The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Restaurant Recycling Eases Landfill Burden
California's expanding restaurant food waste recycling program gives back to agricultural areas and draws international attention.
Open Source Web Strategies For E-government
In a time of increasing expectations and tight budgets, e-government initiatives can benefit from the flexibility and freedom offered by open source web content management systems.
Reclaiming A Historic Town Square
Savannah's City Council has approved the conversion of a parking garage back to its original use as a town square.
Is East Atlanta Losing Its Soul?
An inner city Atlanta neighborhood struggles with gentrification.
Forcing The State To Complete Required Transit Projects
Approval of Boston's $14-billion Big Dig included an array of mitigating transit projects. Now the State is having second thoughts.
High-end Mixed Use On The Strip
Three billion dollar project in Vegas emphasizes living spaces and other nongambling features.
New Urbanism And The Popsicle Test
CNU offers a simple "popsicle test" to determine if your neighborhood is a New Urbanist neighborhood.
Gentrification Of Queens
Manhattanites are doing what was once unthinkable -- moving to Queens.
Do You Really Want To Stop Urban Sprawl?
Reason's Chris Fiscelli offers his prescription for how planners can stop urban sprawl.
New Social Idealism For Architects Needed
A call for modernism to recover the sense of social purpose it enjoyed in the early 20th century.
A Primer On Workforce Housing
Thanks to incentives and increased demand, some developers are find workforce housing a viable development option.
Does The Market Prefer Smart Growth?
Governments should get out of the way and let the market drive the real estate industry to smart growth.
Map Unveiled For California Bullet Train
California's High-Speed Rail board has published it's propsed alignment for the state's futuristic 'bullet train'.
$100-Million University Boulevard Architectural Design Competition
Creating a world-class college town is the impetus behind the competiton hosted by the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.
TV On Transit - A Denver Experiment
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) in Denver is considering adding televisions to public transit.
Michigan Cities' Four-Point Urban Agenda
Detroit's Kilpatrick and Grand Rapids' Heartwell partner for urban progress.
Prison Or A Mixed Use Community?
The needs of prison expansion are pitted against demand for housing.
Small Florida Town Adopts Congestion Pricing
The Florida town of Windermere hopes to fight chronic traffic with fines for non-resident drivers.l
A Model For Community Entrepreneurship
Mercado La Paloma is an example of a successful program to stimulate small business ownership for dozens of mostly immigrant entrepreneurs.
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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