The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
What's Wrong With Regionalism?
Regional planning makes sense, but it won't just happen because it's "good planning."
Koolhass: An Inspired Architect; Not A Planner
Rem Koolhaas is perhaps the greatest contemporary architect, but as a planner, he falls flat.
Struggling With Boston's Waterfront
The South Boston Waterfront has been heralded as the future for Boston. So why is it taking so long?
Tulsa: Prisoner Of The Cube?
Amidst the ramshackle collection of lots, older buildings and art deco gems that is downtown Tulsa, sits a monument to the most recent "good old days".
FEATURE
What's Wrong With Regionalism?
Regional planning makes sense, but it won't just happen because it's "good planning."
Zero-emission Community Transportation Plan
The controversial and massive Playa Vista planned community in Los Angeles will provide residents with electric vehicles.
The Poorest Community In The U.S.
The poorest community in the nation has "Extreme Third World conditions."
1990s -- A Decade Of Prosperity
According to the 2000 Census, most of the U.S. prospered in the 1990s with urban Midwesterners seeing large income gains.
Melting Glaciers Endanger Millions
Rapidly melting glaciers pose a serious threat
California: A Trend Toward Paving The Lawn
Cities in California are trying to rescue neighborhood lawns and green spaces from becoming asphalt.
California City's Ambitious Downtown Revival
Fresno, CA, is hoping a new baseball stadium and plans for $120 million courthouse and a $200 million medical center will revitalize its downtown.
Irvine Master-Plans For A New Community
City approves Irvine Co. to develop agricultural land into a large planned community with mixed housing and land-use.
Redevelopment Might Take Homes Away
City of Garden Grove may change residential areas into a commercial zone; residents fear eminent domain.
Massive Wal-Mart Will Be Traffic Nightmare
A proposed 220,000 square feet Wal-Mart brings traffic and crime issues to the surface.
Ancient Canal System Discovered In Florida
Archaeologists discover a sophisticated 2,000 year-old canal system and huge pond dug by ancient Indians near the small town of Ortona, FL.
Friday Funny: The Future Of Public Toilets
Suwon, South Korea has turned the lowly public toilet into a tourist attraction.
Delegates Debate Development At U.N. Summit
Over 6,000 delegates are meet in Indonesia to debate on how to protect the environment and raise living standards.
Fuel Cell Car Coasts Across U.S.
DaimlerChrysler car is the first fuel cell vehicle to complete a transcontinental journey.
New Urbanist Town Center For Southlake, TX
Debate continues over residential uses in a mixed-use suburban downtown.
Global Climate Change: It's Time To Act
The Bush administration's inaction on the issue of climate change will increase the risk and cost of averting global warming.
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.
