The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Smart Tool
Cape Coral, Florida, uses an interactive growth model to plot its future intelligently.
Not A Suburb
Mountain House, CA is 'not a suburb' but a new town built from scratch.
Sprawl And Urban Growth
Sprawl is not the result of explicit government policies or bad urban planning, but rather the inexorable product of car-based living.
Staples Center Called A Success
Officials are calling the Staples Center in Los Angeles a 'triumph,' given that cities across the country have built sports arenas that have 'wound up costing taxpayers money.'
The Quintessential American Porch
After falling out of fashion in the 50s and 60s, the "American Porch" is making a comeback in New Urbanism communities.
Rethinking Parking Requirements
One of the biggest barriers to new development in urban areas is parking.
New Urbanism Reaches Tennessee Countryside
New Urbanism is slowly showing up in suburbs and bedroom communities where it has been previously been met with resistance.
AOL Time Warner's New $2.2-billion Home
Building the opulet $2.2-billion AOL Time Warner Center along Manhattan's Columbus Circle is like "mounting two, 900-lb gorillas on a jungle gym..."
Europe's Population Problem
The economic and political consequences of Europe's population implosion are alarming.
Southern California's Dirty Harbor Secret
Even Southern California's wealthy communities are feeling the effects of years of unchecked urban runoff and silt.
Dr. Gridlock: The Problem With SUVs
Readers write in from both sides of the SUV debate.
You Are Being Watched
A government program, "Combat Zones That See" (CTS) would intelligently connect thousands of cameras throughout the nation's cities.
Protecting Main Street, USA From Wal-Mart
In an effort to stop "big box" retail and commercial development calls for a ban on stores larger than 55,000 square feet.
Lennar Corp. Buys Newhall Land Company
In a stunning move, Newhall Land Company, one of California's largest land owners, agrees to be acquired by Miami-based Lennar Corp., the nation's third-largest homebuilder.
Commuter-Friendly Companies
By 2006, a third of the U.S. workforce is expected to telecommute. A USEPA and DOT initiative rewards commuter-friendly businesses.
The Evolution Of The Mall: 'Mall-Mart'
As anchor department stores in urban malls fail, big discounters are moving in -- a cheap way to enter urban and suburban markets.
Recreating The Bilbao Effect In Taiwan
Can the Bilbao effect be recreated with the opening of the $170 million Guggenheim in Taiwan?
Smart Growth Is Dead In Lodi
Columnist Joe Guzzardi examines the development and growth in Lodi, CA, and concludes that it's not smart.
NGO's Shift To Carrot-Flavored Sticks
A study finds that increasingly powerful NGO's are 'moving beyond a culture of criticism to one of engagement with business and other partners in a search for solutions.'
The Costs Of Mitigation
Weymouth Landing station, the first stop on the proposed Greenbush rail line, is a classic example of how mitigation in major public works projects is necessary, but expensive.
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
