The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
World Class Ports Mean World Class Smog
Southern California's Air Quality Management District seeks to impose fees on freight train operators that fail to lower smog-forming emissions.
One Building Can Save a Community in Decline
Atlanta's redevelopment efforts for the 1996 Olympic games never reached the nearby community of Pittsburgh, but the recent renovation of a historic schoolhouse has sparked revitalization efforts throughout the forgotten neighborhood.
California's Housing Shortage Is 'Overstated'
A study suggest that what is believed to be California's statewide housing shortage may only be limited to major cities.
How Much Is A Living Tree Worth?
A felled tree's worth has been well documented, but it has taken awhile for the silent contributions of living trees to be quantified.
National Inquiry Into Shortage of Planners
Vacancy rates of 13-19% for planners in Australia prompted a National Inquiry.
Zoning Considerations When Building Granny Flats
Many homeowners are building separate apartments as granny flats for extra income. The Wall Street Journal offers advice for coping with local building and zoning regulations.
All Smart Growth Isn't
A sense of place is essential to successful smart growth projects.
Can Houston Drivers Adapt To Light Rail?
For the last year, Houston has been trying to prepare its drivers for light rail, but already there have been 15 accidents since January 1.
The Smart Money Is On Smart Growth
Compact development and reinvestment in urban centers can save taxpayers money and improve regional economies. In this paper, Mark Muro and Robert Puentes review the best academic evidence on the fiscal and competitive advantages.
Vanishing Urban Canopies
Urban areas have lost a staggering 21% of their tree cover in the last decade. American cities are 'turning from green into gray'.
Raising The Sustainable Roof
Roofing professionals' task force defines sustainable roofing and outlines best practices.
The Problem With Malls
All is not lost for shopping center developers and managers, if only they would think about consumers.
Invest in your community: Buy Clothes
Community-run clothing stores are a growing trend in the rural West.
Humor: Laughing With Us Or At Us?
The planning profession makes "The Onion".
From Suburbia To Ethnoburbia
Traditional conceptions about suburbia no longer reflect modern suburban reality.
A Call To Redesign American Public School Facilities
The design and building of new schools is increasingly seen as an opportunity to encourage integrated planning and smart growth thinking.
Are 'Bland' Suburbs Things of the Past?
Colorado's local governments and new suburban homebuyers are asking developers for "something different."
Unintended Consequences Of Sprawl
As formerly somewhat rural areas gain residents, more "urban" services are required.
Car-Sharing Has Rolled Into San Francisco
Mayor Gavin Newsom wants San Francisco to become the nation's car-sharing capital.
Congress Stalls; Traffic Slows
Failure to reauthorize a long term transportation spending bill may cause delays, higher costs for local highway and transit projects.
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.
