The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Alternative Amtrak Reform Bill Proposed
Second option proposed by senators in response to the Transportation Department's proposal.
Why 'the Suburbs Rule'
Part of a comprehensive three-part series on the love/hate relationship of the aging suburbs of Chicago.
Mixed Use Zoning In Savannah
Form-based code proposing mixed uses generates interest in Savannah.
A Day At The Dump
Scavenging is the best recycling program.
Improve Auto Access To Pave The Way To Work
In this brief, Evelyn Blumenberg and Margy Waller argue that the strong link between car ownership and employment suggests automobile access assistance should play a key role in efforts to support low-income workers.
Opposition In Paint To A Road Project
When the road project cut through Altamont, NY, some residents complained to village hall; others to state transportation officials, Mary-Ann Brock picked up a paintbrush.
Friday Funny: Towns Adopt Unusual Slogans
As part of their marketing efforts, towns adopt unusual slogans for highway signs.
The Politics Of Brownfields Redevelopment
Stephanie Shakofsky addresses the challenges to elevating brownfields redevelopment to the top of policymakers' agendas.
Antiwar Architecture
Can a design for a vacation house comment seriously on international politics?
Developers See The Green
Real estate developers are beginning to realize the inherent benefits in sustainable development.
Big Box Tax Narrowly Fails In Montana
A bill to tax large-scale retail stores draws surprisingly broad support.
City Politics Gone Very Bad
A corruption probe in Carson, CA has expanded to include members of the powerful West Basin Municipal Water District.
Infamous Five: Britain's Worst Polluters
Some of Britain's wealthiest companies are also the country's worst polluters.
Mixed Income Housing Not Working In Cabrini-Green
Some early experiments at mixing incomes in developments around Chicago's Cabrini-Green community are just not working.
Wind Some, Lose Some
Electricity-generating wind turbines would add to the list of alternative energy sources on the islands of Boston Harbor.
East Side Story
Manhattan activists get what they wanted: along the degraded, industrial waterfront, a sinuous new park and an environmental center.
Real Estate Finance And Urban Retail Development
Despite the prosperity of the 1990s, robust inner city retail development did not follow.
A Comparison Of U.S. And Canadian Cities
Are Canadian cities better than U.S. cities in terms of transportation, housing , and the environment?
Columbia University's Harlem Expansion
Columbia University plans a 17-acree multibillion-dollar expansion in West Harlem.
Girth And Growth
Congress weighs the sprawl-induced fat problem.
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.
