The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Talking Park Benches
Park benches in a northern England town have been fitted with MP3 players to provide stories relevant to the benches' locations.
A Mobile Power Plant?
PowerTrainUSA is a mobile power plant that can travel to areas of power shortages.
New York Governor Limits Ground Zero Options
Gov. Pataki's statement, "We will never build where the towers stood," limits rebuilding options at the site of the World Trade Center.
Planned Communities: Utopian Experiments
Auroville and New Oroville pursue radically different approaches to building utopian planned communities.
Rural Mortgage Corporation Practices Investigated
Farmer Mac, the entity created by Congress to improve the availability ofmortgage credit to rural America, is being analyzed by the GeneralAccounting Office (GAO) regarding reports made about the stockholder-ownedcorporation.
Brownfields Are Looking Greener
States and municipalities have begun to take a more active approach to redevelopment of contaminated sites.
U.S. Cities Experiencing An Urban Renaissance
Just a few decades ago, many downtowns were seen as barren, lifeless places. What a difference two decades makes.
City Limits Height of Beach Buildings
City of Fort Lauderdale's Commissioners voted to reduce the height of future construction.
A New Plan For Chicago's Downtown
A new plan for Chicago's downtown calls for extending the buisiness district into the West Loop with emphasis on public transportation and green space.
Selling Farmland To Foreigners
Western European entrepreneurs are looking with increasing interest at the farming and development opportunities in Eastern Europe.
Tourism Planning In Spain - Past & Future
The BBC's Madrid correspondent meets Pedro Zaragoza, the man credited with starting mass tourism on Spain's Mediterranean coast.
Creative Ideas From Latin America
Canadian cities are feeling the strains of social polarization and growing ranks of very poor. Federico Burone says Latin American cities have some creative answers.
Chicago Releases 20-Year Plan
Chicago reveals the first draft of their plan for Chicago's core -- the city is to become the greenest city in the U.S.
Neighborhoods Get More Crowded
USA Today reports that with increases in immigration, many neighborhoods are becoming more dense, causing a clash of cultures.
San Francisco Bans Public Urination
Responding to public outcry, the Board of Supervisors bans public urination to 'demonstrate we live in a civilized society'.
The Hidden Costs Of Sprawl
Planners and economists are beginning to examine the hidden costs of urban sprawl.
Nuclear Waste Accident Analysis For 20 Cities
Report analyzes the impact of a nuclear waste transportation accident in 20 major U.S. cities.
San Diego Regional Authority Proposed
Proposals to create regional planning agencies with real power have amountedto political suicide in California.
Had Enough Of Auto-dominance?
Auto-competitive transit is emerging and deserves evaluation.
County To Study Development Impact On Coast
Broward County, FL, will study the impact of development on coastal areas.
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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