The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Revisiting Love Canal
A neighborhood facing contamination-related health problems brings dejavu to Love Canal and the creation of the Federal Superfund law, and asks how far we have come in addressing environmental justice.
Does New York Need A New Robert Moses?
Can New York City could learn from Robert Moses' methods, or are the broker's worst tactics may already be at work?
Pre-Fabricated Quality
Despite conventional thought, prefab housing is a process more than an end-product.
Sex And The Suburb
Reason Magazine looks at one town's struggle to save mom-and-pop porn shops. Are legitimate adult uses a new strategy for community development?
Did The Monorail Kill The Avenue?
Seattle's Monorail did not Fifth Avenue - it is alive and flourishing?
Invasion Of The Exotics
Exotics -- nonnative plants and animals -- have found Florida's subtropical setting nearly perfect, and are flourishing quickly.
Housing Development Halted In Order To Move Forward
Without opposition from developers, the City of Delaware, OH has placed a 6 month moratorium on residential development.
Smart Growth For Clean Water
A new report by the National Association of Local Government EnvironmentalProfessionals includes a "Top 10" list of actions that local governments can take to promote smart growth for clean water.
Santa Barbara: A County Divided By Housing
California's pricey Santa Barbara county provides a case study of how the need for new housing need is facing NIMBYism from wealthier residents who don't want more growth.
FEATURE
Blackout Lesson: Keep the Gas Tank Full
The recent blackout highlights the vulnerability of dense cities, as unplugged urban rail systems and elevators left thousands of urbanites stranded.
Big Box Retail's Global Appeal
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea's largest Asian store opens in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.
Saving University Of Arizona's Planning School
Planning School director Barbara Becker is fighting to save UA's planning program, which fuses environmental and urban planning.
Too Much Of A Good Thing
Maximizing choice for the individual can have a terribly negative impact on the whole.
Homelessness On The Rise
20% of the homeless live in the suburbs, 41% of the homeless are families with children--and other facts you should know about the changing face of homelessness.
NIMBY's With Deep Pockets
A town in Florida is paying another town to fulfill their affordable housing requirements.
How To Prevent Future Blackouts
Pressure builds to reengineer the grid, even as the cause of the epic blackout eludes officials.
From Coast To Sprawling Coast
The nation's coastal areas are experiencing a dramatic transformation.
'Intolerance' Then, 'Apocalyse Now'
Francis Ford Coppola looks to Curitiba, Brazil as inspiration for "Megapolis" his latest film about a visionary architect who sets out to build a utopian city.
'Healthy Forests' Or 'Smoke Screen?'
Is President Bush's 'Healthy Forests' intiative a sound environmental strategy or a 'smoke screen' for the logging industry? A national expert comments.
Gentrification Of The Southern California Suburb
Suburbs that used to be affordable new subdivisions on the edge of the city have become a higher-density, higher-end housing option.
Smith Gee Studio
City of Charlotte
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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