The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Nuclear Waste: How Safe Is Safe Enough?
As the debate rages over using Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste site, critcs argue that it's impossible to assess the long-term impacts.
M-Commerce: Implications For Planning?
Telecom companies in major urban areas are quiety upgrading cellular towers to the next generation of faster wireless networks.
American Main Street Award Winners Named
The National Trust for Historic Preservation namees five winners of the Main Street Awards, towns lauded for their revitalization efforts.
Smart City: A New Radio Show
Smart City is a new, weekly hour-long public radio talk show that takes an in-depth look at urban life.
Portland Considers New Subregions
Portland is considering dividing the region into economic subregions. Is this a recipe for disaster or a secret way to expand the urban growth boundary?
X-Rated Shops Moving To Suburbs
As rents in revitalized downtown areas increases, adult businesses are being forced out to the suburbs.
New Mall Development Becomes Brutal
This front page Wall Street Journal article features a glimpse into the infighting that has arisen as a result of the over-malling of America.
New Chief Of VDOT Faces Tough Challenges
The new VDOT commissioner, Philip A. Shucet, will lead a transportation department that faces massive cuts and a criminal investigation.
Urban Farming Ideas
Feeding more people on less land is a practical consideration planning should investigate.
Fueling The Hydrogen Age
A California startup is betting on genetically reengineered algae as the next alternative energy source.
A Victim Of Globalization?
What is the impact of globalization on the nation's small towns?
Low-tech, Low-cost Device Transforms A Nation's Economy
It is small enough to be carried on a bicycle and simple enough to be repaired without any tools. It is changing the economy of a nation.
FL School Board May Be Unable To Build On $1.2 Million Tract
Citrus County School Board members this week are hastily trying to wade through the complexities of Florida's Development of Regional Impact rules to understand what can be done with a $1.2 million plot they've purchased.
Detroit Developing Crash-warning Systems For Cars
Cutting-edge research aims to improve car safety.
The Riverkeeper: Patrol To Protect River From Pollution
Corporate farming and urban sprawl threaten the Kansas River.
Sister Cities Program Needs A Boost
Neal Peirce says there is a global need to boost the Sister Cities program.
Bush's Arctic Drilling Legislation Defeated
The core item of the Bush administration's energy policy, drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was blocked in the Senate.
U.S. Mass Transit Ridership Growing
According to American Public Transportation Association transit ridership grew faster than highway use in last year.
New Plan To Improve Regional Transit
Mid-America Regional Council will develop a 10-year plan to improve mass transit in the region.
'Nobel Prize' Of Architecture Surprises Many
The architecture and design world is a-buzz... the Pritzker Prize has been awarded, for the first time, to an Australian.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
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.
