Last updated January 10, 2010.
This page outlines planned improvements to Drupal's core path module. See path.module issues in Drupal's issue queue.
Bugs to fix in D7:
#678590: Path alias link is below submit button on taxonomy term add
#550258: Test path alias changes after node preview followed by save
#103680: Remove leading and trailing slashes in path aliases (and removing dots)
Major initiatives
#229568: [META] Pathauto in Core
#133552: Add path redirection (aka integrate Path Redirect into core)
User interface
#147143: New URL aliases UI
#186571: improve UI to delete multiple path aliases at once
Minor issues:
#73660: Allow path module to be uninstalled
#246398: Add path aliases to search index
Path system:
#464164: Move URL alias functionality into a Path API module (still separate from the Path UI)