The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Trading Off Housing For 'Big-Box' Development
A former city manager and current real estate developer discusses the development trade-offs California cities face stemming from Prop. 13.
Temperature Rises In Tokyo Blamed On Development
Tokyo temperatures are rising to uncomfortable levels due to increased development.
Businesses Want Rail Station Downtown
Grayslake Village won't change plans to build a Metra station a mile north of downtown but businesses fight to change the site.
Increase In Mass Transit Ridership Is An Illusion
The nation is building urban rail systems but mass transit has not made much difference.
Cargo Container Homes: Ultimate Mobility
Need to move? Simply load your cargo container home onto a ship. It's the 'perfect portable pad for global nomads'.
Measure Your Ecological Footprint
Use an interactive quiz to measure your "ecological footprint" (the amount of the earth's resources you use.)
Which Track Should We Get On?
A pair of op-ed essays in the Philadelphia Inquirer, while operating in slightly different spheres, put the rail vs. rubber contrast in good relief.
Bush's Fire Strategy Is 'Inflammatory'
New York Times editorial criticizes the Bush administration strategy to reduce the risk of wildfires.
The Fate Of Farming In Florida
In southern Miami-Dade County, the row crop industry is dying, and the chances for large-scale farms' survival have never been as slim.
Poverty Among Plenty: Connecticut's Urban Failure
Amisdt the nation's wealthiest state, Hartford struggles as one of its worst cities.
New Building, Thriving Downtown Give Racine Better Identity
Environmentally sensitive design is a heartening architectural trend.
School-area Roundabouts Pass The Test In Wisconsin
A study of two modern traffic roundabouts in the Green Bay metropolitan area is now available online from the Brown County Planning Commission.
Development vs. Sustainability is a False Choice
Bjorn Lomborg, director of the Environmental Assessment Institute in Denmark and author of "The Skeptical Environmentalist," argues that serious environmentalists should put development ahead of sustainability if sustainability is ever to be an achievable
America's Trash
A "virtual rubbish bin" looks at what's in the trash generated by an average U.S. resident -- the highest in the world -- and shows where it goes.
A National Anti-sprawl Backlash?
As popular wisdom conceeds that smart growth controls increases housing prices, anti-sprawl efforts face a backlash.
Failing Company May Shirk $1 Billion Toxic Cleanup
Federal officials fret that taxpayers, not polluters, will incur the costs to remediate contaminated sites.
Detroit's 'Bookmobiles' Provide Literate Service
Detroit Public Library delivers books and technology to downtown neighborhoods.
600,000 Tunnel Tourists Turn Out In Boston
600,000 people showed up to tour Boston's new, nearly-complete, 1-1/2 mile-long Central Artery.
Charlie Rose Interviews Rem Koolhaus
Architects Rem Koolhaus, Renzo Piano and Santiago Calatrava on the Charlie Rose Show tonight.
Squabbling Counties Hope To Revamp Boundaries
Officials of two Oregonian counties seek to resolve ongoing taxation and revenue disputes by amending their jurisdictions.
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.
