The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Pasadena: A Hot Marketplace
If there is an economic slowdown, nobody told Pasadena. A building boom is ongoing there, with no end in sight.
Chicago's Hot Downtown Office Market
Companies are rushing to downtown Chicago and driving down vacancy rates to lowest in 20 years.
Smart Growth Toolkit
The Urban Land Institute's smart growth toolkit shows best practices for success.
Planning For Future Water For California
California has only 15 more years to receive Colorado River water surplus. Where to get water then is the issue.
Miami's Showman Architect
A review of the work of architect Morris Lapidus.
All We Wanted Were Directions
The long and twisting road to getting signs installed in a city with 22 million visitors a year.
Clinton's Environmental Legacy
A New York Times editorial discusses President Clinton's plan to ban road-building and logging in nearly one-third of the nation's forest land.
DC's Good And Bad Design Developments Of 2000
A review of some of the good and bad developments in architecture and planning for the Washington D.C. region.
Los Angeles With A Borough System?
What would happen if Los Angeles took a lesson from New York City and developed a federation of boroughs? Would it work?
Special PBS Report On New Urbanism
NewsHour with Jim Lehrer has created a website featuring detailed interviews and images about new urbanism.
There Is No Solution To Peak-hour Traffic
Anthony Downs argues that there is no way to reduce peak-hour traffic congestion that Americans will accept.
Lone Mountain Compact: Livability Principles
The Lone Mountain Compact: Principles for preserving freedom and livabilityin America's cities and suburbs.
Miami Beach Development Example Of New Urbanism
Architect Andres Duany hopes to make a new development called Aqua a showcase of urban-planning principles and design.
A Century Of Cars
Popular Mechanics takes a look back at the defining device of the 20th century -- the automobile.
Is Urban Infill Helpful Or Harmful?
The Urban Land Institute's Bill Hudnut answer the question with a twist.
No Housing In California For Middle Class
California communities are unraveling as the cost of housing in some areas becomes prohibitive for the middle class.
Carfree Times
The January, 2001 issue of Carfree Times contains the usual world news notes plus a guest editorial and two book reviews.
To Log Or Not To Log
Clinton has announced a ban on building roads in 58.5 million acres of national forests. Will Bush uphold the ban?
The Story Of A Successful Sewage Plant
A successful sewage plant in Pacifica converts sludge into protected wetlands.
North Carolina's Cities Pushing For Funds
As the state becomes increasingly more urban, the legislature of this once rural state is being pressured to give more attention and money to urban areas.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
