The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
EPA Chief Faces Tough Challenges
Newsweek's Howard Fineman reviews the career of EPA head Christine Todd Whitman and the challenges she faces.
Philadelphia's Ambitious Revitalization Plan
Philadelphia's mayor will battle the city's urban blight with a $1.63 billion demolition and reconstruction plan.
Expose On Substandard Homebuilding
A Globe expose of homebuildings finds that substandard home construction is a growing national problem.
Is New Urbanism The Next Internet?
The Internet and New Urbanism seem to have similar origins. Will New Urbanism take off as the Internet has?
Deconstructing Suburbia
The living arrangement Americans think of as normal is bankrupting the country economically, socially, ecologically, and spiritually.
Oakland's Language Ordinance
The City of Oakland, California will require translation of public documents into languages spoken by 10,000 residents.
Some Environmentalists Are Selling Out
In exchange for compromises, some environmental activists have negotiated away their voice.
World Trade Center Takeover Deal Completed
Three years in the making, the largest real estate deal in New York's history is finally completed.
Repairing The Damage In Urban Places
After a half century of abuse, the first real glimmer of hope has appeared for traditional urban places.
Portland's High-Density Successes
Higher-density, mixed-use developments are gaining footholds among public transit routes in Portland.
When Urban Planners Were 'Power Players'
Archeologists have identified the oldest city in the Americas.
Building Green Homes
One family in Palo Alto is part of a growing trend towards sustainable, "green" homes.
Putting West Los Angeles On Rails
There is an alternative to the parking lot that is called the Santa Monica Fwy. It is the Exposition light rail line.
Bush May Oppose Logging Ban
President Bush may oppose a Clinton administration rule protecting national forests from logging and road-building.
Africa's Shrinking Lake
Africa's largest freshwater lake has shrunk down to one-twentieth of its 1963 size. Scientists blame human factors.
HUD Looks At Deconstruction
A study recently released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development examines the feasibility of deconstruction as practiced by four urban communities.
Washington May Fund Brownfield Clean Ups
New legislation that would provide as much as $250 million a year in funding has the approval of both President Bush and the Senate.
Cycling Through Sprawl
Cyclists pedal through the Bay Area to see sprawl up close and draw attention to urban planning and land conservation.
Coastal Commission Ruled Unconstitutional
The California Coastal Commission's composition must be reconfigured, according to a Superior Court Judge.
Senate Approves Brownfields Cleanup Measure
Measure will increase spending for cleanup of contabminated industrial sites. Advocates say it could revitalize communities in industrial areas.
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.
