diff --git a/app/views/admin/projects.rhtml b/app/views/admin/projects.rhtml
index b37fec57b..6cf933d11 100644
--- a/app/views/admin/projects.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/admin/projects.rhtml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     <%= link_to(l(:button_archive), { :controller => 'projects', :action => 'archive', :id => project, :status => params[:status] }, :confirm => l(:text_are_you_sure), :method => :post, :class => 'icon icon-lock') if project.active? %>
     <%= link_to(l(:button_unarchive), { :controller => 'projects', :action => 'unarchive', :id => project, :status => params[:status] }, :method => :post, :class => 'icon icon-unlock') if !project.active? && (project.parent.nil? || project.parent.active?) %>
     <%= link_to(l(:button_copy), { :controller => 'projects', :action => 'copy', :id => project }, :class => 'icon icon-copy') %>
-    <%= link_to(l(:button_delete), { :controller => 'projects', :action => 'destroy', :id => project }, :class => 'icon icon-del') %>
+    <%= link_to(l(:button_delete), project_destroy_confirm_path(project), :class => 'icon icon-del') %>
   </td>
   </tr>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/_edit.rhtml b/app/views/projects/_edit.rhtml
index dc667f267..2ecc822df 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/_edit.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/_edit.rhtml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<% labelled_tabular_form_for :project, @project, :url => { :action => "update", :id => @project } do |f| %>
+<% labelled_tabular_form_for :project, @project, :url => project_path(@project), :html => {:method => (@project.new_record? ? :post : :put) } do |f| %>
 <%= render :partial => 'form', :locals => { :f => f } %>
 <%= submit_tag l(:button_save) %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/projects/destroy.rhtml b/app/views/projects/destroy.rhtml
index 09d7d2a1c..23844ec67 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/destroy.rhtml
+++ b/app/views/projects/destroy.rhtml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <% end %>
 </p>
 <p>
-    <% form_tag({:controller => 'projects', :action => 'destroy', :id => @project_to_destroy}) do %>
+    <% form_tag(project_path(@project_to_destroy), :method => :delete) do %>
     <label><%= check_box_tag 'confirm', 1 %> <%= l(:general_text_Yes) %></label>
     <%= submit_tag l(:button_delete) %>
     <% end %>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 01d6a5062..9f12cd454 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -172,48 +172,45 @@ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
       user_actions.connect 'users/:id/memberships/:membership_id/destroy', :action => 'destroy_membership'
     end
   end
-  
-  map.with_options :controller => 'projects' do |projects|
-    projects.with_options :conditions => {:method => :get} do |project_views|
-      project_views.connect 'projects', :action => 'index'
-      project_views.connect 'projects.:format', :action => 'index'
-      project_views.connect 'projects/new', :action => 'new'
-      project_views.connect 'projects/:id', :action => 'show'
-      project_views.connect 'projects/:id.:format', :action => 'show'
-      project_views.connect 'projects/:id/:action', :action => /destroy|settings/
+
+  map.resources :projects, :member => {
+    :copy => [:get, :post],
+    :settings => :get,
+    :modules => :post,
+    :archive => :post,
+    :unarchive => :post
+  }
+
+  # Destroy uses a get request to prompt the user before the actual DELETE request
+  map.project_destroy_confirm 'projects/:id/destroy', :controller => 'projects', :action => 'destroy', :conditions => {:method => :get}
+
+  # TODO: port to be part of the resources route(s)
+  map.with_options :controller => 'projects' do |project_mapper|
+    project_mapper.with_options :conditions => {:method => :get} do |project_views|
       project_views.connect 'projects/:id/files', :controller => 'files', :action => 'index'
       project_views.connect 'projects/:id/files/new', :controller => 'files', :action => 'new'
-      project_views.connect 'projects/:id/settings/:tab', :action => 'settings'
+      project_views.connect 'projects/:id/settings/:tab', :controller => 'projects', :action => 'settings'
       project_views.connect 'projects/:project_id/issues/:copy_from/copy', :controller => 'issues', :action => 'new'
     end
 
