The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

'A Different Vision' In Iowa City

A developer's ideas take this college town's urbanism to new heights.

January 10 - Des Moines Register

How Big Businessmen Saved The City

A review of the founding and development of the 50-year-old Greater Baltimore Committee.

January 10 - The Baltimore Sun

The Perfect Historic Preservation Case Study

The debate over preserving L.A.'s Ambassador Hotel is a perfect case study in historic preservation in this 'equivocal city.'

January 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Second Act For A Historic D.C. Neighborhood

Rennovated theater is the first of many new developments in Columbia Heights.

January 10 - The Washington Post

Ten City Design Commandments

Jeff Speck offers ten 'City Design Resolutions' for city mayors who want to build better places.

January 10 - Planetizen


Call For Transit Oriented Development In Baltimore

MaryPIRG releases report connecting denser, mixed-use development to reduction of traffic congestion.

January 10 - The Baltimore Sun

Judge Charges HUD With Fair Housing Violation

Agency blamed for not taking a regional approach to low-income housing creation in Baltimore area.

January 10 - The Baltimore Sun


FEATURE

Making Better Places: Ten City Design Resolutions

Jeff Speck offers advice -- in the form ten City Design Resolutions -- for city mayors who want to build better places.

January 10 - Jeff Speck

BLOG POST

Integrating Public Participation Tools and GIS Improves Decision Making

<td>Take a planning challenge, add some technology and a pinch of public process, mix them just the right, and you have a recipe for good decision making. Orlando County Florida is cooking up such an event- and planners, practitioners, academics and members from all communities will be interested in watching their progress. <br><br /> <br><br /> Orlando Florida is embarking on a year-long initiative to address economic, environmental, land use, and transportation needs for a 90,000-acre study area in southeast Orange County.

January 9 - Ken Snyder

New York's Golden Age

New York in the 1970's was a chaotic and 'gritty' place to live. But it was also perhaps the most creative time the city ever experienced.

January 9 - Wall St. Journal

The Link Between Teen Births and Poverty

A 40-percent decline in teen births since 1991 has reduced problems of poverty in Baltimore.

January 9 - The Baltimore Sun

A History of Housing Segregation

Baltimore's public housing has been segregated since the 1930s, leading to concentrations of poverty in the inner city.

January 9 - The Baltimore Sun

Shutters Offer a Window of Opportunity

Shutters could be more than quaint decorations on American homes in the 21st century.

January 9 - The Washington Post

The Perfect L.A. Car

Organizers of the L.A. Auto Show challenge designers to come up with the "perfect L.A. car."

January 9 - The Los Angeles Times

AIA Honor Awards 2005

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the 2005 recipients of the AIA Honor Awards.

January 8 - The American Institute of Architects

High Hopes For Harlem

A group of investors is betting $220 million on a new Harlem renaissance, in the form of a new office, hotel and retail complex.

January 8 - The Slatin Report

Hybrids Causing Congestion

The explosion of the clean fuel vehicle market in Washington has caused heaches for carpoolers.

January 8 - The Washington Post

Metropolitan Planning Organizations Reviewed

Have MPOs undertaken actions consistent with environmental justice andtransportation equity mandates?

January 8 - Metropolitan Institute At Virginia Tech

Land Bank Goes To Work On Flint

County uses new state laws to redevelop abandoned properties

January 8 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Encouraging Downtown To Reach New Heights

Proposal would allow Seattle downtown buildings to be taller in an effort to increase density, attract jobs, and curb sprawl.

January 7 - The Seattle Times

Post News

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.