The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Blogging Against Logging From A Treetop
A group of self-described "geeks" provide wireless Internet access to tree-sitters perched on treetops as part of a project that combines open source software, recyled technology, and environmental activism.
Lower Manhattan's $11 Billion Plan Unveiled
New York Mayor loomberg outlined his plan for transforming the World Trade Center site at an estimated cost of $11 billion.
In Europe, City Planners Confront Shrinking Populations
Low birth rates in Europe are posing serious demographic challenges as cities confront the cost and planning challenges of a shrinking population
GPS Quake Early Warning System In Los Angeles
An earthquake early warning system using 250 Global Positioning System stations has in installed in Los Angeles.
Not Your Father's Car Dealer
In Tampa, Florida, classy cars take center stage in a traffic-stopping showroom.
The Rise Of Europe's Regions
This article challenges our perception of the European Union: a group of nations, or a group of regions? Expressing ideas similar to those in Joel Garreau's Nine Nations of North America, this is macro-planning at its largest.
Shopping Not The Answer?
Harvard historian Lizbeth Cohen reflects on the negative social implications of our contemporary consumer landscape.
Celebrating Gaudi
Barcelona celebrates the unusual and daring architecture of Antoni Gaudi.
Transforming Detroit's Waterfront
Detroit's mayor announces the creation of a state park and 3-mile walkway along the Detroit River.
Big Box In Smaller Spaces?
American retailers' adoption of cart escalators--long popular in Europe--could open up new possibilities for creating urban stores
Ahmanson Ranch: Politics And Planning
No tract map hearing for an already approved housing development has ever drawn as much attention as the Ahmanson Ranch project on the edge of Los Angeles.
Cities Consider Stricter Codes For Student 'slums'
Raliegh, NC, considers restrictions on homes with more than two unrelated persons.
Hospital To Leave Town Center For Out-County
Leaving the Downtown was not just a post-WWII phenomenon.
Secrets To Downtown Revitalization
"Urban surgeon" Jon Jerde has plans to revitalize Sacramento's gritty downtown -- the largest undeveloped downtown land in any major U.S. city.
To Be An Average American
The third in a series of four articles that tell the stories of how immigrants are changing the face of the Old South.
Farmers Vs. Sprawl
The Christian Science Monitor tells the story of what may become the largest farm-to-city water transfer in US history.
UGBs Show Mixed Results In Amish Country
In the Amish Country of Lancaster County, PA, Urban Growth Boundaries have had modest success in containing growth and preserving farmland.
A Public Funeral For Planning In Cincinnati
Cincinnati attorney Robert E. Manley pushes back against the city's recommendation to abolish its planning department.
A Fat Blue Line Protects City's Bottom Line
Bethany, OK, has drawn a fat blue line around its city limits to keep its residents from unknowingly visiting businesses outside city boundaries.
Southern California's Oak Tree Saga
In Southern California, one man's effot to save a 400-year-old oak tree sums up the civic dichotomy over growth.
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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