The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Putting West Los Angeles On Rails
There is an alternative to the parking lot that is called the Santa Monica Fwy. It is the Exposition light rail line.
Bush May Oppose Logging Ban
President Bush may oppose a Clinton administration rule protecting national forests from logging and road-building.
Africa's Shrinking Lake
Africa's largest freshwater lake has shrunk down to one-twentieth of its 1963 size. Scientists blame human factors.
HUD Looks At Deconstruction
A study recently released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development examines the feasibility of deconstruction as practiced by four urban communities.
Washington May Fund Brownfield Clean Ups
New legislation that would provide as much as $250 million a year in funding has the approval of both President Bush and the Senate.
Cycling Through Sprawl
Cyclists pedal through the Bay Area to see sprawl up close and draw attention to urban planning and land conservation.
Coastal Commission Ruled Unconstitutional
The California Coastal Commission's composition must be reconfigured, according to a Superior Court Judge.
Senate Approves Brownfields Cleanup Measure
Measure will increase spending for cleanup of contabminated industrial sites. Advocates say it could revitalize communities in industrial areas.
Water Scarcity Sparks Political Tensions
In Florida, water scarcity caused by drought and growth is giving rise to inceased political conflicts.
Ancient University, Avant-Garde Architecture
University of Utrecht, Netherlands, is 365 years old and inventing the architecture of tomorrow.
California's High Speed Rail Plans
Officials from the California High Speed Rail Authority are eager to begin bullet train service in the state by 2020.
Cities and Economic Growth
Paul Grogan, co-author of "Comeback Cities" has formed "CEOs For Cities", a group to focus attention on cities and how the affect economic growth.
Cities Opposed To Affordable Housing Measure
California city and county officials have voiced opposition to a bill that would penalize local governments for failing to meet California's affordable housing requirements.
L.A.'s Latinos Become NIMBYs
L.A.'s Latino population will save Los Angeles with its new-found NIMBYism.
Telecom Hotels Come To Buffalo
A former automomobile plant in Buffalo may be reused as a telecommunications center.
Power Crisis Increasing Pollution
With power plants running around the clock, the South Coast Air Quality Management District is predicting some of the worse smog in years for Los Angeles.
School Districts Required To Run Cleaner Buses
Southern California air quality officials are requiring schools to replace older polluting diesel buses with cleaner ones.
Public Support For Open Space Varied
A survey by the National Association of Realtors shows that voters’ support for preserving open space in their communities depends upon the costs to taxpayers.
Urban Nature Center Comes To L.A.
The Audubon Society's First Urban Nature Center comes to Los Angeles, along the Pasadena Freeway, northeast of downtown.
Turning Trailer Trash Into Trailer Cash
Is Aurora, Colorado trying to turn trailer trash into trailer cash?
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
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Planning for Universal Design
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