The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Americans Disapprove Of Bush's Environmental Policies
Poll finds majority of Americans are unhappy with the Bush administration's environmental policies.
FEATURE
Urban Fables: The Role Of Storytelling And Imagery In Successful Planning Movements
New Urbanists and pro-property rights advocates have made good use of both allegory and myth to capture the attention of planners and the public.
Property Rights Votes Face Six States
Libertarians are pushing ballot initiatives in six Western states to vastly reduce the government's power to regulate land uses. The initiatives seek to limit regulatory takings of land by requiring the government to compensate owners for any losses.
Markets Attack, Or, Why Plan?
UCLA planning professor and blogger Randall Crane revisits the markets vs planning debate, but this time from a position of moral and intellectual superiority.
How The Casinos Hit The Jackpot In Biloxi
Despite a critical housing shortage and badly needed road repairs, the city of Biloxi sees an influx of casinos due to a change in state legislation.
Upscale Suburban City Looks At Options For Creating Affordable Housing
Planning commissioners from Santa Clarita, California, have recent visited several Southern California cities with affordable housing ordinances in hopes of gaining insight for a possible inclusionary housing ordinance.
New Delhi's Terrible Traffic
Study blames New Delhi's hazardous traffic conditions on corruption.
Michigan County Hopes To Preserve Farmland
Rural Lapeer County, near Flint, Michigan, is proposing to use public money to compensate farmers in exchange for limiting new residential and commercial development.
Wal-Mart Struggles, Pulls Out Of Europe
After struggling for years in Germany, Wal-Mart is discovering that its formula for success struggles in cultures not wholly dependent on the automobile.
Ten Principles for Creating Value from Local Government Property
Local authorities in the UK are responsible for around £130 billion of real estate. Arguably, this asset base represents the largest untapped resource in local government.
Toronto's Bus Rapid Transit Success Story
The city's suburban express-bus network has attracted attention from transit administrators from the U.S. due to its high-tech and rider-friendly service.
Ethnic Diversity Increasing in Canada's Suburbs
In its final installment on Canada's suburbs, the Globe and Mail looks at the energizing impact of Asian immigrants on British Columbia's lower mainland.
California's Failed Attempts With Alternative Fuels
The state's efforts to wean itself from petroleum since the 1979 oil shock have not produced a shift away from gasoline powered cars, though regulations have proven successful in improving air quality.
France's Pedestrian Utopia
The French city of Montpellier's experiment in car-free planning is a future worth sharing, writes John Allemang.
An Interview With Taubman's Dewar On Brownfields Redevelopment
Margaret Dewar is a Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. She's researching why CBOs are successful or not in brownfields reuse.
Building Green Has Become Mainstream
With officials demanding more sustainable development and consumer interest at an all time high, a critical mass of developers are starting to see the value in building "green".
Is Suburban Living The Secret To Happiness?
A recent survey in Britain discovers that suburban dwellers are happy with their lot, countering the view that UK residents take a negative view of life in the suburbs.
Cape Town Officials Contract For Green Electricity
Although indistinguishable from their usual power supply, residential consumers will be asked to pay more the cleaner-produced fuel.
The Wealthy Suburbs of Canada
In the third of its four-part look at Canada's suburbs, the Globe and Mail looks at the growing number of upper class families moving to suburban communities in search of larger homes.
Heat Wave A Brutal Test For LEED Platinum Rated Building
Software maker Adobe Systems' headquarters, the first building ever to receive a platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council, was pushed to the breaking point during the recent heat wave.
City of Clovis
City of Moorpark
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.
