The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
San Francisco's Transportation 2030
The Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission releases its 25-year plan for the region's transportation network.
America's Four Deadliest Roads
Four of the nation's deadliest roads are in a state with the highest number of pedestrians killed per capita.
Land That Is Lost
Reflecting on what might have been for a scenic mile of Lake Michigan shoreline---that could have been a public park, instead of condos.
Munich Citizens Vote To Preserve City Skyline
A plebiscite called by the Bavarian capital's residents has put an end to new high-rise blocks that have encroached on historic views of the city
Australia's Most Significant Urban Design Achievement
The Melbourne Docklands project is recognized as Australia's most significant urban design achievement for 2004.
Eminent Domain and Redevelopment
Is emiment domain a valuable redevelopment tool or a way for government to intimidate landowners?
New Study On Obesity And Urban Design
A new $2.8 million effort will examine how better community design encourages people to be more physically active in their daily lives.
Smart Growth Experts Gather To Discuss Growth Trends
National experts meet at the fourth Annual Big Sky or Sprawl Conference.
Brazil's Tree Police
Latin America's biggest environmental police training camp opens in Brazil.
New Mexico Developer Inspires Baltimore Planners
Vision for more compact development used as a model in Baltimore County.
Does The U.S. Forest Service Lie?
Bizarre economic incentives encourage the U.S. Forest Service to cut timber and fight fires even if doing so makes no ecological sense.
A Reality Show For Those Who Hate Ugly Architecture
A "reality" series will let viewers nominate ugly buildings and will conclude with the demolition of the ugliest building on live television.
New American Dream Being Shaped By Public Transit
The new American dream is being shaped by a growing transit network oflight-rail lines, subways, commuter rail and buses, writes Jennifer Dorn.
What Bush's Re-Election Means For Housing
Settlement cost-reform, increased regulation of Fannie Mae likely.
Fighting Back on Sprawl: Land Trusts Increase Protected Acreage
In the last five years, land trusts around the country have doubled the land under their ownership or easement---a total of 9 million acres that conserves farmland, forests, coastal land and scenic vistas.
Kyoto Protocol Start Date Finalized
The international treaty will become official on February 16, 2005.
Planners Try To Cope With Meridian's Growth
Meridian, a suburb of Boise, Idaho, struggles with growth projections and new developments.
Unassuming Canadian Town Was Secret Center Of Prohibition-Era Intrigue
Vast underground tunnel system led to brothels, saloons.
Improving The Built Environment In The Muslim World
The National Building Museum honors His Highness The Aga Khan with the 2005 Vincent Scully Prize.
Little Rock Named Meanest City Toward Homeless
Opening of Clinton Library may be related to non-profit group's declaration.
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.
