The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Toronto A Dangerous City For Pedestrians
Despite a Pedestrian Charter, the Canadian city is decidedly unfriendly towards those on foot.
Automobile V. Public Transportation In Shanghai
China's largest city struggles to manage the growth in automobile ownership among its newly wealthy population.
Where L.A. Riots Flared, A Housing Boom
Developers are turning the lots of South Los Angeles into new apartment complexes and condos.
Declining Rural Towns Offer Free Land
Reminiscent of the Homestead movement, towns across America's heartland offer free land to new residents.
The Carpet Capital of the World
The city of Dalton, GA has thought of a new use for the 16,000 tons of carpet waste it puts out every year -- use it as fuel.
Cleveland's Housing Court
Is it good for the community? The neighborhood? The block? These are the questions that drive decisions in one city’s housing court.
Insider's Advice On How To Make L.A. Safe
A prominent retiring Los Angeles Police Commissioner offers his recommendations on how to make the city safer.
Hot Air About Global Warming
The outcome of the G-8 summit was empty rhetoric about global warming.
A Primer On America's Megapolitan Areas
Megapolitan areas extend into 35 states, including every state east of the Mississippi River except Vermont.
Old Pittsburgh Superhighway To Find New Life As Bike Trail
An 11-mile stretch of road and inter-connecting tunnels will become a new bike/wilderness trail.
Real Estate: Too Hot To Handle?
The yield advantage of REITs over stocks is far slimmer than it was two years ago, when payouts averaged near 7 percent.
Author Explores Collapse of Old Civilizations
The author of "Guns, Germs and Steel" turns his attentions to ancient civilizations -- and what modern society can learn from their collapse.
Small Town America Redesigns Itself Into Prosperity
A design workshop by the NEA and the National Trust for Historic Preservation is quietly promoting small-town economic development and viability.
Stormy Hurricane Season Ahead
Scientists predict a stormy hurricane season this year. Is global warming to blame?
Cameras Watching Transit
Cameras watch most everything riders do in L.A.'s public transit system. But does it prevent terrorism?
Phoenix Falls Behind In Public Housing
Federal cuts in public housing assistance are leaving under-represented cities like Phoenix in a bind for funding.
Brooklyn Rail Yard Fight
Peter Slatin interviews a reclusive developer who's competing towin a major Brooklyn development site.
Megapolitan Areas To Be Considered By Census Bureau
Ten regions in the country are organized as super regional cities.
A Mall To 'Change The World'
Part Las Vegas, part Disney World, it is planned to be the world's largest man-made structure -- and also the most environmentally friendly. [Link Corrected]
Planning Board Threatened With Jail
A judge orders the Carroll County Planning and Zoning Commission to approve 254 townhouses or face jail.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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