The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
The U.S. Is A Dangerous Place To Walk, Bike
Compared to Europe, the U.S. is more dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians.
Friday Funny: Stranger Than Fiction
A woman in Alexandria, VA uses an essay contest to dispose of her properties.
WTC Fallout And Political Priorities
New York City was deceived after 9/11.
High-Speed Hotels
High speed Internet access is becoming a required amenity in hotels, and not just in the U.S.
Salt Lake City Light Rail Exceeds Projections
Salt Lake City's TRAX Light Rail system carries over 65% more daily riders than predicted.
Which Suburbs Have The Most Overweight People?
A new study adds evidence to the idea that sprawl helps cause obesity, and names the suburbs with the heaviest residents.
Sprawl and Health: A National Report Card
A new national study and special issues of two prestigious medical journals offer powerful indications that sprawl has a hand in the country's obesity crisis. Includes fact sheets for each state with health sprawl scores for each county.
Sprawling Suburbia's Weight Problem
A new study is the first to correlate density and health on a national scale and finds that people living in spread out suburbs are more likely to be overweight.
EPA Won't Regulate Greenhouse Gases
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it does not have the legal authority to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
Does Immigration Cause Sprawl?
A new report by the Center for Immigration Studies says that sprawl in California's Central Valley could be controlled by curtailing immigration.
Business Risk-Taking In Low Income Areas 101
Seek out municipal resources; hire locally; work with community leaders to avoid opposition--and other tips featured in a 'how to' guide for risk-taking business entreprenuers in Chicago.
Congestion Pricing At The Wrong Price
Congestion pricing in London seemed to be working, until it went afoul of basic economics. Now it's harming public transit. [Link corrected.]
Chaos As Major Power Outage Hits London
A major power outage hit London during the evening rush hour disrupting the city's transit services and affecting half a million people.
Designing Transportation For People, Not Cars
Bogotá has become a success story that cities around the world are aiming to copy.
California Recall's Infrastructure Set-Aside Sleeper
California's October 7 recall ballot will feature more than Gray, Cruz, and Arnold.
Financial Costs And Social Costs
What Myron Orfield, Ed Blakely, Robert Fishman and others are saying about public schools and suburbs.
'Precedent-Setting' Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance Enacted
A Chicago suburb has enacted the region's first inclusionary zoning ordinance.
'Silhouetting' Proposed Development
Five Los Angeles cities that control development on the coastal peninsula require the use of 'silhouetting' to alert neighbors about proposed development.
Wal-Mart Nation
What does it mean to live in a country where Wal-mart -- the world's 19th largest economy -- is the nation's largest employer?
Whither The Clean Air Act?
A ruling this week lets plants remodel with no new emissions limits.
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.
