The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
New Disease Infects Doug Firs
Scientists find that the Northwest's Douglas firs are susceptible to a spreading disease.
Low-Income Homeownership: Examining The Goal
A new book gathers the observations of housing experts on low-income homeownership and its effects on households and communities.
Proposed LAX Master Plan Sacrifices Regional Economic Growth
Former LA Airport Commission President Dan Garcia discusses the current $9.6 billion airport modernization proposal.
Illinois' Local Planning Technical Assistance Act
The APA praises the State of Illinois for passage of the Local Planning Technical Assistance Act as "exemplary and trend-setting."
Dense, Denser, Denser Still
Perceptions can mislead when it comes to units per acre.
Native American Veto Rights On Development
Native Americans are pushing for veto powers over development projects in California that impact historically-significant sites.
Lots Of Progress In Rebuilding Downtown
Just a week before the first anniversary of 9/11, New York City has made impressive progress in restoring vital infrastructure in Lower Manhattan.
Infrastructure As Civic Art
Milwaukee's new 6th Street bridge is a bold and daring design for a walkable city -- and one that the Department of Transportation nearly refused.
HUD Program Helps Tenants Become Homeowners
A new program allows low-income families to realize the American Dream.
San Jose's $2.1 Billion Affordable Housing Plan
San Jose's Mayor proposes California's largest program for a region where rapidly risng housing costs are forcing many middle-income families to leave.
Green Line Between Cities To Prevent Sprawl
An agreement between two California cities would establish a permanent green line of prime farmland preserve between the cities.
Planning Boston's Central Artery: Who Decides?
Who will moderate among the dumb ideas being submitted for Boston's Central Artery?
Global Warming Increases Wildfire Risk
Combined factors will tend to increase underbrush and fuel load.
Architects Seek Permanence Of Los Angeles
Architecture critic Leon Whiteson discusses the relationship between Los Angeles and its avant-garde architects.
Sprawl Can Lead To Water Shortages
Fast-growing cities are taking water away from farmers.
Teacher, What's Sprawl?
Activists in Texas are trying to get "un-American concepts" such as restricting urban sprawl excluded from school curriculum and textbooks.
Utah Cities Itching For TRAX Light Rail
Cities are putting up thousands of dollars to become part of the regional light rail system.
A Governor's Race Silent On Growth
Don't count on a debate about growth during this year's California race for governor.
A Daring Vision For New York
In the last three decades New York has seen few major public planning projects. To maintain its position as a global city, New York needs to "think big."
Housing Affordability: Is Smart Growth The Problem, Or The Solution?
David Goldberg examines whether smart growth become an anti-growth tool to ban multi-family housing construction.
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.
