The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Urban Writing Award
The Southampton Institute in the United Kingdom is sponsoring a competition for the most original non-fiction text on an urban theme.
Stacking Stores In Mid-City L.A. OKd
A Home Depot stacked atop a Costco will include an MTA bus terminal, a McDonald's, a storage facility and parking.
Why Sprawl Must Be Stopped
A college student voices her opinion about sprawl and why a new generation needs to do something about it.
The Gentrification Of Harlem
What can be done to preserve economic diversity in New York's Harlem neighborhood?
Legislation For Smart Growth Planning
The House reintroduces a bill to help states practice smart growth planning.
GM Announces A Disposable Automobile
General Motors announces a low-cost, disposable car, The Onion reports.
Does Sprawl Cause Sprawling Waistlines?
Does suburban sprawl cause health problems related to lack of exercise? Researchers aim to find out with a $4 million transportation study.
Bush's Five-Point Plan For Urban Renewal
George W. Bush presents a five-point plan to the U.S. Conference of Mayors National Summit on Investment in the New American City.
HHS May Take Over Homeless Programs
Combating homelessness could betransferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Development toHealth and Human Services.
Philadelphia Takes Over Disney Site
The city takes control of a proposed development for $12 million after Disney fails to come up with a suitable alternative.
Beautiful Billboards
Columbia, South Carolina is using unsold billboards to display public art.
Translucent Concrete: Will It Transform Architecture?
It is still very much in the research stage, but could translucent concrete dramatically transform buildings and cities?
Central European Architecture Visits L.A.
How do you make order and logic in a city? The same questions that faced medieval planners face planners today.
Tale Of Two Census Tracts
St. Louis is yet another city following the national trend of suburbanization, with blighted inner city areas and booming fringe communities.
Mobile Telephones And Urban Metabolism
The widespread use of mobile devices is increasing in the metabolism of urban systems.
Washington To Help Pay For South Florida Transit
Miami's Tri-Rail system is getting a boost in the form of federal dollars to complete a proposed expansion of the rail line.
Global Warming U-Turn A National Disgrace
Kevin Sweeney criticizes the Bush administration's decision to pull out of the Kyoto global warming treaty.
U.K. Harnesses Wind Energy
A U.K. project to power a million households with wind energy will help the country meet its obligations to reduce global warming.
Census: American Indian Reservations Growing
A new generation is coming back to American Indian reservations in search of culture and wealth.
Planning For A Sustainable Bay Area
A 25-year plan titled "Draft Compact for a Sustainable Bay Area: Economy, Environment, Equity" is available for public comment. It tackles some of the Bay Area's toughest planning issues.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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.
