The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Urbanizing Orange County
Traditionally known as the low density suburban neighbor of Los Angeles, the region has discovered that it is becoming denser than its urban counterpart.
Sprawl: It's Market-driven Growth
Sprawl offends urban planners, but it's just market-oriented growth to the business community.
Code-free Zone Urged In Baltimore
Well-known architect and planner Andres Duany has recommended that Baltimore designate a small part of downtown as "code-free" to stimulate growth.
The Country's Most Notorious Road System
Caltrans district 7 includes every freeway in Los Angeles and is perhaps the most notorious road system in the country.
Getting Regionalism To Work
With the region expecting 1 million new residents by 2020, officials in San Diego are trying once again to improve regional planning efforts.
Sustaining Atlanta's Growth
Since 1950, the city has experienced phenomenal growth. Planning experts are wondering how long it can last.
Controlling Rocky Mountain Sprawl
Legislators are battling over the state's new growth control bill, which may or may not require regional planning.
Growth Follows New England Highway
Along Interstate 495, once rural areas have given way to suburban sprawl and the new edge cities of New England.
The Trouble With The Techway
Smart growth And sprawl collide in the nation's capital over the Techway project.
Rural Growth Limits Provoke Legal Threats
Rural growth limits in King County, WA, aim to curtail the size of churches. A prominent legal-defense fund based in the nation's capital is threatening to sue.
Looking For The New City
Book reviews of 'Hollow City' by Rebecca Solnit and 'The Regional City' by Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton, two books looking at today's hotly-debated planning issues.
Desert Water To Be Used By MWD
In a move that California environmentalists fear, the MWD has approved a plan to pump water from the Mojave underground aquifer.
USC Beats UCLA In Planning Contest
Graduate students from USC evened the score with UCLA last week by winning the fourth annual planning contest.
Escape From Connecticut's Cities
This op-ed by Bruce Katz argues that in order for Hartford and other older cities in Connecticut to socially and economically recover, the cities and state need to take radical approaches.
Sprawl = Injustice
The sprawling suburbanization of America has implications for both planning and social justice -- it penalizes the millions of Americans who are too poor to drive.
Smart Growth Groups Oppose Techway Project
Over 40 anti-srawl groups are opposing The Techway bridge project to link the Dulles International Airport and I-270.
Primer On Gentrification And Policy Choices
This paper serves as a primer on how to view the complex issue of gentrification. It draws its findings and recommendations from case studies in Atlanta, Cleveland, Washington, D.C, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Unfortunate Land Deal In Chandler, AZ
A real estate deal in Chandler, AZ, underscores local governments' vulnerability in attempting land transactions without expert advice.
Precertifying Industrial Sites
An innovative program in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, precertifies industrial sites to mitigate environmental concerns.
Putnam's Bowling Alone Reviewed
A review of Robert Putnam's important new book, Bowling Alone concludes "Magnificent and yet unpersuasive."
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.
