The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Once again HOPE VI is on the chopping block, and this time it appears the Bush administration really means it.

March 12 - New Urban News

When trucking company owner Malcolm McLean invented the shipping container in the 1930’s, he probably had no idea that he had also provided the world with a source of inexpensive, rugged, and easily adapted housing.

March 11 - MetropolisMag.com

Voters in the Southern California city of Rosemead oust two council members who supported Wal-Mart's plans to open a store in the city.

March 11 - The Los Angeles Times

If the rest of the world is to emulate American consumption levels, competition for oil and arable land could lead to disastrous consequences.

March 11 - OneWorld.net

ELF begins targeting growth in the quaint Gold Rush town of Auburn, California.

March 11 - San Jose Mercury News

A report issued by the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the nation's infrastructure a D grade, citing failing public transit services, crowded schools and crumbling roads.

March 11 - USA Today

Twenty-one ASU planning students submit a grievance letter to the School's director.

March 11 - Arizona State University Web Devil

President Bush's "Clear Skies" bill stalls in the Senate.

March 11 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Growth management planning leads to rapid, artificial increases in the price of housing, argues Randal O'Toole.

March 11 - The Thoreau Institute

The new urban icon on the Florida panhandle will get long-anticipated buildings and a few new twists.

March 11 - New Urban News

Former Sierra Club Chairman Michael McCloskey responds to research on watershed planning partnerships.

March 11 - California State University, Sacramento

Albuquerque's EDO, or East Downtown, a New Urbanist redevelopment, could be one the nation's upcoming hot areas.

March 10 - The Albuquerque Tribune

Plagued by traffic jams, Germany's high-speed autobahn looks more like a parking lot.

March 10 - DW-World

BLOG POST

The Museum of Chinese in Americas is undertaking an installation of a digital media project that explores New York City's Chinatown. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.moca-nyc.org/MoCA/content.asp?cid=17">www.moca-nyc.org/MoCA/content.asp?cid=17</a><br /> <br /> Its an extremely interesting example of digital archiving that recognizes the multiple ways we learn about cities - both physically and virtually. A hope of things to come? Putting our information and databases to use in helping us learn more, and subsequently, feel a stronger connection to place is an increasingly utilized concept already expressed in more mundane sites such as Citysearch.

March 10 - Scott Page

Why did Palm Beach County voters concerned about congestion, the environment, and rapid development elect pro-growth candidates in municipal elections?

March 10 - Sun-Sentinel

For first time in decades, the state considers ways to make it easier for construction companies to build.

March 10 - The Christian Science Monitor

Josh Feit criticizes The Seattle Times' editorial and coverage of Seattle Monorail project.

March 10 - The Stranger

New figures undercut claims that the Oregon region's housing costs have gone out of sight.

March 10 - New Urban News

America's GPA for Instrastructure = D.

March 10 - ACSE

Loudon County residents hold protest and rallies at growth control hearings.

March 10 - The Washington Post