The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Transit-oriented Development In South Florida
The Florida DOT is encouraging transit-oriented development in South Florida with a pilot project that "officials hope will be a sign of things to come."
Four Part Series On Architecture And Planning In Baghdad
Los Angeles Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff examines Baghdad's architectural heritage the long road in rebuilding. [Includes slideshows.]
Dorms Go Deluxe
Spartan living in a dormitory will be phased out of the typical college experience,'as rooms go from grotty quarters to top-tier luxury.'
From Greyfields To Mixed Use
Can aging greyfield sites be converted into mixed-use developments, moving from a horizontal retail structure into a vertical medley, with office and residential components?
Big Dig Unearths Great Streets
Streets that were 'chopped up and obscured' by the Central Artery long ago will be reconnected to revive street life in Boston.
Very High Density Parking
Imagine squeezing 74 parking spaces onto a footprint measuring 60 feet by 106 feet with a depth of just 32 feet.
Revitalization Versus Gentrification, Part Three
A lack of community involvement has made residents of an Orlando neighborhood suspicious of new redevelopment plans.
The Impact Of Gentrification On The Homeless?
The gentrification of downtown Los Angeles is beginning to impact the city's largest homeless community.
Yosemite to Get a Controversial Facelift
'Yosemite was made a national park in 1890, and since then it has struggled to find a balance between preservation and public access.'
Housing and Schools Mismatch Creates Widespread Problem
'As military families migrate to better quarters at Fort Meade and elsewhere, local authorities strain to educate an influx of children.'
City-Built Hotel Plan Gets A Push
The Phoenix city council is expected to vote to support the city as the developer to build a $300 million luxury hotel downtown.
Air Pollution Worst For Heart Than Lungs
Confirming what regulators have suspected for years, air pollution is actually more damaging to the human heart than lungs, new study says.
Rare Opportunity For Planners To Correct 1960's Mistake
Planners have a rare opportunity to correct traffic planning mistakes from the 1960s at the site of the World Trade Center.
Expansion Of Snowmobile Use In Yellowstone Rejected
A Bush administration plan to allow expand snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park is rejected.
It's Not About The Sprawl
Housing developments are not to blame for the problems of modern Southern California life
Parking Podiums Kill Life on the Street
A Chicago Tribune Op-Ed implores planning and design officials to discourage the use of podium bases for buildings, which disconnect pedestrians from buildings.
Land Use Struggle at a Stalemate
'Many port cities are struggling...because port and city leaders usually have different ideas about how waterfronts should be used. Only rarely have they worked together on a vision.'
Revitalization Versus Gentrification, Part Two
Many residents of Orlando's Parramore neighborhood are at risk of being left behind by current redevelopment efforts.
Sports Stadiums Not All They're Cracked Up To Be
Taxpayers in Miami-Dade county paying $20 million/year for underused-mothballed sports facilities
NASA Satellites Watch World's Cities Grow
Researchers used NASA's Landsat satellite to measure and analyze urban growth among a global cross-section of 30 mid-sized cities during the 1990s. [Includes photos.]
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
US High Speed Rail Association
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
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Planning for Universal Design
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