The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Regulating Light Pollution
State officials are considering legislation that would control the growing problem of light pollution.
New Law Tries To Curb Graffiti
Responding to increases in gang activity, the city of Smyrna has made it a crime for minors to possess spray paint or felt-tip markers in an effort to curb graffiti and vandalism.
Hybrid Cars Taking The Road
Both Toyota and Honda, two of the largest car companies in the world, have been producing and marketing fuel efficient hybrid cars.
The Urban Divide
Gateway metropolitan regions can be expected to exhibit significant differences in residents’ age, education, and socioeconomic status compared to more domestic regions.
Atlanta's Transit Nightmare: Who Is At Fault?
Atlanta road builders charge that environmentalists are responsible for major transit funding delays. The environmentalists fire back.
Defining And Measuring Sprawl
Urban Quality Indicator examines three perspective to measuring sprawl: The Sierra Club, Denver, and the Fannie Mae Foundation.
Housing Gen Xers
An underresearched, underestimated, and often misunderstood demographic segment, Generation X is a powerful force in today's economy.
Purifying Water With Sunlight
World Health Organization reports that water can be purified using sunlight and plastic bottles reducing deaths from unsafe drinking water in developing countries.
A Better Boise, Through Planning
In the midst of a tech boom, the city is looking to implementing smart growth practices to protect open space and agriculture.
Massachusetts Minority Population Surges
According to Census numbers, in Boston, MA, whites are in the minority.
Houston Approves $630 Million Expansion
A decade in the making, the Houston City Council approves an expansion of the city's convention center and new hotel.
Planners Toss Home Business Codes
After hours of testimony, an Idaho County Planning Commission tossed out proposed restrictions on home-based businesses.
Commercial Real Estate At A Turning Point?
Two large commercial real estate Internet companies merge. Is this a turning point for the Internet real estate industry?
Planning Updates From Washington
Brownfields bill clears Senate committee; smart growth bills slated for reintroduction.
Builder Pays City. Foes Call It Graft.
West Hollywood accepted $5.2 million from a developer of a Sunset Blvd. project. Foes are outraged. Courts say it's O.K.
Environmental Group Criticized For Sprawl
The new headquarters for the National Wildlife Federation, touted as being a model for environmental design, is criticised for contributing to suburban sprawl.
Cities Bet On Ultramodern Museums
Museums across the nation are spending $3 billion on new projects. Newsweek reviews designs, architects, and controversies surrounding the nation's unprecedented museum boom.
Townships Embrace New Urbanism
Communities in Metro Detroit embrace New Urbanism to revive downtown areas.
Selling Smart Growth: Showdown In Seattle
Builders and architects are not doing a good job of selling smart growth strategies.
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.
