The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
A Richer Life In 'Not-So-Big' Homes
"Bigger is better" has been the mantra of the real estate world and housing market for many decades. Maybe it's wrong.
Private FL University Gets Growth Control Exemption
Florida's Governor grants a private university an exemption to the state's strict growth management rules.
San Francisco's Dirty Secret: SROs
Some of San Francisco's Single Room Occupancy Hotels (SROs) are infested with vermin, yet still fetch upwards of $600 - $1200 per month. Will new ordinances help?
A New Urban Revitilization Strategy: Casinos
Joliet, Illinois, formerly a decript steel town, faced economic ruin in the 1980s. Now it's a boom town -- thanks to riverboat gambling.
Laser Lawnmower Connected To The Internet
'Zero' is a new, low-emission vehicle that has an onboard computer and ... mows the lawn.
Why Playgrounds Are Important
It turns out that kids need space to play just as much as they need schools.
Proposed Wal-Mart Defeated After 9 Year Fight
The planning board voted against a 9-year-old plan to build a Wal-Mart store on the outskirts of Kent County, Maryland.
Community Farms Are Good For Community
A community plot offers city residents a place to get their hands dirty and commune with the earth.
Green Maps Track Environmental Changes
The new "green maps" track environmental landmarks with easy-to-read icons.
Celebration Still Having Growing Pains
The new urbanist community has small town charm mixed with some Disney magic, but not all the residents are living happily ever after.
Planning Updates From Washington
APA's bi-weekly update on legislative and public policy issues of interest to planners.
Transit Mall Planned Around Dallas Transit Station
100 acres of the Urban Center development in Las Colinas have been set aside for a transit mall that will be built around the DART light-rail station scheduled to open in 2008.
Suburban Development Endangering Wetlands
The Econlockhatchee River basin, whose languid waters curl through swamps and soggy prairies east of Orlando, is being strangled by Central Florida’s hottest suburban frontier.
Kentucky's First Experience With New Urbanism
Norton Commons, designed by Duany PlaterZyberk is the first new urbanism project to make its way to Louisville. Will is succeed?
Transit Villages
The transit village is a compact, mixed-use community centered with a transit station that, by design, invites residents, workers, and shoppers to drive their cars less and ride mass transit more.
Smart Growth Backlash: Property Rights
Farmers in Maryland want to sell their farms which are loosing money. The state, however, wants to stop sprawl.
Turning Strip Malls To Housing Villages
Orange and L.A. Counties are running out of land for housing. The solution? Some advocate changing strip malls to homes.
Just Like A Suburb -- Only Bigger
Has suburbia become a way of life? Fast Company takes a harsh look at Denver's megasuburb, Highlands Ranch.
DOE Releases Energy Plus Software
EnergyPlus is a new building energy simulation program designed for modeling buildings with associated heating, cooling, lighting, ventilating, and other energy flows.
Boston's Fabled 'Urban Ring' Railway
A decade in the planning, Boston planners have come up with a strategy to created the fabled 'urban ring railway.'
Tyler Technologies
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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