The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Why Are Gas-Electric Hybrid Cars Not Popular?
Gersh Kuntzman takes a gas-electric hybrid car on a test drive and wonders why Americans are reluctant to buy these vehicles.
Finding The Real Cost Of Water
Chronic water shortages may be common in the future. What needs to be done today?
Phoenix's Housing And Technology Crisis
Phoenix is increasingly faced with the dilemma of qualitative or quantitative growth. Joel Kotkin thinks the city has taken the wrong path.
Focus On Signage
The proper way to demarcate a building, is a difficult topic -- it invariably comes down to a matter of taste.
Homeownership Short-lived In Inner City
Concerns about predatory lending in the inner city are particularly acute.
Increasing Ethnic Diversity In Nation's Largest Cities
Analysis of Census 2000 data reveals patterns behind the increasing diversity in large U.S. cities.
Revitalizing The Center Of Town
Franklin, MA, may consider zoning changes in order to revitalize its downtown area.
Houston's Largest Planned Community
A new master-planned community north of Houston will cover 8,000 acres and include 20,000 single-family homes.
City Not Liable For Acquired Brownfields
A Federal court rules that a California city is not liable for cleaning up polluted property acquired under eminent domain.
The Future Of Amtrak
Amtrak is 30 years old and the nation's passenger-rail carrier is in trouble.
What Makes A 21st Century City?
Keys to success include services, and lifestyle. Columbus is blazing a trail. What are the other cities?
Building The Tranquil And Flexible Workplace
The unique call center designed to be open and airy -- and quiet. Plus, it can be converted to industrial space inside of one week.
Why New Urbanism Is Important
As we develop and become more dependent on our cars, our appliances, our computers, we also become more isolated.
Houston Is Back
With a booming downtown, a tight office market, and a renewed energy industry, Houston appears to be on the verge of a comeback.
Mapping The Future Of Cartography
A review of trends in cartography, innovations in mapping technologies, and a look at the maps of the future.
Saving The Nation's Most Endangered Rivers
Can we save the 13 most endangered rivers in the U.S.? Dick Russell suggests solutions.
North Carolina's Triangle Continues To Sprawl
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area is one of the nation's most sprawling metro regions.
Inventive And Unusual Homes
A film popular at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival showcases five inventive homes.
Obesity And Sprawl
Neal Peirce makes the connection between urban sprawl and increased obesity.
Largest U.S. Cities Lose White Residents
The 2000 Census numbers show that in half of the nation's largest cities, whites are in minority.
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
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.
