The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
100 Most Endangered Sites
World Monuments Watch has released a list of the world's 100 most endangered sites.
Building A Tech Economy In Small Regions
A new Brookings study examines five metro areas to determine which strategies foster technology development.
Suburban Commercial Properties in Boston on the Decline
Commercial properties in the suburban fringe of Boston are headed on a downward spiral, as vacancy rates skyrocket.
Downtown Los Angeles Arrives
After years of delay, downtown Los Angeles is booming as market-rate housing reaches critical mass.
No End In Sight To L.A. Transit Strike
As the transit strike in Los Angeles enters its third day, 1/2 million are stranded. Is the MTA is actually making money on the strike?
Sacramento Light Rail: On Time, On Budget
Despite California's continuing economic downtown, Sacramento Regional Transit's new LRT "South Line" is meeting initial ridership expectations.
A Growing LULU
Economics may transcend 'the yuck factor and the chuckles,' as the U.S. has a major manure problem on its hands.
Libraries That Embrace Noise
Libraries, such as the new Salt Lake City library, are being designed to be amenable to a brave new, noisier world.
Conservative Utah Residents Take To The Rails
Salt Lake City TRAX light rail boosts Utah Transit Authority patronage to more than 100,000 daily trips.
Making Planning Services More Accessible to the Public
The new city hall building in Buena Park, CA, typifies a trend in Orange County to make civic buildings more user-friendly.
To Revitalize, Inner Suburbs Need Eminent Domain
Tom Bier argues that until state policies change to accomodate the needs of older, built-out suburbs, eminent domain is a tool that makes sense.
Eminent Domain is Unjust
Is economic revival a good enough reason for exercising eminent domain?
'Dumb Growth' and the Overreliance on Property Taxes
A Hartford Courant Op-Ed that calls for smarter, more sensitive growth policies for Connecticut.
Isabel's Long-Term Damages
The destruction left by Hurricane Isabel 'is likely to accelerate the trend of mini-mansions pushing middle-income families and summer cottages from the waterfront.'
Build The Light Rail, But Spare The Trees
Century old palm trees lining the desert city centre in Arizona are to be displaced not removed, to make way for Light Rail.
Walking The Tightrope Between Revitalization And Gentrification
Planners and residents try to reach an agreement on the future of Fort Worth’s Near South Side.
Suburban Redevelopment Victorian Style
A small town increases its population by half while maintaining its turn-of-the-century Victorian charm.
More Cops The Easy Answer for
George Will asserts that policing has achieved more success than any other effort to revitalize our inner cities.
Rising Home Prices Force Public Servants To Relocate
Priced out of an affluent county, workers like firefighters, teachers must commute long distances.
Death to the Paved Parking Lot
In Pennsylvania, a church experiments with a permeable “green” lot.
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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