The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Amtrak Restructuring Plan Highlights
Highlights from the Amtrak reform plan that will go to the U.S. Congress.
Barriers To Rehab Of Affordable Housing
Rehabilitation of aging housing is a major resource for meeting the Nation's affordable housing needs.
Amtrak Should Be Broken Up
A restructuring plan by Amtrak Reform Council recommends that Amtrak should be broken up.
A City Plan Is Futile If It Is Not Implemented
As Nairobi, Kenya, prepares a new development plan for the next 30 years, experts say that the city should not ignore implementation issues.
New Town To Replace Ranch In Tampa
The Connerton New Town Development project will create a new town on ranchland in Tampa, Florida. The project may include a wildlife preserve and would have a "small-town" feel.
Development Moratorium Is Too Extreme
The Christian Science Monitor casts its vote against the right of government to put long-term moratoriums on property.
Supreme Court Asked To Rule On Interstate Planning Issue
The Columbia River Gorge Commission has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Washington state Court of Appeals decision that could threaten regional planning in the bi-state Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Lara Lookalike's Town Hall Job
A local authority in the UK is using a computer generated woman to guide residents through the planning process.
New Philadephia Arts Center Not Integrated With Public Transit
Kimmel Center officials haven’t taken even the simplest steps to promote public transit to visitors.
Merging Northern CA's Regional Planning Agencies
A new bill would force the merger of northern Califronia's Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments.
Report: State Of Housing In Metropolitan Philadelphia
A report by the Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center identifies key factors that impact the real estate market in the region.
Financing For Small Multifamily Properties
Small multifamily properties account for 88 percent of the unsubsidized, affordable rental housing stock.
Florida Suburb Seeks 'Suburban Downtown' Skyline
Sunrise, FL., is considering a minimum height of 8-12 storeys for medium and high-density residential buildings to create a 'suburban downtown' skyline.
Architecture Education: Balancing Theory And Practice
Grueling graduate programs in architecture demand intense dedication from students but leave them unprepared for the practice.
Seattle Monorail Costs Top $1 Billion
Proponents say the 14-mile monorail system can be built faster and cheaper than light rail.
Urban Sprawl Vs. Homeland Security
Urban sprawl almost certainly poses a far greater threat to your health than bioterrorism.
2002's Top Land Use Supreme Court Case
The year's key land use case before the U.S. Supreme Court is a 32-month building moratorium an unconstitutional taking of property rights.
Poking Holes In Pro-Sprawl 'Science'
Anti-New Urbanism has become a cottage industry, but this report stuffs its proponents back in their box.
Report: The Future Of Metropolitan Philadelphia
A study by the Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center titled "Flight (Or) Fight" looks at trends of urban decay, sprawl, and economic growth in the region.
Dumb Growth In Philadelphia
Lack of regional planning in Philadelphia promotes both sprawl and decay, according to the Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center's Flight or Fight report.
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.
