City Beautiful Movement

Exploring the Planning History of Downtown Oakland

Oakland, as the urban counterpart to San Francisco in the Bay Area, is on a lot of people's radar as a place to improve on some of the lessons of recent waves of urbanization. What planning precedents shaped the city on the other side of the Bay?

March 6, 2015 - The Urbanist

The End of An Era for Arts Centers

The new Dallas Performing Arts Center marks the end of a boom in the development of arts centers and a moment in American architecture, says Nicolai Ouroussoff.

October 29, 2009 - The New York Times

1908 City Beautiful Plan Still Relevant

Planners are celebrating Columbus's century-old comprehensive plan, and continuing to consult the plan for guidance.

August 16, 2008 - The Columbus Dispatch

A Manual For The Future

The Wacker’s Manual of the Plan of Chicago: Municipal Economy, first written in 1911 as a way to educate Chicago students about the City’s Plan of 1909, provides remarkable insight into America’s diminished socio-cultural ambitions.

January 11, 2008 - Mike Lydon

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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.