The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Goodbye To Garden Apartments
Does the need for housing in New York spell the end of the gardens in garden apartments
Need A Website For Your City?
An alliance between the National League of Cities and IBM will help cities that don't have a website.
Growth Requires New Approaches To Planning
Faced with record growth, Wake County, NC is taking a new, more active role in the region's planning.
Rust Belt's Clout Crumbles Further
The Rust Belt lost a crucial component of its political clout, as the Census Bureau released the first numbers from its 2000 census.
How LA Escaped California's Energy Crisis
Los Angeles' Department of Water & Power is a poster-child of success while California experiences a full-fledged energy crisis.
Suburbs Keep Their Census Identity
A federal ruling put an end to the idea of classifying cities together as "megapolitan areas" for census data.
Seattle's Experiment With Retail Design
Seattle Times columnist Mark Hinshaw reports on Seattle's experimental designs for retail buildings.
Observations From Three Gorges
An American engineer involved in the construction of the massive Three Gorges Hydro-Power Project in China offers his perspective.
Orange County Skyline May See New Building
The developer of a new 37-story building submitted revised plans to protect historical buildings and win approval for the project.
A Damning Look At Historic Preservation
Chicago's Maxwell Street is the birthplace of blues. It's now lost -- a victim to America's historic preservation movement.
Heritage Tourism Is Booming
More than half of U.S. states have established statewide heritage or cultural tourism programs.
Nevada Working Toward Renewable Energy
State officials are trying to build one of the largest wind farms in the nation.
Building To Withstand A Catastrophic Earthquake
Los Angeles' new Catholic cathedral is being built to withstand a catastrophic earthquake -- even 500 years from now.
Downtown Phoenix Enters Race For Stadium
Downtown Phoenix has entered the race to become home to a new stadium for the Arizona Cardinals.
Natural Urban Runoff Treatment
Man-made wetlands are being used to help remove fecal coliform from urban runoff.
New Urbanist Development Succeeds
After tough opposition, a South Carolina subdivision is gaining accolades for its neo-traditional neighborhood concept.
Denver's Fumbling Growth
The Denver Post critically reviews Colorado's growth management efforts in 2000, and lays out an agenda for 2001.
First Census 2000 Results: Live Webcast
First Census 2000 results announced in a live webcast at 11:00 a.m. EST.
Smart Growth Must Include Affordable Housing
According to the new Urban Land Institute chairman, smart growth must include affordable housing.
Tampa Tackles The New Economy
Planners and businessmen in Tampa, FL have come together to bring high-tech industry to the area.
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