The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
The World's Fastest Train
Next week China launches the world's fastest train, which uses magnetic levitation technology and runs at 430kph.
Does African-American Architecture Exist?
I decided to organize Black Boxes: Enigmas of Space and Race after a professor claimed that African-American architecture was an oxymoron.
Light-Rail Expansion Not The Best Reason For New Tax
Poll shows that extending a 20-year transit tax is favorable for growth in Arizona, but many are skeptical about building more light-rail lines.
New (Sub)urbanism In St. Louis
In suburban St. Louis, developers and local officials see denser, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods as land-use possibilities.
Kick-starting Edmonton's Downtown
Edmonton developer has ambitious dreams to open up the central core of the city's sprawling river valley to appropriate mixed used development.
Anti-Sprawl Strategies Good For Construction Jobs
Study finds that smart growth policies are good for construction jobs.
Naperville's New Planning Director
Cristina Van Valkenburgh will lead the planning services team for the Chicago suburb of Naperville.
Progressive Planning Creeps Under The Big Sky
As sprawl spreads onto the vast plains of the Billings, Montana, area, a few intrepid souls talk of controlling growth.
Linking Transportation And Housing Funding
California's new Business, Transportation and Housing Secretary, Sunne Wright McPeak, wants to link state transportation fuding with housing construction.
A Truck-sized Loophole
Will all sedans eventually morph into light trucks and SUVs?
The New American Home Project
National Association of Home Builders is promoting a new form of home: 'Loft living in the suburbs.'
Making Canada's Cities Work
Will prime minister Paul Martin honour his commitment to share federal gas taxes with Canada's cities?
Omaha By Design
Private industry is financing an 'Omaha By Design' effort to improve city's design standards and guidelines.
New Light Makes Street Look Cleaner
The Trafalgar Pole cleans up cluttered streetscapes, consolidating utility boxes in the base of a street light.
Moscow's Architectural Crisis
Moscow's architectural heritage is being demolished despite protests by historians, architects and residents.
Growth Imperils Australia's Fragile Coast
A sharp increase in building permit approvals for second homes in Victoria's coastal towns are raising questions about appropriate forms of development and the adequacy of local planning.
Too Profitable Parking Lots Stymie Downtown Development
Housing developers cannot afford to pay land costs and as such, parking lots have kept Cleveland from transforming its downtown into a showcase for the remade city it yearns to become.
St. Louis' Old Suburban Urbanism
St. Louis' older suburbs are copying traditional city neighborhoods in an effort to attract residents.
Wal-Mart Goes To Voters To Get Around Planning Commission
Tired of trying to get the approval of a city? Go directly to the voters instead.
Everglades Cleanup At Stake In Court Case
Supreme Court case has implications for biggest US environmental restoration project.
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
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