The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
To Speed Or Not To Speed
Drivers across the nation are speeding ancd contributing to more deaths on the roads. Should the speed limits be raised or lowered?
Great Rail Disasters
A new Reason Foundation report identifies 23 U.S. cities that have or are planning 'disastrous' rail transit systems.
Rail Infrastructure Critical For America's Mobility
Federal investment in intercity rail necessary to relieve congestion and improve travel choice.
Underground Transit Route Proposed for Vancouver
Three transit proposals for the estimated $1.7 billion route have in common a tunnel beneath Vancouver's downtown core.
Building Up Means Blocking Out Views
Missoula deals with the loss of views and vistas in the face of increased density.
Low Impact Homes Search For A Home in The Welsh Countryside
A cause celebre of the Welsh sustainable living movement is tired of fighting the planners.
New Housing Project May Breath Life Into Derelict Area
New housing project is the first sign that Toronto may once again have a future.
L.A. Report On Wal-Mart 'Fundamentally Flawed'
The Center for Regional Employment Strategies critiques of the Los Angeles EDC's Wal-Mart report as "fundamentally biased."
Arts And The Economy
Will an arts property tax spur Rust Belt revitalization?
University Students Try City Council Takeover
Four students from William and Mary College try to take over the Williamsburg city council to impact town/gown relationship.
Setting An Example For A New Century?
Washington, DC-area subway system may allow pervasive advertising methods inside the subway system including television.
The Politics Of California's Growth Are Daunting
California's net population growth is 600,000 per year, or 6 million per decade.
Congestion Charging Catching On
As London's congestion charging scheme celebrates it's first year success, cities around the world are contemplating the concept.
Context-Sensitive Transportation Design
Planning officials and resident stakeholders often at loggerheads concerning the re-design of Geogia's State Route 54.
How Best To Encourage Good Design?
The Edmonton city council struggles with how to turn design guidelines into attractive buildings.
Terror Response as a Routine Public Service
Israel has developed a practical and dispassionate approach to cleaning up after terror bombings.
Gaming, Government, And Community Development
Ontario's Economic Development Minister, Joe Cordiano, acknowledges community willingness is important to siting new casinos.
Time For A Fresh Start For GAO Bus Rapid Transit Report
The 2001 GAO report on Bus Rapid Transit is deeply flawed and needs tobe replaced by a new GAO analysis with a credible methodology.
New Wal-Mart Store Keeps Police Busy
A Utah community's police department receives a lot Wal-Mart related calls after new store opens.
In Defense of International Outsourcing
An international perspective on the recent furor over the overseas outsourcing of service jobs.
City of Clovis
City of Moorpark
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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