The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Bush's Retro Energy Policy
Arianna Huffington analyzes the Bush administration's energy policy.
Kunstler's 'Long Emergency'
In an excerpt from his new book, James Howard Kunstler predicts how a future will look without cheap gas.
When Campus Planning Becomes City Planning
The University of Pensylvannia has invested millions of dollars into West Philadelphia, but the "Neighhbors Against McPenntrification" aren't happy about it.
Guerrilla Architecture
Risk-taking pays off for the city's young architects as they strive to beautify blighted urban areas with bold designs.
BLOG POST
Weblogs Are Here, But Where Are They Headed?
Thanks to <a href="http://www.writingbusiness.com/">James Carberry</a> for pointing me to this article on the slightlly academic, but consistently readable and relevant, Knowledge@Wharton journal.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/images/archive//032305_blog.jpg" alt="Blogs & Blogging" align="right"/><a href="http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=1172">Blogs, Everyone? Weblogs Are Here to Stay, but Where Are They Headed?</a> wonders about the future of blogging.
Central Philadelphia Gains Residents, Loses Jobs
The good news is that Center City's population has jumped. The bad news is that the increase is offset by a loss in office jobs.
Architectural Inventory For Historic San Francisco District
The only way to identify and hopefully preserve the architectural gems in a vast, overlooked neighborhood is to catalog every single building in it.
Revitalizing With 'Corny' Public Art
A blighted industrial site near downtown Los Angeles will get an unusual public art installation.
Crumbling Infrastructure Leading America to 'Third World' Conditions
The nation's infrastructure is "sliding towards failure".
Cities Without Children
Where are the children in the nation's vibrant thriving cities?
Transit Won't Solve Our Dependence On Oil
Taking transit to work won't solve the global oil problem. But new strategies could reduce gasoline imports by two-thirds within 20 years.
'Super Slab' Plan Shelved
A Colorado state Senate committee delayed the proposed Front Range Toll Road also known as the "Super Slab".
The Changing Face of Urban Canada
Demographic projections show that Vancouver and Toronto will have "visible majority" populations by 2017.
Finding Suburbia At The 'Crossroads Of Vitality And Decline'
As Baltimore's housing costs rise, the future for the region's most affordable suburban communities remains uncertain.
The Economics Of Greening Cities
An academic journal articles explores whether a healthy economy can exist without economic growth if conservation reduces the drain of wealth from communities.
New Life For Vacant Big Box Sites
How communities across the nation fill in the void left behind when large retail stores leave.
Unsound Transportation Funding
Maryland legislature protests governor's plan to borrow heavily to build a new highway.
Hollywood Star Helps Launch Global Clean Water Campaign
Hollywood star power helped launch a global campaign to draw attention to the plight of hundreds of millions around the world who do not have access to clean water.
Wal-Mart California Supercenters Delayed by environmental Laws
Environmental lawsuits stymie Wal-Mart's attempts to colonize California.
Rocky Future For Seattle Landmark
Seattle's Experience Music Project, a museum housed in a distinctive Frank Gehry -designed building, faces an uncertain future.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
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.
