A detailed report on how highways in the Amazon help destroy the rainforest.
"Around the world, scientists have found that roadsare the single best (but not infallible) predictor oftropical deforestation. In the Brazilian Amazon,roughly 75% of the deforestation that has taken place has occurred within 50 km of a paved road."
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: The Road To Disaster
The Top Urban Planning Books of 2022
An annual list of the must-read books related to urban planning and its intersecting fields.
How Urban Trees Save Lives
New research shows a strong connection between a healthy urban tree canopy and lowered mortality rates.
How To End Homelessness: The Houston Model
While the numbers of unhoused people in other major U.S. cities grow, Houston has managed to effectively end veteran homelessness and house more than 26,000 people since implementing a ‘Housing First’ approach a decade ago.
New York MTA Releases Plan for Improved Accessibility
The MTA announced plans for new or improved elevators at almost two dozen stations as part of its pledge to make more of its stations fully accessible.
The Best, Worst, and Most Questionable in 2022 Architecture and Design
A list of innovative projects, intriguing design, and flummoxing failures.
Los Angeles To Phase Out Oil Drilling
The city has banned new wells and will end all extraction within two decades.
Chelan-Douglas Transportation Council
City of Orange
City of San Marcos
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Georgia Tech
City of Dallas
American Planning Association, Sustainable Communities Division
California High-Speed Rail Authority (Authority)
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.
