The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
New Flood-Plain Maps May Cost Residents
New FEMA maps put greater area in 100-year flood zone.
HUD Announces Public Access To Early Warning System
HUD's Neighborhood Watch/Early Warning system has been made available to the public.
Satellites Could Track Vehicles, Collect Fees
Some states are developing a system that uses Global Positioning System satellites to implement a better way to fund highway construction.
High Speed Train Makes Maiden Voyage
Amtrak's Acela pulled out of Washington D.C.'s Union Station on time Thursday morning carrying the long-term hopes for high-speed rail service in the United States.
Federal Plan To Protect Public Land In Nevada
Citizens and environmentalists hail the plan, which would restrict road construction in order to prevent development.
Miami's Landmark Arts Center In Jeopardy
A budget gap is making public officials think twice before going ahead with the proposed signature performing arts center.
Environmental Group Files Complaint Against M.T.A.
West Harlem Environmental Group says New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority is guilty of environmental racism.
Amtrak's Bullet Train Debuts
Acela Express sets Amtrak speed record and arrives ahead of schedule on maiden trip.
Portland Ranked Number One
In its December issue, Money Magazine named Portland, Oregon as the best place to live in the nation.
Landmark Legal Settlement For Air Polluters
Power company agrees to a landmark settlement that may set a precedent for further reductions in air pollution.
Washington's Growth Management Scrutinized
Republicans in the state are looking to amend the 10-year-old act with the help of affordable housing advocates.
How Much Is Too Much?
The Southeast's anti-spawl bond measures help communities buy undeveloped land before it's too late . . . but at what cost?
Home Prices Drive Mayor To Hills
"Buying a house in one Silicon Valley city is so expensive that even the mayor can't afford to live there."
Greenest Office Building?
Combining the latest technology and recycling techniques, the new offices of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation may be one of the most environmetally-sensitive office buildings yet devised.
Improving Urban Policy Decision Making
HUD convened an international panel of urban planning experts who will collaborate on a research project using state-of-the art analytical tools to improve urban decision making throughout the world.
California Land Use Measures
The WSJ summarizes the outcome of major California land use measures.
Forest Legacy, Within Reach
New York Times editorial proposes two adjustments to the final version of President Clinton's plans to ban road-building in millions of acres of national forests
Saving Yosemite Valley
A 10-year, $442 million plan to address Yosemite Valley problems is unveiled.
Rooms To Grow
A look at the changing face of the hotel industry in Orange County, its economic implications, and a discussion of some of the major developments in the region.
Second Defeat Of Desert Nuclear Dump
A company seeking to build a nuclear waste dump in the Mojave Desert has been defeated a second time in a federal appeals court.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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