The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Color-coding Gas Guzzlers
SUVs will have to display red stickers while electric vehicles will sport labels in green.
Newly Desireable: Dormfront Property
More well-off parents are moving to be near their children's boarding schools.
D.C. Property Tax Drought May Be Ending
President Bush proposes an evaluation of federal land holdings in the District.
Urban Blight Meets Victorian Values, Sylvan Dreams
Caught between Atlanta's shimmering downtown and its endless magnolia-laced suburbs is a moat of rusting forges and quarries, neighborhoods with names like Cabbagetown and Peoplestown.
Eminent Domain: Used or Abused?
Are local governments are using eminent domain to eliminate blight--or to boost tax revenues?
The Kids Are Alright In Green Housing Competition
In the inaugural Cradle-to-Cradle Home Design Competition, students answer the question, "How can you create sustainable, affordable urban housing?"
Keeping A Roof Over Our Heads
Architectural statement or barrier to the snow and rain? A successful roof aspires to do both.
City Needs To Clean Up After Itself
Fort Lauderdale uncovers a surprising culprit contributing to blight.
Iowa Fights Brain Drain
Young, single, well-educated adults under 30 are leaving Iowa in droves. The state is considering abolishing the state income tax for everyone under 30.
Housing Costs and Nimbyism
A survey of Long Islanders reveals shared concerns about the effects of rising housing costs but less agreement about how to approach solutions.
America Loves Suburban Sprawl
Scholar aruges that Americans have embraced sprawl and the lifestyle that accompanies it.
Performing Arts Centers: No Longer Just For Downtown?
An increasing number of suburban jurisdictions are building major art centers.
Take Me Out to a Cool Stadium
D.C. searches for the right architect to design the city's new ballpark.
Tysons Corner Mall Makes Plans For Urban Village
With the proposed extension of the DC Metrorail, the largest mall in the Washington area has drawn plans to transform the shopping area into "something like a small city."
Oil to Hit $65 per Barrel if Iran Attacked, Economist Warns
Repercussions to global economy could be worse than those of the Iraq war.
Bush May Cut Amtrak Budget
Move to eliminate federal subsidies for Amtrak will likely be opposed in Congress.
Students Compete In Cool City Contest
Planning schools from around the country take part in a design competition.
Urban Revival In Panama
Master plan for Panama’s second colonial-era capital city center calls for “a sustainable, irreversible recovery” of the entire neighborhood.
Planning Student Profile
The Voice of America profiles Junhan Tan, an urban planning and cinema student from Singapore studying at USC.
Federal Government Commits to Smart Coastal Growth
Two agencies sign a memorandum of understanding to promote transportation choices, economic development, and public health.
Ada County Highway District
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