The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Advances In Signals Operation Research
Researchers have been hampered by existing computer simulation applications could not emulate the latest traffic signal controllers.
Market Positioning For New Urbanist Communities
The Town Paper profiles Laurie Volk, an expert in determining the market position for new urbanist communities.
New Research On HOT Lanes
Robert W. Poole, Jr. finds a brilliant PhD dissertation from UCLA on HOT lanes that may revolutionize our thinking about how to best manage congested urban freeways.
Arizona's Ugly Stadium Saga
Glendale has finally won the fight for the stadium for the Arizona Cardinals. But was it worth the civic carnage and lost planning opportunities?
Johannesburg World Summit Update
An update from the U.N. World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg.
Resisting The All-American Car
Can Detroit wean U.S. car buyers from "muscle cars?"
In Land Of Kisses, Hershey Gets Smacked
Can the livable town of Hershey survive a sale of Hershey Foods Corporate to a conglomerate like Nestle?
Expanding Transportation Choices
Even as commute times grow longer and air quality declines, the U.S. continues putting most of its transportation dollars into highways. Is there a better way?
Tolls For Bridges
A transportation activist argues that tolls should be used "where they work."
Hartford's Descent
With affluent suburbs and declining cities, can Hartford recover?
A More Walkable Salt Lake
Mayor's proposals call for "walkable communities."
Friday Funny: Bricks Made Of Sewage Sludge
A team in Taiwan find that sewage can be used in bricks for houses. Watch what you eat...
Traffic Solutions Discussed
NPR's Talk of the Nation presents an interesting discussion about traffic issues.
Designing For The Microclimate
An interview with Pierre Koenig on the importance of microclimates in architectural design.
CA, TX, PA Lead Nation In Dirty Air
A recent study finds that summer smog violations increased by 10 percent between 2000 and 2001.
An Alternative To Light Rail
Busways are gaining ground as an alternative to light rail.
San Francisco Presidio's 30-year Plan Released
Ending a contentious two-year planning process, the federal agency that oversees the Presidio has adopted a 30-year master plan.
CityLink: A Model For Rebuilding Inner Cities
An interview with CityLink Investment Corporation's CEO William Jones in which he discusses how the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego is being transformed and revitalized.
County's Computer Recycling Program Wins Accolades
Oakland County receives the top-10 award from CoreNet's Global Innovators program for a recycling project that exists only on paper.
WTC Proposals Pour In
Newsday provides a slide show of some of the 2,000 designs from citizens, planners and architects have been received.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
