The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Universities Adopt Green Technology
Universities are using environment-friendly technology on campus.
San Francisco Bans Segway
San Francisco bans the use of Segways on sidewalks and bike trails. One columnist calls the Segway as dangerous as Iraq.
L.A.'s Forgotten Airport
Los Angeles plans to dust off a forgotten airport in Palmdale in order to distribute the region's increased demand for air travel.
The Longest Subterranean Highway In The U.S.
A transportation engineer with political saavy gets his transit solution noticed.
Urban Boundaries And Money
The precise location of municipal boundaries is becoming more important as developers look to build on infill sites.
Audit Slams Housing Agency
A state agency that rehabilitates homes for the rural poor has mismanaged the program, Louisiana's legislative auditor said in a new report.
Can Casinos Do What Redevelopment Couldn't?
The faded Niagra Falls area is counting on the largest Indian-run gambling casino to do what years of redevelopment could not.
New State-of-the-Art Metro For 14 Million City Residents
Commuters in the Indian capital, Delhi, ready to give up overcrowded buses and manic rickshaws for the brand new air-conditioned Metro system.
Paying For New Urbanism
A mixed-use development in San Jose showcases the challenges of financing New Urbanism-inspired projects.
Sprawl Drives Out Mobile Homes
Washington D.C. area mobile homes are being driven out by urban sprawl.
Cleaner Coal Plant Developed
A new turbine makes coal as clean a natural gas.
Santa Clarita Tree Crusader Ends Protest
John Quigley, the environmental crusader whose quest to save an old oak tree crystalized the tension between growth and sprawl, comes down from his perch.
Introducing The NEV: Neighborhood Electronic Vehicles
Several small automakers are introducing affordable and electric mini-cars targeted squarely at the urban market.
Will Los Angeles Get A Real Downtown?
Lewis Mumford famously dismissed Los Angeles as '100 suburbs in search of a city'. Has Los Angeles finally found its city?
A Town For Sale On EBay
The town of Bridgeville, CA, is up for sale on EBay, the popular online auction website.
Giuliani Pans Second Set Of WTC Designs
Former New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani pans the second set of designs for the World Trade Center.
Where People Choose To Live
New survey results released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that more people care about their proximity to work.
Michigan To Halt Sprawl With Smart Growth Plans
Developers warn that new measures will increase housing costs.
Calming Traffic With Chokers And Skinny Streets
Can the latest techniques of traffic engineering for slowing down traffic in order to create more pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods calm traffic and slow down sprawl?
Grapes Vs. Redwoods On California's North Coast
New chair of California Coastal Commission and Coastal Sonoma County Supervisor proposes limits to vinyard growth.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
Montrose County
Northern Illinois Transit Authority (NITA)
The Pocatello Development Authority
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
