The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
The Science and Politics of Global Warming
Why the U.N. summit on global warming matters.
Buffalo's High-Tech Strategy
Buffalo's newest challenge is keeping dozens of high-tech companies that have started up in Buffalo.
Texas Growth Drains Water Supply
There is not enough water to support Texas' growth. Predictions are so severe El Paso in considering bannng lawns.
Growth Control Vs. Population Growth
California is in the midst of a huge population surge at the same time that growth control is gaining support.
LA Passes Open-Access Resolution
Los Angeles has passed a resolution calling for open access to broadband cable Internet access.
Rising Real Estate Costs Hinder Land Preservation
The Bay Area's high land prices are making it difficult forgroups interested in preserving open space to buy the land they wouldlike to see protected.
Key Mexican Desert Land To Be Protected
7,000 acres of desert land to be protected in one of Mexico's "largest private land purchases for conservation."
LA Storm Drain Runoff: More Problems
Despite large sums invested in high-tech devices, runoff is not improved. And anti-pollution laws are getting tougher.
The Real Cost Of Dams
A new study investigates the "environmental, economic and social impacts of the world's 45,000 large dams."
Study Finds U.S. Could Meet Global Warming Goals
An government study has found that the U.S. could meet global warming goals while boosting the economy and lowering costs.
Stanford Faces Growth Restrictions
Faced with a low-cost housing crunch, Stanford University is under pressure to expand.
Changes Approved For Moyer Clean Air Program
The California Air Resources Boardapproved changes to strengthen an incentive plan to reduce pollutantsfrom the air.
River Proposal Calls For Less Water For Farmland
Department of the Interior released a plan which addresses the use of water from the Trinity River, a small river in northern California that supplies as much as a seventh of the Central Valley Project's water.
Habitat Planning A Subdivision
Habitat for Humanity is planning a 22-home subdivision in Piru, California. This is its most ambitious project yet.
Boston Praised For Turnaround In Public Housing
According to a HUD report, the Boston Public Housing Authority has transformed its reputation.
Las Vegas Takes A Spin
Plans to bring the World's tallest Ferris wheel to the famed strip are being finalized.
Chamber Sues City Over Land Use Restrictions
The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce has sued the City of Santa Monica for restricting parking in a commercial shopping district.
Delegates Fault U.S. Stand On Pollution
The U.S. is under increasing pressure on its stand on pollution at the U.N. summit on global climate change.
City Won't Take Mall Stores
Huntington Beach City Council blocks the use of eminent domain to makeover aging mall.
Revival For Ventura Harbor
Channel Islands Harbor is struggling. Developers are proposing to revamp a major hotel and restaurant.
New York City School Construction Authority
Village of Glen Ellyn
Central Transportation Planning Staff/Boston Region MPO
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
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.
