The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Prime So. Cal. Real Estate Is For The Birds
Five thousand acres of prime Southern California real estate is declared critical habitat for the gnatcatcher bird and the fairy shrimp.
CO Growth Control Opponents Raise Record Funds
Opponents of a Colorado growth control initiative have will become the biggest initiative fund-raisers in Colorado history.
Is The Dot-com Backlash As Bad As Sprawl?
A signficant dot-com backlash is on the rise in high-tech hot spots from Seattle to Austin, Texas, to Chicago. Could this be the new urban sprawl?
Brownfields Bill Stymied in Senate
Legislative horse-trading blocks vote on contaminated urban land development measure.
Place Making: A New Suburban Trend
Reinventing suburban communities with a sense of place.
CA Cities Discover Downside to Dot-coms
Cities throughout California are taking emergency steps against 'office creep' by high-technology companies.
Prop 35: California Architects Unite For Fair Competition
California architects want access to public-sector design projects.
Housing Ordinance Could Aid Families
Pleasanton's City Council is considering a housing ordinance that would eserve housing for very low- to moderate-income families.
Wisconsin Gets $9 Million for Parks
Wisconsin gets $9.3 Million in federal funds for park research and land purchases.
Green Light for Park Expansion
WWII women shipbuilders in Richmond, CA, Kaiser Shipyards were honored at aceremony on Saturday, October 14, 2000 in a newly created historic parkcommemorating their work.
Gridlock At LAX - What's The Solution?
Los Angeles International Airport, one of the world's major airports, is too small to handle the growth that's expected in the near future.
New Trend: Malls Out-Mixed Use In
Hollywood and Pasadena are the sites of TrizecHahn projects that shift the focus from malls to mixed use developments. Is this a risk?
Will Planning Fail In San Francisco?
Once a beacon of liberal activism and Bohemian charm, this city looks increasingly like the epitome of New Economy capitalism.
For the Greater Good
A broad definition of "public purpose" stirs criticism of eminent domain.
New Growth Report on Phoenix
Arizona State University has prepared an analysis of major growth trends and policy challenges facing the Phoenix region.
Nation's Crime Rate Falling
"Nation's serious-crime rate fell to its lowestlevel in nearly 30 years in 1999.
Why Are We Building Roads To Nowhere?
In the United States, about 94 percent of our total land has already been domesticated by a dense network of roads and highways.
Commuters Long for Jobs Near Home
As number of commuters crossing the Altamont Pass continues to grow, study reveals that 90 percent would prefer to work closer to homes in the Central Valley.
Maryland Begins to Battle Back
Maryland's 'smart growth' program.
Tenant-Based Assistance Case Studies
The Department of Housing and Urban Development presents case studies of the conversion of project-based assistance to tenant-based assistance.
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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