The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
An Insider's Look At Los Angeles' Transit Agency
Metro Investment Report presents an honest look at the inner machinations of the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Downtown Lofts Become Hot Properties
Lofts in downtown Los Angeles are spacious and rich with architecture. The Los Angeles Times Magazine reports with a profile of five lofts.
Metro-North Debates New Parking, Stations
Metro-North debates on whether to expand parking, stations in Orange County, NY.
Walking And Biking Are Victims Of Sprawl
Biking and walking fall to sprawl as growth isolates schools from homes.
From Trailer Park To New Urbanist Garden
Landscape design students at the University of Georgia come up with a new urbanism plan for a trailer park scheduled to close.
Housing Advocates Meet To Discuss Older Neighborhoods
Local housing advocates and policymakers from SanDiego's central-city community met during a half-day forum toaddress how older neighborhoods will meet the region'sexpected population growth of 1 million people.
San Francisco: Tourism Down, Neighborhoods Up
In San Francisco, tourist areas are deserted, while neigbhorhood areas are bustling.
Rediscovering Los Angeles' Core
Los Angeles' new 'Historic Core' is the best place to find non-traditional -- but very desirable -- housing.
Architecture After The Attacks
Herbert Muschamp writes about the symbolism of architecture, "progressive architecture," and the rush to fill the void left by the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
A Cautionary Tale Of New Urbanism
In Santa Monica, CA, the city-planning vogue of New Urbanism has run up against a more powerful force -- the demand for easy traffic flow.
Restoring Urban Parks
The cover story of American City & County Magazine's September issue offers an overview of the state of the art in park revitalization.
Land Use And Environmental Racism
Raising the issue of "environmental racism" a South Camden, N.J. citizens group asks a federal court to close a cement plant.
Rebuilding WTC: Readers Respond
A selection of letters written to the New York Times in response to an article about rebuilding the World Trade Center.
New York: A Gothic Memorial
Despite market forces, thought must be given to a memorial on the site of the WTC.
Making Skyscrapers Safer
Learning from the collapse of the World Trade Center towers, architects and engineers are beginning to design new features to make tall buildings safer.
Do We Need Skyscrapers?
Does doing without tall buildings mean contributing to sprawl?
Police Escorts For Concrete Trucks In Manhattan
Trucks carrying concrete must reach their destination within 90 minutes. Due to traffic jams on Manhattan streets and bridges, the city is considering police escorts for concrete trucks and new concrete plants.
Landmark Land-use Ruling Has Statewide Impacts
Appellate court ruling that Villas at Pinecrest Lakes must be demolished due to inconsistency with Martin County's Comprehensive Plan is a landmark decision that will have an impact on growth management decisions and developers statewide.
New Urbanism Comes To Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania new urbanism association aims to change Philadephia's sprawling subdivisions.
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
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.
