The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Rail Tunnel To Link Europe And Africa
Spain and Morocco have agreed to build a rail tunnel beneath the Mediterranean Sea.
China's Coast Becomes A Factory Of The World
China's Pearl River Delta is growing by double digits and stocking Wal-Mart's shelves.
Community's Plaza Is Where Its Heart Beats
Plazas required by the Laws of the Indies in the 16th c. still thrive today.
How Clean Is Clean Enough?
California is decades behind other states in formulating a comprehensive brownfields policy, stifling economic development efforts.
Discrepancy In Funding Transit Versus Highways
Federal government has local funding requirement for public transportation such as light and heavy rail; not for highways.
Strategic Plan For Downtown Buffalo Released
The plan is called 'The Queen City Hub: A Regional Action Plan for Downtown Buffalo.'
Development Takes Its Toll On Chicago's Neighborhoods.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the city of Chicago's "demolition delay" amendment, instituted to protect Chicago's architectural assets, has had little impact in its first year.
Revitalization Versus Gentrification, Part One
Parramore, a poor neighborhood west of Downtown Orlando, is the latest battleground over community redevelopment.
Leveling The Playing Field Between Highways And Transit
Despite a number of reforms in the past decade, federal rules remain stacked against transit, and funding highway projects is far easier, this study shows.
Are Cities Changing Local And Global Climates?
Urban areas, with all their asphalt, buildings, and aerosols, are impacting local and global climates.
First U.S. MagLev Runs Into Problems
Readers discuss the problems faced by the project to build the first U.S. Maglev train in regular use.
Venezuelans Divided Over Who Owns The Land
Venezuela's supreme court ruled last month that one major government-sponsored land invasion was illegal.
Do Memories Alone Warrant Preservation?
Buffalo, NY, struggles with issues of public memory and preservation around old AM&A's department store.
A New Trend: Planning And Public Health
There is a growing recognition that zoning that inspires people to walk may end the nation's obesity epidemic.
The Alarming Impact Of Sprawl On Weather
Experts say pollution and heat from urban areas can change precipitation patterns.
ESRI's Jack Dangermond Profiled
ESRI's famous but reclusive founder, Jack Dangermond, is profiled by his neighborhood newspaper.
The Influence of Segregation on Growth Patterns
Regardless of the outcome of the recent public housing discrimination trial, the Baltimore Sun reports that the case has provided a 'fascinating' look at the early development of inner-city Baltimore.
Planners May Hold the Fate of Locus Point in Their Hands
The next steps of the redevelopment of Locus Point, a booming South Baltimore neighborhood with longtime industrial roots, may rest in the hands of city planners.
Can Better Schools Sell Housing?
With $4 billion of housing at issue, Stapleton's master developer wants to persuade people to move back to the city for the schools.
Transit Visions And Revelations
Why didn't the recent bus strike in Honolulu "clog the freeways." Does this mean transit's share of the solution is less than it was sold to be?
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)
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.
