The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
No Sprawl In Vegas
Las Vegas is not a sprawling city of low density and endless miles of asphalt, according to a study that compares Las Vegas to five other cities.
Homebuilding Strong in June
There was a 9.9% increase over the year in total housing permits issued in California. Permits for multi-family units jumped 127.4% over June 1999.
Roadless Lands: 'Sentimental Neglect' of Our Forests?
Are initiatives like Clinton's "Roadless Lands" plan to blame for the forest fires burning up the West and the worst fire season in 50 years?
Searching for Grass-roots Planners
San Jose is about to launch a massive residential renewal effort by establishing neighborhoodadvisory groups to identify needs and set priorities.
Development Threatens Desert Tortoise Habitat
Plans for development in Southern Nevada could devastate thousands of acres of pristine desert habitat of the federally-protected threatened desert tortoises.
Riverside's New Traffic Impact Fees
Cities in western Riverside County are proposing to improve area roads by having developers pay traffic impact fees.
How Clean Is the Surf?
Progress on EPA's program to protect the public from the hazards of sewage and other pollution at beaches has been scattered.
Housing Plan For Teachers In Trouble
The idea was novel: San Francisco would be the first school district to offer subsidized housing to keep teachers from fleeing America's most expensive city.
Redevelopment Plan for East Palo Alto
Developers plan to attract high-tech and bio-tech firms, restaurants, and stores to 130 acres of bay shore land.
Eli Broad's Vision For Downtown LA
Once called the "king of sprawl", billionaire home-builder Eli Broad has since turned his sites toward revitalizing downtown Los Angeles.
Cities Ask Business To Fund Housing
CP&DR Editor William Fulton evaluates the return of linkage fees -- will they do any good — or any harm?
Truck-Only Lanes?
California soon may advance two separate studies on the feasibility of constructing truck-only lanes along heavily congested state roadways.
Racial Issues In Urban Planning
Racial tension is no more likely in multi ethnic neighborhoods, but Californians prefer to live in areas where their own ethnicity is the majority.
Cell Phone Towers Aren't Going Away
After several years in decline, new cellular phone towers are on the rise again, and this time designers are getting better at hiding them.
El Toro Airport Won't Fly
A new FAA report concludes that air flight plans for the former Orange County Marine Base are seriously flawed.
Public Safety Partnerships
Companies in older neighborhoods are working with corporate, government, police and community leaders to reduce crime by building more sustainable neighborhoods.
A Better Transit Future in SD
San Diego Association of Governments begins process to update its 20-year Regional Transportation Plan.
Profiles of Clean Air Innovation
Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals releases report profiling cities' success in improving air quality.
Report on GIS in Education
Report from the annual GIS in Education conference held at California State University.
Increased Scrutiny Slows Central Valley Dairies
California is the nation’s largest dairy state. With annual production at $3.6 billion, the dairy industry is the largest agricultural sector in California.
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.
