The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
My Commuting Secret
On her commute to work, Caroline Wellbery never sits in traffic, always finds a parking spot, and saves $400 a year on gas.
Demography As Destiny?
There's no sense in dividing America along urban-suburban-rural lines. We need to look at regions.
Curbing Sprawl With 'Smart Commute'
Fannie Mae's "Smart Commute" mortgage program offers incentives for homeowners that use mass transit.
Starbucks: The Category Creator
Are coffee chains like Starbucks categorycreators rather than category killers? The Wall Street Journal investigates.
An Innovative Urban Forest Water Management Project
Southern California's TreePeople leads the charge for using trees as water management tools.
Ecoterrorism Gets Much Worse
The Earth Liberation Front has become more aggresive, and ecoterrorism has become the most serious type of domestic terrorism in the country today.
Saving The Salton Sea
California's Salton Sea is threatened by a plan to diver water to western cities.
Debate Over Malibu's 'Hollywood' Coastline
Have 27 miles of prime Malibu coastland in California become simply "garage doors of the rich and famous?"
Strong Support For Transit Fixes
Seattle area residents support transportation fixes even if their own commutes won't improve. Is it for altruistic reasons or because they want mass transit for other people?
Seven Visionary Plans For Ground Zero
New York Metro presents seven architectural visionaries, and their plans for Ground Zero.
Citizens' Group Uses 'Outreach' Grant For Lawsuit
A citizens' group in the Boston area funds a lawsuit against a city Planning Board with grant money that was given for "outreach"
What 'Global Cities' Need To Do To Be Successful
Are global cities such as Los Angeles, London, and New York are headed into a decline?
Census Bureau: U.S. Poverty Increases
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that poverty in the nation increased and income went down.
Smoggiest Cities In The Nation
California, Pennsylvania and Texas were the smoggiest states based on the number of exceedances of the health standard.
Passage Of Planned Growth Strategy Signals New Era
The Planned Growth Strategy approved on a 7-2 vote by the Albuquerque city council is intended to encourage growth in older parts of the city that have existing services, such as school capacity, roads and sewer and water service.
Parking Spot Battles
Apartment dwellers and owners of single-family homes clash over street parking.
Farmland Security Perimeter
Eight Madera County, CA farmers have drawn a line in the soil by creating special type of urban growth boundary that could become a nationwide model.
Single 'Smart Card' System For Mass Transit
San Diego County is planning on using a single "smart-card" system for buses, trolley, and commuter rail.
Does Crime Follow Sprawl?
The Philadeplhia Inquirer draws a connection between urban sprawl and increased crime in South Jersey.
What's Happening To Architecture?
Hugh Pearman write about what should win architecture's Stirling Prize, but probably won't.
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
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.
