The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Ground Zero Memorial Competition Begins
A design competition has been launched to select a memorial for Ground Zero.
Multi-Family Rental Market Alluring Traditional Home Builders
Randall Lewis discusses the forces that led to the redirection of the focus of his 50-year old family business from traditional home building to master planned apartment communities.
Jeb Bush Urged To Veto Bill To Delay Everglades Cleanup
Congressional leaders urge Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to veto a bill to delay cleanup of the Everglades by a decade at the behest of the sugar industry.
Rediscovering Our Place In Nature
David Suzuki examines how the move from small villages to big cities has estranged us from nature, and particularly from biotechnology.
One Type Of Market Answer To Traffic And Congestion
Informal ridesharing is cropping up in many places, such as Washington D.C.
Urban Village Plan OKd
The Seattle suburb of Kenmore adopts a plan to reshape the city's downtown and also adopts new zoning to encourage denser mixed-use development.
Smart Growth Can Deliver Affordable Housing
Solutions mix public values, community investment.
LA: Model For Phoenix?
For all of Los Angeles' problems with congestion and sprawl, Phoenix would be lucky to have the same vibrancy in it's arterial streets.
Fake Lawn Faux Pas
Plastic landscaping may be morphing beyond pink flamingos & poolside excess into an entire lifestyle statement.
Manhattan's High Line
The High Line is a 1.5-mile-long elevated freight railway line that runs from West 34 Street south to the Meatpacking District on Manhattan's far West Side.
Homes Plan Could Create 'Characterless Urban Sprawl'
A plan to build hundreds of thousands of new homes in south-east England is "unsustainable" and could promote sprawl.
Servo: Utility From Design
A new academic design group focuses on coaxing more utility out the plain vanilla 'skin' of a building
Stern, Gensler To Conduct Revitalization Study
Robert A. M. Stern and Gensler Architecture, Planning and Design qill conduct a revitalization study of Fulton Street in New York.
Balancing Sustainable Development
Steven Hayward examines the notion of 'sensible environmentalism', and how it may become a guide for development.
Seattle Mayor Willing To Bet Big On Biotech District
Mayor Nickels hopes $570 million in infrastructure in South Lake Union will create a biotech hotbed.
Jerde's Innovative Historic Rail Infill Project
A huge development in the center of Sacramento will include 3,000 homes and acres of shopping at the site of a historic rail yard.
A Source Of Fresh Urban Design Ideas
A unique architectural competition shows the importance for architects collaborating with professionals for other disciplines.
You Really Should Take The Subway
Thinking of driving to Boston? Let someone who lives here tell you about the traffic.
Townspeople Of Buckeye Bribed By Trust Fund?
A developer proposes $1 million trust fund for improvement of Douglas Ranch, on eve of election for its annexation and zoning.
Are Cities Obsolete?
Half a century ago, the people and architecture of New York City responded to the threat of a nuclear attack. How is the city responding after 9/11?
Municipality of Princeton
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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