The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Why New Urbanism Is Important
As we develop and become more dependent on our cars, our appliances, our computers, we also become more isolated.
Houston Is Back
With a booming downtown, a tight office market, and a renewed energy industry, Houston appears to be on the verge of a comeback.
Mapping The Future Of Cartography
A review of trends in cartography, innovations in mapping technologies, and a look at the maps of the future.
Saving The Nation's Most Endangered Rivers
Can we save the 13 most endangered rivers in the U.S.? Dick Russell suggests solutions.
North Carolina's Triangle Continues To Sprawl
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area is one of the nation's most sprawling metro regions.
Inventive And Unusual Homes
A film popular at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival showcases five inventive homes.
Obesity And Sprawl
Neal Peirce makes the connection between urban sprawl and increased obesity.
Largest U.S. Cities Lose White Residents
The 2000 Census numbers show that in half of the nation's largest cities, whites are in minority.
EPA Chief Faces Tough Challenges
Newsweek's Howard Fineman reviews the career of EPA head Christine Todd Whitman and the challenges she faces.
Philadelphia's Ambitious Revitalization Plan
Philadelphia's mayor will battle the city's urban blight with a $1.63 billion demolition and reconstruction plan.
Expose On Substandard Homebuilding
A Globe expose of homebuildings finds that substandard home construction is a growing national problem.
Is New Urbanism The Next Internet?
The Internet and New Urbanism seem to have similar origins. Will New Urbanism take off as the Internet has?
Deconstructing Suburbia
The living arrangement Americans think of as normal is bankrupting the country economically, socially, ecologically, and spiritually.
Oakland's Language Ordinance
The City of Oakland, California will require translation of public documents into languages spoken by 10,000 residents.
Some Environmentalists Are Selling Out
In exchange for compromises, some environmental activists have negotiated away their voice.
World Trade Center Takeover Deal Completed
Three years in the making, the largest real estate deal in New York's history is finally completed.
Repairing The Damage In Urban Places
After a half century of abuse, the first real glimmer of hope has appeared for traditional urban places.
Portland's High-Density Successes
Higher-density, mixed-use developments are gaining footholds among public transit routes in Portland.
When Urban Planners Were 'Power Players'
Archeologists have identified the oldest city in the Americas.
Building Green Homes
One family in Palo Alto is part of a growing trend towards sustainable, "green" homes.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
