The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
San Diego Bill Regionalizes Transit Planning
Metropolitan transit board endorsed a bill that shifts transit planning and construction authority to San Diego County's regional planning agency. [Link Corrected]
Economic Segregation Intensifies
In Cleveland, the working poor face difficult commutes as people and jobs head for the suburbs.
Historic Development Of Tempe, Arizona's Town Lake
An Arizona Republic Special Feature on the planning implications surrounding the controversial desert lake development.
From Forests To Flooring
While Indonesia's timber industry is booming, its tropical forests are disappearing fast. Timber from illegal logging is made into stationary, flooring and furniture for sale in Japan, China, Europe, and the U.S.
New Terminal To Be Razed At Detroit Metro Airport
Northwest Airlines plans to demolish its recently opened midfield terminal to make way for $100 million expansion.
Atlanta's Downtown Has No Soul
Three AJC journalists tour downtown Atlanta on foot and share their experience.
Have Planners And Architects Overlooked The Moral Lesson?
Nikos Salingaros reflects on the architectural implications of the 9-11 tragedy. Have planners and architects overlooked the moral lesson?
American Enterprise Interviews Andres Duany
The American Enterprise interviews Andres Duany about a wide range of topics at his home in Coral Gables.
Book Review: 'Neon Metropolis'
'Neon Metropolis' by Hal Rothman is an 'accessible' history of Las Vegas.
Catch 22: Regulator And Potential Buyer
Massachusetts Environmental Affairs Secretary finds itself in the untenable position of both a regulator and potential buyer for environmentally-sensitive lands.
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A Missed Learning Opportunity
The architectural implications of the September 11, 2001 tragedy; Have planners and architects overlooked the moral lesson to practice humane urban design?
City Considers Affordable Housing Policy
Freemont, CA, is considering a new policy that aims for more affordable and high-density housing.
'Master Builders' Combine Architecture And Construction
A successful architecture firm also develops and contructs its design.
A Master Plan For Nashville
A master plan for Nashville, TN, will be based on community input.
Why Corporations Are Building Green
Metropolis Magazine examines three compelling reasons that corporations are looking seriously at "green buildings".
Creativity And Place-Making
Can art change a city? Some artists aspire to that. And their thoughtful approaches to place-making through art and creativity make their ideas worth exploring.
Would You Pay A Fee To Drive Into A City?
Starting next February, English drivers entering London will pay £5 (about $7.80) a day for the privilege of driving into the city.
Two New Books Take On Suburban Realities
The American Prospect offers a dual review of "American Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality" and "Place Matters: Metropolitics for the Twenty-first Century."
Remembering Ira Yellin
Yellin, one of Los Angeles' most respected and successful urban developers, has passed away.
Renewal Sought For Historic Mexico City District
City trust and private developer are working to revive an area of Spanish-colonial housing.
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.
