The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
San Francisco's Building Competition
Reviving an old policy, developers in San Francisco must compete to build based on the building's architectural beauty.
Homes For LA's Poor
The federal government is providing millions of dollars to rehabilitate homes for sale to LA's poor.
HUD's Media Campaign To Combat Homelessness
U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment launched a star-filled media campaign to help combat homelessness.
Fear Of Toxin In Tap Water Rocks California Valley
Discovery of high toxic levels in tap water has set off a "political and scientific scramble" in Southern California.
Oregon Learns A Hard Lesson
Why did Oregon voters pass Measure 7? Citizens were tired of heavy-handed government planners.
Infill Housing In Los Angeles: Will It Work?
What is required to make market-rate infill housing in the Los Angeles area work? The Urban Land Institute reports.
Sneak Peek At The Mouse's New House
Disney begins monorail sneak previews of its new California Adventure Theme Park.
Community Helps To Plan New Development
A developer is listening to and working with residents hoping to gain community support a large housing project.
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Oregon Learns A Hard Lesson
Why did Oregon voters pass Measure 7? Citizens were tired of heavy-handed government planners.
Houston's Innovative Smog Plan
Houston officials have adopted a historic pollution plan aimed at erasing pollution by 2007.
Clinton Proclaims Yellowstone Of The Sea
President Clinton establishes 84-million-acre zone as the single largest nature preserve in the U.S.
Green Dorms Test Students' Ideals
Living in one of the most environmentally-sensitive residence halls in the U.S., teaches students a new way of life and may well be a trend of the future.
Smart Growth: Theory Must be Put Into Practice
While considered to be a good idea, Americans hesitate to take action.
LA' s Airport Needs Delayed For Take-off
Where will you and the 82 million additional people go to board for your flights between now and 2020?
Why Affordable Housing Needs Good Design
Chicago Sun-Times architecture critic discusses the benefits of good design in low-income neighborhoods.
Graduate Students' Transit Study Helps Communities
New approach helps towns maximize benefits of transit access.
Atlanta's Low-Density Development
Georgia state transportation agency says that low-density developments are not always bad.
Parking Moratorium Sought in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh officials seek to prevent the conversion of vacant lots into parking facilities.
Bug Killer Phase Out
EPA finds Diazinon--a widely-used garden pesticide--presents unacceptable health risks and will be phased out.
Park Asset Management
Chicago communities demonstrate real-life examples of assets-based management at work for community revitalization.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
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City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
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