The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Book Review: Preserving Architectural History
Reviews of four books on architecture and historic preservation including "Why Architecture Matters: Lessons From Chicago" and "Preserving the World's Great Cities: The Destruction and Renewal of the Historic Metropolis."
Building Neighborhoods In Los Angeles
The Planning Report explores how to make Los Angeles' neighborhoods safe and weave together the cultural fabric of Los Angeles.
Toll Roads In So. CA Hold Drivers Hostage
A noncompete clause says that Caltrans cannot build or improve roads if it would reduce customers on pay-as-you-go roads.
Can Sustainable Design Mitigate The Effects Of Sprawl?
"Green Building" projects like the Charles River mall in Massachusetts hope to help preserve the environment, but some activists say it isn't enough to combat the effects of sprawling development.
Atlanta's Mansion Glut
While affordable housing may be scarce, there is no shortage of million dollar homes in metro Atlanta.
Thomas Kinkade's Paintings Come To Life
It's called Village Streets, and the community is located in Northern CA. Some are in awe. Others say it's awful.
World's Largest Wind Farm Proposed
A renewable energy project proposes to build the world's largest wind farm in the U.K.
Program Transforms Abandoned Homes Into Housing
Homeworks, a program of the Department of Housing Preservation and Development in New York City, converts abandoned homes into much-needed housing.
Scottsdale Monument To Wright Causes Problems
Two planned monuments to honor Frank Lloyd Wright in Scottsdale, Arizona are causing debate.
So. CA Counties That Want To Grow
Ninety new buildings every day, seven days a week, bring new problems to San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
Plan For New 'Trendy' Neighborhood In D.C.
D.C. officials envision a new "trendy" neighborhood with housing, theatres, and supermarkets.
Holiday Travelers Choose Ground Transportation
Holiday travel by car, bus, and train remains strong but air travel declines.
California's Smart Growth Agenda
Director of the California Office of Planning and Research discusses how meaningful land use reform will prevail.
Indiana's Environmentally Sensitive Housing
A developer with a novel business plan develops environmentally sensitive housing in Indiana.
Let Cities Be Cities
Decentralizing the population and businesses of our great cities would be a long and expensive proposition, and one likely to fail.
Sprawl Still Spreading In Virginia
Local efforts to control sprawl around Richmond and other areas in Virginia have failed.
Will Baltimore Streetcars Roll Again?
Baltimore is currently served by three types of rail transit. An editorial in The Baltimore Sun calls for a fourth: streetcars.
FEATURE
Let Cities Be Cities
Scattered development does not offer more security. Decentralizing the population and businesses of our great cities would be a long and expensive proposition, and one likely to fail.
Leaving The City For A Second Home
More and more Americans are purchasing second homes outside of urban boundaries and relocating.
Do SUVs Make A Difference?
Reason Magazine attacks New York Times economic columnist Paul Krugman for arguing against SUVs.
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.
