The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Walking In Suburbia: The Public Speaks
Transcript of an online chat about a Washington Post article on the dangers of walking in the suburbs
How Should San Francisco Grow?
Should San Francisco bend the city's height limit rules for a worthwhile project? If you're going to meddle in planning, writes columnist John King, meddle well.
Studies Advocate Regional Affordable Housing Policies
Two new reports co-authored by the Brookings Institution argue that different housing policies could have positive effects for entire metropolitan regions.
Rebuilding Historic Neighborhoods With Small Incentives
A new program in an old Maryland neighborhood could spark an historic resurrection.
An Office Away From Home (But Not At The Office)
Telework centre offers best of the office and home while shortening commute times and feelings of isolation
America's Most Stressful Large Metro Area
Tacoma is America's most stressful large metro area, according to the company that provides Money magazine's annual 'best places' rankings.
The Least Stressful City In America
A national demographics firm has determined that New York State's Capital Region is the least stressful large metropolitan area in the U.S.
Segway Clones Hit The Street
The 'Rad2Go Electric Chariot' is a $1,000 knock-off of the Segway, but without the gyroscope.
Best Value Procurement: The New Kind Of RFP
With a new rail plan, the Seattle region's public transit agency invents a new way to make transit developers engage the community.
Cities: The New Poverty Frontier
The world's cities are increasingly becoming the new front lines in the fight against poverty.
Dead Man Walking
On a quest to find out why no one walks anymore, a reporter sets out on foot and discovers the dangerous truth about the nation's sidewalks and streets.
New York's Governor's Island Lives
Ending years of wrangling, a development advisor is selected to figure out what to do with the abandoned island. [Includes images.]
Understanding The Dynamics Of Urban Change
The relationship between new housing construction and household growth is a fundamental factor in understanding why some central cities lose population and others suffer from a tight housing market.
State Departments Of Transportation Have Too Much Power
Something is very wrong with the nation's transportation policy infrastructure, writes Joel Hirschhorn.
Private Bedrooms And Open Bathrooms - How Times Have Changed
Moving on from private houses that had separated uses and retreated from the outside, modern Australian housing design allows for "communal space and privacy, comfort but not excess" and communication with the world.
Induced Travel: Frequently Asked Questions
The term "Induced Travel" is highly controversial but typically misunderstood by both highway advocates and opponents.
Planning: Not Like In The Movies
The president of the National Housing Institute looks at how community development is portrayed on the silver screen, and how it affects the work of urban planners.
The Wal-Martization Of Banks?
Canadian banks are closing branch offices and centralizing operations in new 'Super Banks'.
International Historic Preservation
Historic preservation could be a key factor to future economic prosperity for international cities.
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.
