The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Coastal Dilemma
The California Coastal Commission is caught between environmental activists and a persistent landowner on issuing a permit in an environmentally-sensitive area.
Building A Wright-Designed Gas Station
A 1920s design by Frank Lloyd Wright to be built in Buffalo.
More Buzz About 40B
Massachusetts "anti-snob" zoning law continues to foreground tension over the need for affordable housing and how many units communities are willing to accept.
America's Sweatiest Cities
Deodorant company publishes the results of a survey on the sweatiest cities in the U.S.
Job Fair Addresses Employment Challenges Faced By The Homeless
Local employers in Austin, TX participate in a job fair for the homeless.
Growing Smart With Land Conservation
This workbook series is a guide for communities seeking to create a greenprint conservation program.
Half Of Downtown Is A Parking Lot
Group offers a tour of downtown Buffalo that showcases parking lots and ramps in "all their glorious splendor" to draw attention to the fact that parking occupies much of downtown.
Top Planner Says Toronto Is Crumbling
Toronto's public transit, housing, and social services, sidewalks, streets, and parks are in trouble.
Retail Projects Barred For Community and Economic Development
A change in a Texas law precludes the ability of development boards to fund retail projects.
Nation's Fastest Growing Community
While the population is many older industrial cities is declining, this community is growing faster than Las Vegas, Los Angeles and San Diego.
The Ideal Community For Retirees
A respected gerontologist envisions the ideal senior community.
Mixed-use Helping Redefine Charlotte Neighborhood
A neighborhood in Charlotte, NC,grapples with transition to higher density, mixed uses, and rail service.
The Shopping Mall Evolution
The traditional shopping mall is approaching dinosaur status.
Publish And Perish?
A student's dissertation includes sensitive information that could threaten national security and highlights the tug-of-war between an open society and a secure society.
Build It and Be Immortalized
A special issue highlights master builders who shaped the built environment and changed the world.
NIMBYs Killing Urban Projects
Successful TOD strategies don't happen in this NW DC neighborhood, which is accomplished in stopping good mixed-use projects like this library proposal.
D-Day In Malibu: A Battle For The Beach
Public vs. private beachfronts create conflicts among environmentalists, homeowners, and beachgoers.
Trees Thrive In The City
An EPA researcher discovers that trees in the city thrived and grew twice as well as those in rural settings.
51 Ways To Develop Sustainable Communities
A report titled "Citizens' Vision For Smart Growth" includes a 51-point checklist of "Sustainability Assessment Criteria" for evaluating if a project is sustainable.
How To Revitalize Atlanta
Recent plans for an ark-shaped aquarium and other tourism-oriented strategies have sparked debate over the best way to revitalize Atlanta.
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
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
