Downtown Waterfront

A Guide for Everyday People to Activate a City's Waterfront

One community advocate's step-by-step guide to activating hidden public waterfront space.

December 20, 2016 - Modern Cities

St. Petersburg's Pier

St. Petersburg's Pier Has a New Look

A $50 million project will replace the now demolished inverted pyramid pier off the coast of St. Petersburg.

April 24, 2016 - The Architect's Newspaper

Big Plans for Fort Wayne's Downtown Waterfront

Situated at the confluence of the St. Joseph, St. Marys, and Maumee Rivers, Fort Wayne, Indiana is flush with funding for an ambitious waterfront revival project.

April 10, 2015 - The Architect's Newspaper

St. Petersburg, Florida Launches Downtown Waterfront Master Plan

St. Petersburg is one of those lucky few cities granted the benefits of a downtown waterfront setting in a warm climate. But what will that waterfront look like in the future?

August 29, 2014 - Tampa Bay Times

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.