The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Planning Community-Based Schools
Marty Blank of the Coalition for Community Schools helps neighborhoods across the country realize the dream of smaller, better, community-focused schools.
Future Of Rebuilding Gulf Coast May Include Wal-Mart
Once the enemy of urban planners for small towns, Wal-Mart has turned into a formidable presence for the rebuilding efforts along the Gulf Coast.
As Traffic Grows, LA's Resistance To Subways Melts
For years, California Rep. Henry Waxman has been an "immovable barrier" to plans to build a subway from downtown LA to the westside. Now that traffic is nearly unbearable, he's reconsidering his position.
Creating Community Realty
In upstate New York, housing groups started a brokerage for low-income residents and neighborhoods poorly served by for-profit real estate agents. While it is a nonprofit, the brokerage is still expected to pay for itself.
Series Examines Forest City Enterprises
The Cleveland Plain Dealer profiles hometown company Forest City Enterprises, highlighting its emergence as a big-name player in real estate development nationwide.
Stores Experiment With 'Teenage-repellents'
Businesses install devices such as the "Mosquito" and the "Zit Lamp" to discourage teenagers from loitering in front of stores.
Saving Our Nation's Streams
Streams are the backbone of all drinking water, so why has so little attention been paid to their disappearance?
Young Entrepreneurs Give A+ To College Towns
Start-Ups By recent college graduates find what they need in university cities.
'The World' Comes To Dubai
Dubai's most ambitious architectural project since 'The Palm' is garnering worldwide attention, much to the delight of city officials.
The Trouble With Virginia's Growth Legislation
Leonard Gilroy sees two problems with Virginia's proposed growth legislation and explains why he thinks it would steer the state in the wrong direction.
The Border Boomtown Trend
Increased vigilance forces migrants to cross to US from remote areas, creating new boomtowns.
Inner Cities Losing Jobs
Despite a variety of federal and state programs, most inner cities lost jobs at an alarming rate.
Austin's New City Plan
Austin's new citywide plan is complete and could be adopted in 2006.
Kid-friendly Granny Flats in NYC
Grandparents and grandchildren live in Bronx housing built especially for them.
Urban Glass House: Half Full?
A trendy Manhattan neighborhood rejected a groundbreaking design and gets the leftovers instead.
23 Measures: Rating Suburbs For Quality Of Life
The Kansas City Star newspaper used nearly two-dozen quality-of-life indicators to rate and rank some 40 suburbs around Kansas City.
Florida On Track For New Tourism Record
Tourism is up nearly 10% from last year for the state.
UK University Campus Goes Green
At Bradford U. the master plan aims to create a sustainable campus.
Suburban Sprawl Takes Hold In Brazil's Mega-cities
Population densities are decreasing in the razilian mega-cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo as lower-income residents move away from the city centers. The growth aggravates the cities' problems.
Free New Urbanism 'Pattern Book' For Gulf Coast Redevelopment
Mississippi governor urges rebuilding in hurricane-hit areas to adopt traditional features. Opponents criticize "dominance of New Urbanism" and focus on "historicist designs" in official efforts.
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
