The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
China Abandons Long-Distance Maglev Effort
China has chosen to abandon its Maglev train effort for a 750-mile Beijing-Shanghai link.
Al Gore On Global Warming And The Environment
Al Gore criticizes the Bush administration environmental policies.
How Far Does Gentrification Go?
New studies explore, as well as challenge, the notion of displacement in gentrifying neighborhoods.
Challenging The Creative Class Theory
Steven Malanga challenges Richard Florida's theory that bohemian culture as economic development strategy works.
Planners Slam Schwarzenegger's Proposed Transportation Cuts
Analysts argue that the $3.4 billion loss will exacerbate Southern California's air quality, congestion and economic woes.
Aggressive Economic Development
North and South Carolina are aggressively diversifying their economies to survive a devastating loss of the region's manufacturing base.
Reverse Brain Drain: U.S. Cities Losing Creative Class
Not only are U.S. cities no longer attracting the world's mobile intellectual talent, they are losing their creative class to foreign cities.
Libertarian Planning Principles Debate
Participants in an Internet email discussion list recently engaged in a heated debate on the impact of libertarian principles on urban planning in the United States.
Saving Main Street
Saving Main Street takes patience, but it's worth it say Neal Peirce.
Children's Health And Transportation
Evidence continues to grow that our transportation choices are affecting our health.
Revitalizing Toronto's Little India
Neighbourhood BIA Survives Suburban Flight and SARS Panic
Plater-Zyberk On Urban Miami's Future
Miami New Times interviews Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk on the future of urban Miami.
Should San Francisco Be As Dense As Calcutta?
Community groups are protesting higher densities called for in San Francisco's long-overdue Housing Element.
Free Smart Growth Policy Primer
A 120-page primer offers techniques for implementing ten smart growth principles.
Salt Lake City's State Of The City Shows Urban Leaning
Salt Lake City mayor seeks to increase city population, density near transit lines.
U.K. Consulting Firms Has 400 Openings
Consultant Atkins is looking to hire 400 professional staff such as engineers and architects for its UK businesses in 2004.
Are Trails And High Speed Rail Compatible?
Multiuse trails located adjacent to active rail lines, have become increasingly common in the United States.
Father Of Washington's Metro System Passes Away
Carlton Sickles, the man many have called 'the father of Washington's Metro system' died Saturday morning.
Economic Lessons For American Cities
Pennsylvania and California -- one old economy, one new economy. But both are seriously threatened by the dramatic changes taking place in the American economy.
Heyer Gruel & Associates PA
JM Goldson LLC
Custer County Colorado
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Jefferson Parish Government
Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Claremont
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Planning for Universal Design
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