The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Linking New Urbanism And Public Art
Artist Bill Cochran links new urbanism with public art to promote diversity and join neighborhoods.
Somerville: A Test Case For Smart Growth
Somerville is a test case for the proposition that a community can be committed to smart growth in hard economic times.
Project Approvals, Denials Draw Lawsuits
After two years of intense planning, Delray Beach's efforts to approve a $36 million, 59 foot high, mixed-use redevelopment complex, with 219 units, 12,300 square feet of shopping and 207 parking spaces -- came to a grinding halt.
Rent Control's Comeback In Kingston, MA
Tenants in a mobile home community in Kingston, MA say rent control is the best tool to prevent huge increases in leases on their properties.
West Eugene Parkway Threatens Wetlands
Analysis of the Environmental Impact Statement of the West Eugene Parkway project in Oregon warns of the environmental impacts of the project.
Property Taxes Rising In Massachusetts
In Massachusettts, property taxes for an average single-family home increased by 5.5 percent in 2001, according the numbers released by the Massachusetts Department of Revenue.
Build It - We Are Already Here
Paper outlines the Los Angeles, CA, business and development community's strategies to solve the affordable housing crisis at all levels: affordable housing, workforce housing and homeownership.
Reactivating Nashville's Downtown
A strong residential component in an urban mixed-use neighborhood is completing Nashville's downtown renaissance.
Imagining The Future Of Manhattan
Herbert Muschamp comments on the efforts to rebuild Lower Manhattan in New York and discusses the architectural culture of the city.
Alternative Energy And Our Dependence On Foreign Oil
Talk of the Nation features a discussion with experts about alternative energy sources.
A Blighted Block In San Francisco
One block in San Francisco's Tenderloin district is a microcosm of the challenges involved in planning.
Eminent Domain: Is It Good Planning?
Eminent domain -- even to build much-needed schools -- has become a political tool, and not a planning tool in New Haven.
Reconstructing New York: Many Alliances But No Plan
Reconstructing New York may well be the "largest urban redevelopment in American history." Alliances have been formed but the effort lacks a clear plan.
Boston's South End Revival Ignores Middle Class
Boston's South End development was supposed to be mixed-income, but has left the middle class behind.
So You Want To Be A Planning Director?
Richard Carson offers a no-holds barred look at what it takes to be a planning director -- and whether you want to.
Impact Fees: Can They Handle Growth?
In New Tampa, impact fees have covered only 17% of the costs of new development. The next option is to raise taxes.
Ten Cheapest Places To Live
Homestore publishes its ranking of the ten cheapest places in the U.S. to live -- from housing to transportation.
Catholics Consider Sprawl A Moral Issue
Roman Catholics in Michigan support a campaign for balanced growth.
FEATURE
So You Want To Be A Planning Director?
Being a planning director means you have to be a political animal. Richard Carson offers a no-holds barred look at what it takes to be a planning director -- and whether you want to.
Environmentalists Receive McArthur 'Genius' Awards
Environmental activists Sandra Lenham and Cynthia Moss received McArthur 'Genius' Awards.
City of Moorpark
City of Tustin
Tyler Technologies
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
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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
