The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Amtrak's CEO David Gunn Is Smiling
For the first time in many years, Amtrak is focused on the business of running a railroad.
Global Vision From An Arizona Architect
Neal Pierce reviews Arizona-based builder, Vernon Swaback's new book: "The Creative Community: Designing for Life."
York's 'Big Pipe' Problem
York Region's 'Big Pipe' continues contruction despite inherent problems with gravity-fed system
New Urbanism In Fort Lauderdale
Ft. Lauderdale seeks to revitalize its original Main Street.
Multiculturalism As A Tool For Economic Revitalization
Planners must address the challenges of a multicultural society but also recognize multiculturalism is a revitalization tool.
Big Box Regulations Sweep Across California
Cities and counties of all sizes are adopting regulations to limit development of big box stores.
Quiet Community In Transition To Activist Enclave
An in-migration of gays And others has brought new life to an old city just across the state line from Washington, D.C.
Clark County's Contrarian Planner
The Columbian profiles Clark County Community Development director Richard Carson about his 'contrarian' perspectives on planning.
Pittsburgh: Lost In Transition
Despite efforts to reinvent itself, the 'Steel City' is facing an identity and economic crisis.
CarShare Program Partners With Housing Developers
City CarShare, a non-profit in San Francisco, has partnered with affordable housing developers to coordinate parking with housing.
NSA's 'Classified' Toxic Waste
Should environmental hazards and toxic waste associated with the NSA be considered state secrets? The agency is uncooperative with EPA cleanup efforts.
Designing An Earthquake-Proof Village
An MIT architecture professor and two students designed and built a 'microvillage' that offers instant community in devastated areas.
Greater Ohio Campaign Unveiled
New citizens' network aims to reform state policies affecting land use and development.
Your Own Personal Brownfield?
Scientists have begun measuring pollutants in our bodies and the results sound like a chemical clean-up site.
Miami Architecture Project
Planner and activist Randall Robinson is embarking on a journey to create a comprehensive guide to Miami architecture.
A Review Of Houston's New Light Rail
Houston Chronicle's Ken Hoffman rides the new Houston light rail on opening day.
Open-Air Movement: The Department Store Is Dead
The future of retail development is outdoors, and Southern California developer Rick Caruso has successfully pioneered the form.
Israel Expands Train Service
Israel is rapidly building new train lines to battle American-style automobile dependence.
Cut Loose The Mortgage Giants
Firms like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be stripped of their government-sponsored advantages.
Parking Around D.C. Rail Stations Strained
Shuttles, walkways, seating redesign are among some of the solutions being considered to address the parking supply shortage in Washington D.C.
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.
