The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Can Smart-Growth Groups Halt Sprawl?
A movement started in Oregon in 1975 is spreading as smart-growth citizen groups bloom in many states; Will they reshape our cities?
Does Al Gore Support Environmental Planning?
Gore's environmental planning efforts have failed. Activist are giving him one last chance. The San Francisco Examiner reports in a special feature.
States Ranked By Urban Sprawl
The Sierra Club releases a 50-state survey of development and sprawl: "The Good, the Bad, and the Poorly Zoned -- From Alabama to Wyoming."
El Toro Awaits A Crucial Decision
On the anniversary of Orange County facility's renovation, the battle over El Toro goes on.
Building Houses From Recycled Tires
But Houtchens of Fountain, CO recycles used tires (including those from the Firestone recall) into construction material.
Chicago: Planning to Succeed
With Chicago’s Central Area booming, city planners are pleased with the city’s progress and optimistic about its future.
Colorado Springs Is Expanding -- Fast
Developers have sought to add more than a dozen parcels of land, totaling nearly 3,000 acres, to Colorado Springs city limits so far this month.
Reality Check For Electric Cars
Not even one-tenth of one percent of the vehicles sold today are electric. Is the state AirResources Board 10% mandate realistic?
Chicago's Window of Opportunity
Chicago’s public and private interests have engaged in an unprecedented level of planning and negotiation to realize the city’s newest opportunities.
Why You Can't Afford Not To Be An Environmentalist
With mounting evidence of global warming, the state of the earth's biosphere ought to be a major issue of the 2000 presidential campaign. It isn't.
Don't Cave In On Urban Limit Lines
This Contra Costa Times editorial applauds the Contra Costa's Board of Supervisors' decision to reign in the urban limit lines.
Communities And Sprawl Report Released
Urban, older suburban, and rural communities arefighting back against the destructive impact of urban sprawl.
Innovative Traffic Safety Grants Announced
Governor Davis announces $59.2 million in grants to improve traffic safety.
Amherst IDA Refuses Tax Breaks
A legal fight is looming over the Amherst Industrial Development Agency's refusal to consider tax breaks to two prominent developers.
Old Urbanism?
Bocce ball in the inner city? Sacramento Bee writer Bob Sylvia looks at new urbanism on an embattled street in a longtime Hispanic neighborhood.
Zero-Pollution Zealotry
A Christian Science Monitor editorial comes out in favor of California's rule regarding zero-pollution cars, but questions market forces.
Marine Corps Vs. Gnatcatcher
The Marine Corps and environmental groups are locked in combat over the gnatcatcher and fairy shrimp at Camp Pendleton in San Diego.
SUVs and Global Warming
The Sierra Club has released a new report: "Driving Up the Heat: SUVs and Global Warming."
Speed Buttons Lose To Thermoplastic
Alas, the Texas Department of Transportation is replacing the ceramic lane divider buttons with thermoplastic striping.
Full-Block Multimedia Office Development
Pfau Architecture designs a full-city-block office development for multimedia tenants in San Francisco.
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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