The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Fight Or Flight From A Company Town
Faced with rising complaints near a coal-fired power plant, the polluter makes an offer the people of Cheshire, Ohio can't refuse.
The Quest For The Holy Rail
Fixed rail is one of the most expensive and least effective transportation alternatives around -- why hasn't this gotten through to local officials and business leaders alike?
Retirement Villages: The Next Cash Cow?
With a forecast 195% increase in the number of 65-84 year olds in Australia to 2026, retirement villages could be the next development
What Makes A City Feel Real?
Can a city experience be packaged and delivered? Or is it something that just happens with the right combination of serendipitous elements?
Balanced Investment In Transportation Is Good Public Policy
Investment in transit and infrastructure maintenance creates more jobs than investment in new highways.
Growth Pressure, Lack Of Planning Aggravate Fire Risks
Residents continue to inundate fire-prone areas of the west even after last fall’s devastating fires claimed 25 lives and more than 3,600 homes
Melbourne Named World's Best City
Report by London-based Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranks Honolulu 19th, making it the top U.S. city.
California's Bullet Train Cheap By Comparison
It could cost $37 billion to connect San Diego, L.A., and San Francisco, but the alternatives may be even more expensive.
GIS in the Public Spotlight
An 'introduction' to GIS, including its debatable limitations and benefits, from garbage pick-up to homeland security.
Planners Influence Telecommunications
A regional planning agency expands its authority to telecommunications.
Leonardo da Vinci -- The Architect?
What contemporary architectural project represents the only design in the world based explicitly on plans drafted by Leonardo da Vinci?
A Little Lead Poisoning Never Hurt
Georgia lawmakers have raided the state's Hazardous Waste Trust Fund, leaving 539 toxic sites untended.
Quality Design Should Be Available For All
A call for improved design quality in Australia, one of the most urbanised countries in the world.
Linking Transportation And Housing
A Schwarzenegger appointee discusses the benefits of linking transportation and housing funds to maximize the state's limited resources.
San Diego's City Of Villages Makes Progress
Five model projects which are part of San Diego's 'City of Villages' concept are approved.
E-Government: The Next Big Thing In Tech
Federal government contracting is "the last frontier in the technology sector," and New Orleans may finally emerge as a technology center.
The Shrinking Cities Trend
Research shows that for every two cities that are growing, three are shrinking.
Fear And Redevelopment At Brooklyn's Red Hook Waterfront
Workers and residents wait to learn the fate of their neighborhood and their livelihoods.
Suburb Proposes Bicycle Parking Ordinance
A Chicago suburb seeks to enhance opportunities and infrastructure for bicyclists.
Calgary's Transportation Plan Needs Updating
City hall is re-opening the thorny issue of transportation planning in an election year.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
