The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Skyscrapers Still Being Built Post 9/11
Despite arguments from many critics that 9/11 was the end of the skyscraper era, many cities continue to plan tall buildings.
Will New WTC Design Improve On The 'Barren Windswept Plaza'?
Strong pedestrian-level winds created at the plaza of the former World Trade Center made it one of the most unwelcoming places in New York. How does the WTC redevelopment design fare?
Bush, Kerry, And Green Differences
In a tight presidential race, environmental issues could swing undecided voters.
Portland: An International Model For Urban Planning
Portland's international reputation for its urban planning is drawing experts from around the world.
How Taxes And Services Affect Economic Development
According to a new publication, state and local tax cuts are not the best use of public revenues, even to encourage job growth.
Oakland's Olmsted
Walter Hood is practicing a new approach for rejuvenating urban open spaces.
Bush And Kerry Discuss Affordable Housing
President Bush and Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Kerry discuss America's affordable housing crisis.
Money Talks, Logic Walks
Abandoning the town center, Britain gives in to the Big Box.
Does Environmentalism Equal Xenophobia?
The Sierra Club's leadership faces a divisive split over immigration issues -- does immigration lead to loss of wildlife habitat and urban sprawl?
To Attract Residents Communities Offer Free Land
Kansas communities are offering free land to attract residents to increase the tax base.
Walt Disney On Planning
The 'unofficial Disney park guide' explains the evolution of Walt Disney's plans for the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT).
Three Americas: A Profound Metamorphosis
The nation is undergoing an epic change.
The Case For Saving Hope
Hope VI is needed to address the remaining -- and still-lived in -- mistakes of past federal housing policies.
National Landscape Architecture Month
April 2004 has been declared as the National Landscape Architecture by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
A Shortage Of Planners In Mumbai, India
A generation of planners is retiring in Mumbai, and there are too few willing to take their place.
Integrating Transport Into Regional Land Use And Economic Strategies
British study assesses the extent to which multiple tiers of government and diverse regional policy goals can be harmonized.
The Benefits Of A Community Garden
A healthy diet and lifestyle is more within reach, thanks to a Los Angeles community garden.
Planting the Seeds of Urban Community
Residents of South Los Angeles have created more than a community garden--they have developed an urban farm. And now a Los Angeles court may support the community's right to grow.
Zoning Extends its Boundaries
A Massachusetts task force will recommend zoning as a way to oversee and manage coastal water uses.
End of the Line for Chain Stores?
An ordinance is under consideration in San Francisco that would ban "formula retail" from certain areas.
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
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
