The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Veiled Racism Or Just A Property Rights Feud?
<p>Some residents believe plans to build a mosque in their neighborhood would bring down property values.</p>
Could Car Sharing Go Mainstream?
<p>Alan Durning decides to live car free for one year. He envisions a market for 'off-duty' cars, in which anyone could put his car up for rent when it was not in use. If you could, would you rent your car when you weren't using it?</p>
Commercial Space Shortage Hampers India's Boom
<p>New Delhi is cracking down on businesses that operate in areas not zoned for commercial use. But businesses have nowhere to go in a booming city that suffers from a severe shortage of commercial real estate.</p>
The Battle To Help Baghdad Bloom
<p>The city's parks supervisor has made it his mission to beautify the city even has continuing war destroys Baghdad's once opulent gardens.</p>
How To Advocate For Historic Preservation
<p>A new book offers a practical introduction to the politics of preservation for activists hoping to save their community's historic charm.</p>
The Fight Over Public Housing In New Orleans
<p>Concerned that promised replacement housing will never materialize, displaced residents and low-income housing advocates are fighting the planned demolition of the city's public housing projects.</p>
Branding With Buildings
<p>One Los Angeles-based architecture firm is helping cities and organizations communicate their brand identity through buildings.</p>
The Cities With The Worst Commutes
<p>Summarizing the results from the 2006 Commuting in America report, Forbes profiles the top ten cities with the worst commute.</p>
Los Angeles Spills Into The Mojave
<p>Residents of the largely rural communities along the Cajon Pass, which connects the desert plateau to the Inland Empire and the rest of Los Angeles, lament the region's accelerating growth and loss of open space.</p>
The Rise Of Third World Mega Cities
<p>As the population of western industrialized nations stabilizes, the world's largest and fastest growing cities will increasingly be located in poor, developing countries.</p>
D.C. Area To Experiment With Congestion Pricing On Subways
<p>In an effort to reduce crowding on D.C.-area subways, Metro is considering increasing rates at peak times and a 35-cent rush-hour surcharge for those who travel through 19 heavily-used downtown stations.</p>
Looking For A Retirement Home In The City
<p>Some baby boomers looking for a place to retire are scouting out homes in New York City, wooed by the city's cultural attractions and public transportation.</p>
Sydney's Controversial Plan For Density
<p>The state government's plan to build new housing to accommodate anticipated population growth is being pushed over the heads of local officials who contend they had little say in the growth targets.</p>
Crop Land Shortage Halts Biofuel Plans In China
<p>An official government rule published this week citing a shortage in farmland and food crops may force China's oil companies to cancel plans to explore large-scale production of biofuel. Losses in farmable land continue to cause problems for China.</p>
South Leads Nation In Population And Population Growth
<p>While the Dec. 22 U. S Census Bureau report highlights the rapid growth of Arizona, another noteworthy finding is that the South, notwithstanding the huge population loss in Louisiana, added more people, many of them immigrants, than any other region</p>
97-Foot 'Monster' Trucks May Be Allowed On Highways
<p>Coming to a highway near you: "saddlemount vehicle transporter combinations" -- 97-foot-long big-rig trucks with four trailers -- are on the verge of being approved to travel on the nation's highway system.</p>
Amtrak's Future Looking Bright - For A Change!
<p>Amtrak is riding high after reporting the highest revenue of any month for November, with 2006 revenue up 11 percent. The costly, long-distance routes appear to be safe from possible dismantling, according to Amtrak's new president.</p>
The Agony Of New Orleans
<p>With federal aid money wasted or tied up in the bureaucracy, and post-Katrina recovery promises left unkept, New Orleans remains an "open wound" and many of its residents are suffering from homelessness and a lack of basic services.</p>
Toll Brothers Expands Into Infill Development
<p>Developer and national homebuilder Robert Toll of Toll Brothers discusses his company's decision to expand its homebuilding from the suburbs into high density urban development.</p>
City And Suburban Poverty Trends, 1999-2005
<p>A report by the Brookings Institution looks at city and suburban poverty trends over the last 6 years using American Community Survey and Census data. One finding is that since 2005 more impoverished people live in suburbs than in cities.</p>
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
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