-    projects.with_options :controller => 'activities', :action => 'index', :conditions => {:method => :get} do |activity|
-      activity.connect 'projects/:id/activity'
-      activity.connect 'projects/:id/activity.:format'
-      activity.connect 'activity', :id => nil
-      activity.connect 'activity.:format', :id => nil
-    end
-    
-    projects.with_options :conditions => {:method => :post} do |project_actions|
-      project_actions.connect 'projects/new', :action => 'create'
-      project_actions.connect 'projects', :action => 'create'
-      project_actions.connect 'projects.:format', :action => 'create', :format => /xml/
-      project_actions.connect 'projects/:id/edit', :action => 'update'
-      project_actions.connect 'projects/:id/:action', :action => /destroy|archive|unarchive/
+    project_mapper.with_options :conditions => {:method => :post} do |project_actions|
       project_actions.connect 'projects/:id/files/new', :controller => 'files', :action => 'new'
       project_actions.connect 'projects/:id/activities/save', :controller => 'project_enumerations', :action => 'save'
     end
 
-    projects.with_options :conditions => {:method => :put} do |project_actions|
-      project_actions.conditions 'projects/:id.:format', :action => 'update', :format => /xml/
-    end
-
-    projects.with_options :conditions => {:method => :delete} do |project_actions|
-      project_actions.conditions 'projects/:id.:format', :action => 'destroy', :format => /xml/
+    project_mapper.with_options :conditions => {:method => :delete} do |project_actions|
       project_actions.conditions 'projects/:id/reset_activities', :controller => 'project_enumerations', :action => 'destroy'
     end
+
   end
   
+  map.with_options :controller => 'activities', :action => 'index', :conditions => {:method => :get} do |activity|
+    activity.connect 'projects/:id/activity'
+    activity.connect 'projects/:id/activity.:format'
+    activity.connect 'activity', :id => nil
+    activity.connect 'activity.:format', :id => nil
+  end
+    
   map.with_options :controller => 'versions' do |versions|
     versions.connect 'projects/:project_id/versions/new', :action => 'new'
     versions.connect 'projects/:project_id/roadmap', :action => 'index'
diff --git a/test/integration/routing_test.rb b/test/integration/routing_test.rb
index 0db45ce02..5cd0b2d39 100644
--- a/test/integration/routing_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/routing_test.rb
@@ -171,24 +171,23 @@ class RoutingTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
     should_route :get, "/projects/1.xml", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'show', :id => '1', :format => 'xml'
     should_route :get, "/projects/4223/settings", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'settings', :id => '4223'
     should_route :get, "/projects/4223/settings/members", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'settings', :id => '4223', :tab => 'members'
-    should_route :get, "/projects/567/destroy", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'destroy', :id => '567'
     should_route :get, "/projects/33/files", :controller => 'files', :action => 'index', :id => '33'
     should_route :get, "/projects/33/files/new", :controller => 'files', :action => 'new', :id => '33'
     should_route :get, "/projects/33/roadmap", :controller => 'versions', :action => 'index', :project_id => '33'
     should_route :get, "/projects/33/activity", :controller => 'activities', :action => 'index', :id => '33'
     should_route :get, "/projects/33/activity.atom", :controller => 'activities', :action => 'index', :id => '33', :format => 'atom'
     
-    should_route :post, "/projects/new", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'create'
+    should_route :post, "/projects", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'create'
     should_route :post, "/projects.xml", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'create', :format => 'xml'
-    should_route :post, "/projects/4223/edit", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'update', :id => '4223'
-    should_route :post, "/projects/64/destroy", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'destroy', :id => '64'
     should_route :post, "/projects/33/files/new", :controller => 'files', :action => 'new', :id => '33'
     should_route :post, "/projects/64/archive", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'archive', :id => '64'
     should_route :post, "/projects/64/unarchive", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'unarchive', :id => '64'
     should_route :post, "/projects/64/activities/save", :controller => 'project_enumerations', :action => 'save', :id => '64'
 
+    should_route :put, "/projects/4223", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'update', :id => '4223'
     should_route :put, "/projects/1.xml", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'update', :id => '1', :format => 'xml'
 
+    should_route :delete, "/projects/64", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'destroy', :id => '64'
     should_route :delete, "/projects/1.xml", :controller => 'projects', :action => 'destroy', :id => '1', :format => 'xml'
     should_route :delete, "/projects/64/reset_activities", :controller => 'project_enumerations', :action => 'destroy', :id => '64'
   end