The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
The Trouble With Virginia's Growth Legislation
Leonard Gilroy sees two problems with Virginia's proposed growth legislation and explains why he thinks it would steer the state in the wrong direction.
The Border Boomtown Trend
Increased vigilance forces migrants to cross to US from remote areas, creating new boomtowns.
Inner Cities Losing Jobs
Despite a variety of federal and state programs, most inner cities lost jobs at an alarming rate.
Austin's New City Plan
Austin's new citywide plan is complete and could be adopted in 2006.
Kid-friendly Granny Flats in NYC
Grandparents and grandchildren live in Bronx housing built especially for them.
Urban Glass House: Half Full?
A trendy Manhattan neighborhood rejected a groundbreaking design and gets the leftovers instead.
23 Measures: Rating Suburbs For Quality Of Life
The Kansas City Star newspaper used nearly two-dozen quality-of-life indicators to rate and rank some 40 suburbs around Kansas City.
Florida On Track For New Tourism Record
Tourism is up nearly 10% from last year for the state.
UK University Campus Goes Green
At Bradford U. the master plan aims to create a sustainable campus.
Suburban Sprawl Takes Hold In Brazil's Mega-cities
Population densities are decreasing in the razilian mega-cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo as lower-income residents move away from the city centers. The growth aggravates the cities' problems.
Free New Urbanism 'Pattern Book' For Gulf Coast Redevelopment
Mississippi governor urges rebuilding in hurricane-hit areas to adopt traditional features. Opponents criticize "dominance of New Urbanism" and focus on "historicist designs" in official efforts.
Katrina Evacuees Struggle To Exit Hotels
Frustrations build as FEMA nudges the hurricane's diaspora to move to long-term housing.
Congestion Charging For Manhattan Considered
Leaders of city business districts consider several ideas for reducing city traffic.
Nation's Largest Eminent Domain Case
In what may be the largest use of eminent-domain in the nation, elected leaders from Riviera Beach, Florida plan to move 6,000 residents to develop a 400-acre waterfront yachting and luxury residential complex.
Global Main Street: Internet Helps Downtown Smart Growth Revival
Online entrepreneurs compete with big-boxes as they revive downtowns across the country.
A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape
A new book demonstrates that even the ugliest industrial structures have a certain beauty when you consider their utility.
Inside Wal-Mart's 'War Room'
A debate over Wal-Mart's impact and a discussion about its efforts to counter recent negative publicity. Includes excerpts from documentaries "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" and "Why Wal-Mart Works: And Why That Makes Some People Crazy."
Downtown Dallas As Urban Residential Mecca
With one of the nation's most forlorn downtowns, Dallas plans to convert most of the glass-and-steel downtown business district into an upscale residential neighborhood.
Architectural Paradise
In Switzerland, high standards of urban design have created a paradise for architects.
Wind Power Cheaper Than Conventional Electricity In Denver
To offset rising natural gas prices Colorado's largest utility is raising conventional electricity rates, making wind power a cheaper alternative for consumers.
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.
