The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
How Whitman Weakened Environmental Standards
Critics say EPA chief Christie Todd Whitman, who stepped down last week, played an active role in weakening environmental protections.
The Environmental Inquisition
The Bush administration's environmental actions are comparable to the Catholic Church's 17th century attempt to censor Galileo.
Don't Let 'Sprawl-Marts' Kill Our Communities
Bruce Wilkey encourages communities to keep out "big boxes."
A Letter From Behind The Three Gorges Dam
Life behind the flooding of the world's largest dam is surreal.
Storm Brewing Over Clear Skies Initiative
EPA witheld key findings of a Senate air pollution plan that would provide more health benefits that the Bush administration's Clear Skies Initiative.
Gentrification, With A Twist
What happens when an oppressed community moves into a neighborhood where another oppressed community lives – and starts gentrifying it?
Central Park's 'Bioblitz'
A 24-hour marathon catalogs the rich bio-diversity of New York City's Central Park.
The Sounds Of Silence
A new million-dollar home is built next to a decades-old popular music club, which is then found out of compliance for live music.
A New Kind Of Retirement Home
As the senior population grows, a niche market is thriving for a new kind of retirement facility.
Glendale's New Urban Village -- A Trend?
A new rezoning plan in downtown Glendale, CA, calls for building housing above neighborhood retail stores and restaurants.
Urban Or Suburban? New Transit Study Has The Answer
A new study compares life at each end of Virginia's Orange Line.
Tax Credit Eyed As Spur To Urban Redevelopment
A proposed Massachusetts incentive would offer tax credits for rehabilitation of buildings older than 50 years.
Heated Debate Over Habitat Hot Spots
Scientists say that concentrating conservation efforts on hot spots -- habitats with high biodiversity -- does not factor in the importance of ecosystems to human beings.
Has New Urbanism Taken Over Planning?
Anthony Flint reports on the Congress for the New Urbanism conference from Gaithersburg, MD.
California's Uneven Property Tax
The California property tax system puts an unfair burden on homeowners and new businesses.
Revitalizing Multistorey Residential Towers
A counter-revolution goes against the trend of demolishing residential towers to be replaced by low-cost housing in the UK.
The State Of The Nation's Housing, 2003
Since 1997, home price gains have exceeded income gains in 48 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas.
Western Washington's Light Rail Woes
More roadblocks to getting the light rail built in Western Washington.
Tunnel Little Help To Commuters
Opening the 1-1/2-mile Big Dig tunnel appears to have done little to shorten drive times.
An Old Plan For A New Baghdad
A group of researchers suggest Frank Lloyd Wright's sensitivity to Islamic culture in his 1957 Plan for Baghdad as a model for rebuilding in post-war Iraq.
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.
