The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Extreme Commuting: California Land Rush Continues
Silicon Valley's high housing prices are pushing homeowners into outlying areas where growth is exploding into farmland. The typical "Bay Area transplant" faces an average one-way commute of 58.3 miles from work.
The High-Tech South
Joel Kotkin reports that the South is rapidly becoming an engine for economic growth and technological development.
HUD's 2001 Community Development Program
HUD will award $3 million for the 2001 Community Development Work Study Program.
Efforts to Restrict Sprawl Find New Resistance
Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Arizona and Colorado tangle with new anti-growth measures that drive up prices for available land.
Anti-Big Box Ordinance In Phoenix Challenged
Wal-Mart has hired a big gun to fight an anti-big box ordinance in Phoenix.
Ranchers and Environmentalists Seek Middle Ground
Environmentalists and ranchers in New Mexico, divided by different interests, have colloborated to create a solution -- the "grass bank" -- that is being applauded by scientists.
Low Salaries Causing Shortage Of Planners
Suburban counties are desperate to hire experts to manage growth but the jobs don't offer incentive for the few new graduates.
Community Support Helps Neighborhood Thrive
Queen City in South Dallas has grown from a neglected and "endangered historic area" to a thriving neighborhood.
Radical Housing Initiatives
President Clinton is making dramatic changes to housing policy. But what happens when the new president takes office?
A 1,200-acre Park For Los Angeles
This proposed Baldwin Hills Park would be bigger than Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and have an amazing view.
City Planning Expert Dunham Dies At 71
Daniel C. Dunham, an architect and expert on city planning, died on Dec. 19 in New York.
Homeless Families On The Rise
The problem of homelessness is getting worse. The gap between the demand for affordable housing and supply is making families with children the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the U.S.
Environmental Policy Update
A discussion on the possible changes in environmental policies of the upcoming Bush administration and a conversation with EPA administrator Carol Browner.
Realtors Put Technology To Work
As the number of people using the Internet to research home and neighborhood grows, a new service uses technology to help realtors.
Putting A Price On The Value Of Open Space
How important is open space to the economic prosperity of an area?
Robert Venturi To Design Media Center
Award-winning architect Robert Venturi will design a media center with a "media element" and "electronic iconography."
Las Vegas-style Gaming In Cities?
How California handles requests for urban casinos in Northern California may set the future of Las Vegas-style gaming in cities.
Restoring The Missouri River?
Is the damning of the Missouri River an example of how the Army Corps of Engineers has overstepped its bounds?
Largest Protected Reserve Created
The newly-created Hawaiian Reef Reserve is the largest protected area in the U.S.
Middle Class Gets Help Buying Homes
An innovative lease-purchase program aims to help middle-class citizens with homeownership in the Bay Area where median home price is more than $300,000.
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
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