The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Infrastructure Planning is Key to Smart Growth
Success of regional trade industry depends on speed in moving goods. Are you planning for it?
LAUSD's Failed School Planning Efforts
The Planning Report presents an excerpt from KCRW's Which Way L.A.? with key players arguing both sides of this $200 million fiasco.
Hispanic and Asian Populations Expand
Hispanic and Asian populations are the nation's fastest growing minorities.
Timeshare Industry Goes Upscale
The timeshare market's latest evolution: resorts are now becoming the focal point of timeshare vacations.
High-Flying Wetlands in San Francisco
Officials agree on plan to authorize $30 million to restore wetlands near San Francisco's airport.
State Water Overhaul Plan Approved
State and federal officials signed a document on Monday that supposedly finalized the planning process of CalFed, the historic watersupply system program.
Land-use Groups Challenge Monuments in Court
Landuse groups say President Clinton exceeded his authority by clamping new restrictions on 1.5 million acres in Arizona, Colorado, Oregon and Washington state.
California To Buy Wildlife Corridor
Instead of a 1,550-house development, a 649-acre parcel will become a wildlife corridor.
US Highways Grind To A Halt
The nation's long economic expansion has choked its roadways and railways with passenger and freight traffic.
Reaffirming Water Rights
This Contra Costa Times editorial discusses the implicationsof the California Supreme Court ruling last week involving farmers fromthe Mojave River Basin, which seemed to uphold an individualistic "firstcome, first served" principle in regard to wat
Colorado's Newest City Quadruples
Colorado's newest city just quadrupled in size as residents residents agreed to an annexation plan.
Sidestepping Growth Management
Several Colorado town are taking steps to sidestep a new growth management proposal. Is democracy the answer?
Larger Chunk of Property Taxes for Cities, Counties
Legislation crafted this week that would guarantee more moneyfor California cities and counties seeks to reverse the local property tax raid bythe state during the early 1990s recession.
Census Releases Population Estimates
These are the last estimates to be released before detailed Census 2000 results come out in 2001.
Bolsa Chica Wetlands Fight
A $100-million project to restore ocean tides to the State Beach in Huntington Beach has become contentious. Hearings begin on Thursday.
Walk At Your Own Risk
Cities across Los Angeles County are taking measures to make streets safer for pedestrians. Is it working?
Do LA's Neighborhood Councils Work?
Los Angeles is experimenting with neighborhood councils, and critics say the process is a mess. What's really going on?
Dot-Com Culture Clash
Santa Barbara is growing into 'Silicon Valley South' and many long-time residents are worried.
Mountain Perks
As mountain resort communities continue evolving into four-season resorts, developers need to tailor their products to a wide variety of users.
Will Life Be Better In 2010?
Will the public support alternative modes of transportation and reinvestment in the urban core?
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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Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
