The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Luring High Tech From Silicon Valley
With the recent power crisis compounding the cost of doing business in Silicon Valley, some states are trying to lure high tech firms from California.
Conservation Threatened
A federal program to protect Wisonsin wetlands is in danger of being eliminated.
Census Numbers Highlight Racial Diversity
Census 2000 numbers confirm the racial and ethnic diversity of the U.S.
Having Your Home At Your Office
There is too much office space. Housing rent is more stable than office rent. So convert and let people live there.
The Cornfield In L.A. To Be A State Park
The 40-acre abandoned rail yard near Chinatown was slated to become an industrial park. Now it will be a state park.
Ian McHarg: Innovative Environmental Thinker
Ian McHarg's groundbreaking ideas changed our thinking about development and laid down the basis for today's computer-based geographic information systems.
Motorless In Montreal
In Quebec, bikes are not just a sport but a transport.
APA Conference: The Latest News From N'awlins
PLANetizen is pleased to provide the latest news live from the conference hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Motivating Developers To Preserve Open Space
Zoning strategies can provide incentives to developers who preserve open space.
Ian McHarg Dies At 80
Ian McHarg, author of the influential book "Design With Nature" was a life-long advocate of an environmental approach to planning and design.
Saving The Desert From Phoenix's Sprawl
The nation's newest national monument will preserve a desert ecosystem from Phoenix's rapidly growing urban sprawl just sixty miles away.
The Suburban Face Of America
The latest census figures confirm the continuing trend toward suburbanization and sprawl in the United States.
Florida Lagging In Growth Control
Despite national trends, the state may stop short of radical change in its growth management laws this year.
Las Vegas Says No To Affordable Housing Project
Las Vegas City Council members and residents came out against a proposed affordable housing development citing an absence of open space.
Sprawl Consumes Transportation Budgets
Sprawl and inadequate public transit options cause transportation costs to exceed housing costs in six U.S. cities.
APA Conference: Live From N'awlins
One of PLANetizen's intrepid editors is live in New Orleans covering the American Planning Association's national planning conference, March 10-14.
Why Public Buildings Are Important To Planning
Our public buildings -- courthouses, post offices, town halls, libraries, schools -- are a reflection of who we are as a community and as a people.
Is Car-sharing In Your Future?
In Portland, a car-sharing service is following a European trend and giving individuals and families another choice to owning a car.
Big Sky But No Solitude
Montana is changing as wealthy migrants and second-home owners move into the state, transforming the economy and causing concern about sprawl.
Amid Pines, A Model For Growth
A historic Sierra Nevada mountain town balances growth and a sense of place.
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.
