The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Is Environmental Catastrophe Imminent?
An unnoticed report by the respected US National Academy of Sciences suggests that environmental warming could have a catastrophic impact.
Sprawl Overruns Historic Battlefields
Civil War battlefields are vanishing quickly, swallowed up as cities expand and the need for new housing increases.
Satellite To Monitor Earth's Health
European satellite Envisat will monitor the earth's health including tracking pollution and mapping forests.
New York's Trash System Is In Trouble
To bring New York's troubled garbage system under control, the city's mayor faces tough choices.
Cesar Pelli's Symphony Center Master Plan
Renowned architect Cesar Pelli completes a master plan for the Symphony Center in Midtown Atlanta.
Feng Shui In Sausalito
Plans for a public safety building are on hold pending criticisms about Feng Shui.
America's Promise Evinced Through Brick & Mortar
New National Center For Preservation of Democracy
Mall Controversy Continues
Propsosed development adjacent to a National Historic Battlefield concerns citizens.
KB Home Takes On Urban Infill
The Wall Street Journal reports that KB Home, known for building sprawling suburbs, is taking on a different kind of project.
Can Parking Save Portland's Transit Mall?
A plan to increase parking for the struggling downtown Transit Mall would dramatically change the well known symbol's character.
Smart Growth Needs Smart Taxes
A report by the C.D. Howe Institute demonstrates how some taxes can promote sprawl.
Architects Insulted By Chicago Landmark District Plan
Prominent architects oppose a proposal to designate a row of historic buildings on Chicago's Michigan Avenue as a landmark district. They claim the proposal is a "veiled insult" to the architecture profession.
Chicago Backs A Landmark District
Despite protests from building owners, the Chicago City Council designated a portion of South Michigan Avenue a landmark district.
ULI's Principles For Smart Growth
Urban Land Institute presents ten principles for transforming "auto-dependent" sprawl into healthy pedestrian communities.
California Environmental Scorecard
The California League of Conservation Voters publishes its overview of environmental legislation for the past year.
The Ultimate Location Incentive
Tax-free zones may be the new unbeatable lure for businesses. Business Facility Magazine profiles several successful policies.
FHA Home Mortgage Insurance Program Is Strong
A report issued by Deloitte & Touche says the FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund is in its strongest financial condition.
Seattle Residents Weigh Tunnel Replacement Option
The idea of replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel, built alongside a new Elliott Bay sea wall, is beginning to catch on with Seattle residents.
Housing, Bonds Top CA Lawmakers' Priority Lists
Despite the lack of money -- or maybe because there is no money -- lawmakers could still pass a number of policy bills related to planning.
Dr. Gridlock: Readers Respond To Sprawl
Readers' comments about sprawl, suburbs, and commuting. [Link corrected.]
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.
