"Who's the more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?"
- Downton Abbey Sequel, Downtown Abbey, Leads a Back to the City Movement
- John Snow Estate Sues George R. Martin for Defamation of Character
- Top Ten Newspaper Websites With Names That Have Nothing to Do With the Name of the Newspaper
- Most Popular Suburban Celebrities
- Lessons from Party Planning for Urban Planners
- Architecture Critic Power Rankings
- Trump Credits Chicago Tribune Architecture Critic With Election Win
- 'Planetizen After Dark' Launching Today
- Public Housing Resident Announces Plan to Live at Mar-a-Lago for a Month
Some of these headlines have been waiting for several years to move from the notes program to the screen of Planetizen readers. They're that bad.
Luckily, we'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow.
FULL STORY: April Fool's Headlines That Didn't Make the Cut
Self-Driving Cars Still Can't Recognize the Difference Between a Wedding Planner and an Urban Planner
Pundits agree that planners need to prepare for self-driving cars. Self-driving cars still need to prepare for planners.
Florida Man Thought the New Comp Plan Included Zoning Changes
A Florida man is accused of not realizing an entirely separate process would be required to implement the zoning changes recommended in a recently approved comprehensive plan.
Millennial Confesses: I Was Born in the Suburbs and My Parents Are Baby Boomers
Everything we thought we knew about Millennials was wrong.
Planetizen Federal Action Tracker
A weekly monitor of how Trump’s orders and actions are impacting planners and planning in America.
The state-sanctioned urbicide of Austin
People don’t kill cities. Freeways do.
US to reduce Colorado River water deliveries to Mexico
A new Colorado Treaty amendment reduces Mexico’s Colorado River water allocation by 250,000 acre feet.
5 New England states march closer to 800 megawatt wind energy project
Securing federal approval for the project may be complicated under the Trump administration, which has historically been hostile towards domestic wind power.
Baltimore to break ground on $50 million Transit Priority Project
The project will bring faster bus trips, safer streets and better bike connections to Baltimore.
Airbnb launches $250 million 'last-dollar financing' housing accelerator, makes first investment in Austin
The company will put $6.4 million towards affordable housing development in Texas’ capital.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
Eagle County Government
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Nashville Planning Department
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
Journal of the American Planning Association