technologies that are collectively known as Web 2.0. These technologies offer great possibilities for planners.

A new master plan for Los Angeles's Century City attempts to undo some of the shortcomings that typically plague Modernist master-planned edge cities. Its goals include walkability, greening, and a more appealing public realm.

Temporary, interim, or intermittent uses are part of a growing trend, evident both in Europe and the U.S., that creatively responds to new planning needs.

We seem to be reluctant to identify our profession in clear, recognizable language, writes Eugenie Birch, FAICP, chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania.

What does the newest base closing order mean for San Antonio? The Alamo City is nervous about losing more of its military installations.

Planning Magazine examines how cities are encouraging multifamily projects and higher densities.

Are 'New Markets Tax Credits' the vehicle to improve community and economic development in ways America has never seen?

In Sparks, Nevada, development handbooks are taking the place of traditional zoning.

Universities are revamping their college towns in an effort to stay competitive.

Olympia, Washington is facing the challenges of applying the latest wastewater technologies.

UCLA professor Donald Shoup inspires a passion for parking.

New state and local policies require that virtually all roads be built to serve all types of users.

Homeowners associations are growing in numbers and power.

The Supreme Court ponders whether New London, Connecticut, has gone too far.

APA has bestowed the 2005 Outstanding Planning Award for a Plan on The Queen City Hub: A Regional Action Plan for Downtown Buffalo.

Ask planners if they are involved in economic development in their community and often the response is "no" or "not really," when the answer ought to be "yes."

Richard Carson writes about his planning agency -- the Clark County, Washington Community Development Department -- used performance audits to reinvent itself .

How can project management help you bring in every project on time and under budget?

Recent graduates share their surprises after entering the working world.

To share construction and maintenance costs and reduce school crowding, many planners are working with school administrators to create mixed-use community schools.