The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Using Parks To Revive Cleveland's Economy
Non-profit and city leaders join forces to revitalize downtown greenspaces.
How Would You Solve Gridlock?
Motorists submit a plethora of ideas for solving transportation problems at the request of U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta.
Place Marketing
How do you market a place? Can a city be sold like soap?
Template Hospitals
Kaiser Permanente lauches a new program that will establish standardized models for design and construction of its hospitals.
London's Traffic Nightmare
Urban driving in London has never been so bad. With looming congestion charges, residents wonder: Will things get better?
Minorities And Poor Harmed By Anti-Sprawl Policies
A new study concludes that smart growth hurts the underclass at disproportionately high rates.
Big Plans Afoot For Downtown New Rochelle
A series of ambitious development plans for downtown New Rocelle look promising.
New WTC Plans: Innovative, Creative, Exciting
Plans developed by seven design teams comprising of prominent architecs for rebuilding at the World Trade Center site have drawn praise for being creative.
Sprawl Draining Groundwater In Lake County
Rapid growth in Lake County, FL, is depleting groundwater resources.
Eco-friendly Stores In Canada
The outdoor-gear retailer's new store will consume half the energy used by "big box" stores.
Learning From L.A. Secession
Tavis Smiley speaks with regular commentator Connie Rice about the wider implications of Los Angeles' failed secession initiative.
Water Supply Disaster Forecast For West
Global warming will have a devastating effect on the availability of water in the western United States, according to a new study.
Project Uses New Urbanism To Prevent Sprawl
A development project in Clarksburg, MD, looks different from traditional subdivisions.
The Multi Purpose Platform Bunker
The MPP is portable, watertight and bombproof. Though not-yet priced for Home Depot shelves, this clever pod has multiple applications.
Top Ten Dangerous Metro Areas For Pedestrians
A report released by the Surface Transportation Policy Project rates the most dangerous metro areas for pedestrians. Report includes fact sheets for each U.S. state.
Rethinking Traffic Congestion
Writing in the transportation journal Access, Brian Taylor offers 10 propositions that challenge conventional ideas about reducing traffic.
It May Not Stop Sprawl, But Could It Make A Difference?
The high-profile battle over a single oak tree has become a symbol for the wider struggle to control suburban sprawl.
Saving Philadelphia's Waterfront
Successful urban waterfronts come in a variety of forms, but only those with good connections to their downtowns are able to support intense commercial activity.
Will Big Retail Kill The Corner Store?
Supermarkets put the squeeze on corner shops in Britain.
Florida Has Five Of The Most Dangerous Areas For Walkers
An analysis released by the Surface Transportation Policy Projectidentifies the most dangerous locales for pedestrians.
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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