The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
New Community Development Journal
Capital Ideas, a new web-based journal, premiers with an article discussing how civic intermediaries can alleviate poverty.
Downtown Revival Comes To The South
Southern cities discover the economic advantages of dynamic downtowns.
Las Vegas: Utopia Of Clowns
James Howard Kunstler, author of The Geography of Nowhere, publishes a chapter from his forthcoming book on the Web.
Finding Good Dirt
As buildable sites get harder to find and more expensive to develop, developers are becoming more creative and taking greater risks.
Will L.A.'s Chinatown Bloom Again?
The next chapter in the long story of downtown L.A.'s revitalization is in progress with the Cornfield's purchase.
Is Sprawl Unstoppable?
"Open-space" programs are popular in Colorado.
The Economic Case For New Urbanism
Executives are recognizing that the talent pool is richest in places that are livable, diverse, and have high concentrations of ammenities.
Cleveland Retail Market Update
Cleveland, once derided as the "mistake by the lake," gives birth to a retail rennaisance.
Nation's Most Racially Segregated Cities
Most of the nation's cities are still racially segregated.
The Citizen Planner's Fix-It Manual
This excerpted chapter is from a "fix-it manual" for citizen planners working on improving their towns or neighborhoods.
Car Sharing In San Francisco
San Francisco has just initiated a City CarShare program thatrents cars by the hour to its members.
A Hot Property In L.A.
Everyone wants a piece of this prime 7-acre parcel in Wilshire Center.
L.A.'s Sleeping Beauties In Demand Again
There are some beautiful 1920's era buildings that are being restored in L.A. They are in much demand as residences.
Consolidation In The Apartment Industry
How concentrated has the multifamily housing industry become?
Livability For The Elderly
Not much attention has been paid to how to make environments livable for older Americans. AARP aims to change that.
Bush Postpones Forest Rules Again
The Bush administration puts off a decision on Clinton administration rules to protect a third of national forests from development.
Local Approach To Slowing Sprawl Is Wrong
The Virginia Pilot argues the greatest obstacle to fixing the Chesapeake Bay is sprawl. And Virginia won't help.
Midwestern Apartment Markets
The recent experiences of Midwestern apartment markets offer some lessons for investment strategies nationwide.
Grading The States 2001
In a special report all 50 states are graded on how well they manage the systems that deliver public services.
A Unique Approach To Open Space Issues
Raynham, MA, tries out an open space experiment -- allowing dense residential development in one area in exchange for guarantees to preserve open space in another.
City of Clovis
City of Moorpark
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
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.
