Urban Development
Inspirations of a Lively Urban Grid
A downtown renewal effort in Mississauga, Ontario, looks to update its street grid by following the lead of other major world cities.
Birth of the 'Cool Spot'
A new regional planning idea is looking to reduce energy use and greenhouse emissions.
The 'Myth-Conceptions' About Urban Design
London, Ontario's new urban designer describes and debunks some common misconceptions about urban design.
Walking Again?
This article from Governing looks at the resurgence in popularity experienced by walkable urban areas and wonders is walking is truly making a major comeback in the United States.
Recycling Center Stirs Controversy In Changing Neighborhood
The long-standing recycling center adjacent to Kezar Stadium at the edge of Golden Gate Park is seen by many neighbors to be an attraction for the homeless who raid their recycling bins.
Chicago's Pay-to-Play Zoning
A series of articles from the Chicago Tribune that look at zoning and the politics that shape the city's land use.
The Ambiguity and Resilience of the Urbanity Myth
Thomas Wüst’s semiotic work on urbanity reviews literary contributions on the topic of urbanity, coming to the harsh conclusion that urbanity is, after all, nothing but a myth, and therefore likely to be instrumentalized by "symbolic politics".
Older Buildings Going Green
This article from The New York Times looks at how renovating older buildings to achieve greater energy efficiency has seen a rise in popularity in recent years.
China Faces NIMBY
Protests over the extension of a magnetic levitation train line are evidence of an increasing trend of NIMBYism in China.
Urban Planning on Display
A look at a Shanghai museum focusing on urban planning.
Bringing San Francisco's Sixth Street Back to Life
San Francisco's Sixth Street has been decidedly run-down for years. But redevelopment efforts -- including the likely seizure of a vacant and historic hotel building -- may be changing the face of the street for the better.
Native Villages Fight to Preserve Heritage in Urban Setting
Members of the Dena'ina Athabascan tribe, completely surrounded by metropolitan Anchorage, struggle to preserve their language and culture.
Neighbors Nix Proposed Traditional Neighborhood Development
Despite County and municipal comprehensive plans that advocate for higher density new development in targeted growth areas, neighbors have strongly opposed the creation of a zoning amendment that would allow a development of 3,000 homes on 300 acres.
Hopping On The Downtown Bandwagon
Quite a few Ohio suburbs are planning to resurrect their old downtowns -- or build new ones from scratch -- to create human-scaled urban focal points.
Study Considers Global Warming's Impact on B.C. Real Estate
This report from the Suzuki Foundation examines climate change impacts on equity of land values in British Columbia.
Friday Funny: The Amazing Disappearing House
A woman in Russia returned home form vacation recently to an empty plot of land. Her home was mistakenly demolished as developers readied a site for new construction.
Lyon's Twin Sister City in Dubai
An investor from Dubai is looking to replicate -- in close detail -- the French city of Lyon in the Arab Emirate.
Facebook as a Community Planning Tool?
A Washington D.C. developer is seeking feedback about possible redevelopment options through the social netowrking website facebook.com.
Downtown Baltimore Banking on Bookstore
Construction of a new university bookstore in downtown Baltimore is seen as a critical piece of the downtown's rebirth. City officials are looking at offering tax incentives to ensure the bookstore deals comes through.
Tabula Rasa in the United Arab Emirates
Big-name architects have appropriately big plans for the rapidly developing United Arab Emirates. Creating a new cultural capital is appealing to them, but not as much as the fact that getting it done will be easier than anywhere else in the world.
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.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Portland
City of Laramie
