The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
High Speed Cars On Rails?
A new proposal in Florida would have users strap their cars to high speed rail platforms.
D.C.'s Metrorail Green Line Cars Delayed
Electronic problems cause delays in the delivery of new subway cars.
California: No Longer A Golden State?
California has failed to reinvest in itself. As a result, the energy crisis is only the tip of a looming iceberg.
Architectural Monuments: What Message?
What do architectural monuments say about their owners? Are they required to light fires in the human mind?
No. Virginia's New Transit Board
Fairfax County seeks more control of a newly-formed transportation board.
Sensible Development Preserves Open Land
A land use task force in Macomb County, MI, aims to protect farmland and open spaces.
El Segundo, CA Drops LAX Suit
El Segundo says that LAX has begun complying with environmental disclosure laws. It will continue to oppose growth.
FEMA Flood Maps Online
Businesses and consumers can now directly order floodmaps online through FEMA.
Complex Deal Directs Growth Away From Falls
A new deal in Washington would keep development away from the Snoqualmie Falls and surrounding forest areas.
Bush's Impact On California Land Use
Incoming President Bush is likely to make significant changes in the federal government's role over California's land resources.
Government Retreats On Urban Sprawl Numbers
USDA's 1997 National Resources Inventory study that provided evidence of an alarming increase in sprawl taking over primve farmland may have overestimated the numbers.
When Billboards Go Too Far
A new electronic billboard in New York's Herald Square promoting a tech company causes audible gasps from New Yorkers.
California's Fight Over Housing Targets
The first housing element updates in California are causing a standoff between local and state agencies.
Chapel Hill To Run Free Bus System
Students at UNC-Chapel Hill voted to help support a fare free bus system in the city that could carry 3 million rides.
California Hearst Coastal Plans Anger Skeptics
Critics of the Hearst Coastal project in California say that the company is not telling them everything. What is the plan?
BART Looking At Light Rail For East Bay
Proposals for a less expensive alternative to an extension of the current system include a light rail plan.
Florida's Growth Management Headaches
Environmentalists, planners, and developers all have something to say about the state's new growth plan.
Fight Over Census Redistricting Brewing
In the next three weeks the Census Bureau must decide to use the actual 2000 census count or rely on sampling.
FHA Sale Of Mortgage Loans Yields $94 Million
The Federal Housing Administration's mortgage sales programrecently reached a milestone when it completed the Multifamily and Healthcare Loan Sale.
Your Census Questions Answered
As debate over the U.S. Census heats up, the Wall Street Journal presents an information Q&A on the major issues.
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.
