The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Keeping Rural Roads Rural
While Transportation Engineers often work with the premise that the client is the car, in Baltimore County, MD a consultant group has recommended letting the single lane rural roads meander.
Americans Look To The Next Baja Boom Town
Seeking warmer weather and a relaxed pace of life, many Americans are buying homes even farther south of the US border.
Katrina Evacuees Isolated In Car-Dependent Suburbia
Evacuees forced out of dense, vibrant New Orleans by Hurrican Katrina feel isolated in car-dependent suburbia.
The Psychology Of McMansions
The building of McMansions might be leveling off nationally, but in the D.C. area, bigger is definitely still better.
Greening Montreal Through Enhanced Public Transit
How to make Montreal greener and Kyoto-compliant by reducing car use and increasing public transit use.
FEMA Insurance Policies Promote Poor Land Use
FEMA's willingness to insure high-risk coastal property is driving coastal development that is destroying environmentally-sensitive areas, and wasting taxpayer funds, writes David Helvarg, president of the Blue Frontier Campaign.
Working Families Pushed Out Of Town, Into Debt
Long commutes no easy answer to affordable homes.
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Baby Name Wizard
As a new father struggling with finding baby names (our little guy was two months early), it was a pleasure to stumble across <a href="http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html">Baby Name Wizard</a> (this requires java). The site tracks the popularity of baby names through time. The interactive design is fascinating and a great example of how to pack a lot of overlapping information into one clear graphic. It seems the name we chose - Kai - is gaining popularity. I'm always behind the trends.
The Gold Standard For Town-Gown Relations
A conference Of Univeristy city mayors praises the Penn-Philadelphia relationship as a 'model of the way universities and cities can work together'.
Safety An Issue For Developers In Northern Virginia
Companies are touting a variety of safety features to lure contracts and offices into the area.
What Is A City Block In Oklahoma Worth?
The privately-owned, "Bricktown" historic block is purchased by a local custom home builder for $10.9 million.
After Eminent Domain Decision, Disputed Project Goes Nowhere
Five months after the United States Supreme Court ruling that the City of New London could seize property through eminent domain to make way for new private development, the political outcry from the Kelo v. New London ruling has paralyzed the project.
First Transit System To Go Wireless
San Francisco's BART becomes the first transit system in the nation to offer wireless access on all underground trains.
Committee To Rebuild New Orleans Gains Leaders
The Bring New Orleans Back Commission has named designers and architects to chair committees that will oversee the dispersion of funds and the redevelopment of New Orleans.
The U.S. Replacement For Oil: Shale?
Increasing scarcity of oil and improved technology have renewed interest in oil shale production. New legislation opens 35% of federal oil shale lands to private industry.
Living And Building Green
Building green isn't just a matter of construction and design -- we must change our entire way of thinking.
Portland, Maine, At A Crossroads
The first article in a week-long series examines how Portland, Maine's growing reputation as one of the most livable cities in the United States is quickly altering the social demographics of a once working and middle class city.
Is Commercial Architecture Ruining St. Petersberg's Skyline?
Are commercial architects ruining St. Petersberg's historic panoramic views as a result of penny-pinching investors?
Cash For Development Rights?
A deputy district attorney charges she was fired after protesting a Lennar development project. The lawsuit uncovers a series of questionable payments from the city of the developer.
In San Francisco, Planning Commission Limits Downtown Parking
In an attempt to reduce car use and traffic congestion, the SF Planning Commission passes legislation to limit residential parking in downtown -- and ban freestanding parking garages.
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.
