The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
California Land Use Measures
The WSJ summarizes the outcome of major California land use measures.
Forest Legacy, Within Reach
New York Times editorial proposes two adjustments to the final version of President Clinton's plans to ban road-building in millions of acres of national forests
Saving Yosemite Valley
A 10-year, $442 million plan to address Yosemite Valley problems is unveiled.
Rooms To Grow
A look at the changing face of the hotel industry in Orange County, its economic implications, and a discussion of some of the major developments in the region.
Second Defeat Of Desert Nuclear Dump
A company seeking to build a nuclear waste dump in the Mojave Desert has been defeated a second time in a federal appeals court.
Minority Business Atlas For Southern California
Though thriving, minority-owned businesses need more access to technology and broader markets for growth.
Rail Transit Alternatives For Los Angeles
Authors of an academic journal article examine a variety of market-based transportation alternatives to rail transit for Los Angeles.
Do Voters Support Open Space?
A report on last week's election from the Land Trust Alliance shows that citizens votedoverwhelmingly for parks and open space.
Master Planning: The Big Picture
Urban Parks Online provides areview of master-planning projects in six widely varying urban public spaces.
Arizona Growth Control Measures Defeated
Arizona voters defeated two growth control measures on the ballot. Many citizens say what is needed is a compromise measure.
Building A Wired Infrastructure
Wireless technologies may solve the problem for fast Internet access for most of the country.
Community Development Infrastructure
The November issue of Community Affairs Monitor examines the Federal Reserve's use of its community development infrastructure.
Wyoming's High Price For Prosperity
Wyoming has found a booming market for Coalbed methane. But the cost could be quite high -- it's water supply.
Silicon Valley's Homeless
The homeless population of Silicon Valley has grown by 23 percent in the last five years with families making up a growing segment.
Living Under The Hole In The Sky
"What happens to people who live under the widening ozone hole?"
New Rules Protect U.S. Forest Ecosystems
New federal rule will require 155 national forests to place the health of the ecosystem above all other concerns.
Cities Suffer Amnesia
Sprawl is threatening quality of life, endangering old neighborhoods, and eroding the "collective memory" of our cities, says National Trust for Historic Preservation
Maine Water Quality Dispute Grows
Dispute concerning EPA's delegation of Clean Water Act administration to the state of Maine expands.
California Transit Measures Win
Both Alameda and Santa Clara Counties approved sales tax increases to fund transit measures, including the extension of BART to San Jose.
NAACP Asks Palm Springs To Apologize For Destroying Homes
NAACP is demanding an apology and reparations from Palm Springs for destroying homes in a "city-engineered holocaust."
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
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.
