The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Bringing Residential Development To Downtown
Though the Olymipics were more than 4 years ago, the promise of a downtown Atlanta renaissance is finally becoming a reality.
The Battle Against Sprawling Development
Beverly Rhea works to stamp out spawl in one of the nation's fastest growing regions - metro Atlanta.
A City Commons In Downtown L.A.
A park has been proposed for the heart of the city, linking the new concert hall, the cathedral and current buildings.
Volume-based Garbage Collection Tested
The Community of Temple Terrace is conducting a pilot program where residents are billed for the trash they generate.
Top Real Estate Stories Of 2000
Inman News summarizes its top real estate stories from 2000 -- from online loaning to consumer credit scores.
Interview With Census Director Prewitt
The census is the largest applied social science project in history. What do the results imply for the US?
America's 10 Most Enlightened Towns
This isn't your typical "best places" tabulation of cities. Utne Reader creates it's own definition of community.
So. California's Infrastructure Needs Attention
How will Southern California deal with an unprecedented pressure on the region's infrastructure?
Keeping Up With Growth
The City of Reno is adding over $260 million in public projects to cope with the region's growth.
50 Best Cities To Grow A Company
Inc. Magazine lists the 50 best areas to start and grow a company.
Census: Moving South And West
"It's as if the country has been picked up by the corner where Maine is and shaken, with people falling to the South and West."
Central Florida: Growing Fast
The region is seeing builders transform both the city core and rural areas with new developments, including some notable projects such as Celebration and Avalon Park.
What Makes Regionalism Work?
The Alliance for Regional Stewardship publishes a reports on what makes regionalism work.
The Two Loudoun Counties
Loudoun County, Virginia is a case study in how to balance rapid business growth with slow-growth livability.
Florida Studying High-Speed Rail
With a constitutional amendment passed by voters to begin building a rail network by 2003, the state has begun the process of evaluating routes through Central Florida.
America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for its 2001 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
Preserving History In Parks
Orange County plans to preserve some of its agricultural heritage by transforming the Irvine Ranch into a regional historic park.
Transit-Oriented Development
New Urban News' December, 2000 issue includes a feature on transit-oriented development.
National Preservation Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2001 National Preservation Awards.
NC Approves Beach-Saving Plan
The state legislature is considering spending $12 million a year to save its rapidly eroding beaches.
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.
