The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Top national planner says Durango's "epic plan" would be a smart-growth "benchmark."

January 24 - The Denver Post

A refreshing article about a planning commission in the small town of Rutland, MA, that hires its first part-time planner -- and appreciates him.

January 24 - The Landmark

J. Eric Priestley tells a story about gang confrontation on the nation's busiest and deadliest light-rail line.

January 24 - LA Weekly

Lake Zurich, IL, plans to create an entirely new downtown district within an existing town after razing the existing one.

January 23 - The Chicago Tribune

The author argues against big development plans that do not consider community needs such as the one to bring the NJ Nets basketball team to Brooklyn with a new stadium.

January 23 - The Gotham Gazette

What makes a country attractive (or unattractive) to live in? An expat's perspective.

January 23 - The Australian

A California Indian tribe has proposed a 'tax for monopoly' initiative that would allow casinos to expand as much as the market allows.

January 23 - The Los Angeles Times

Provo, UT City Council approves $39.5 million to build citywide fiber-optic system.

January 23 - Deseret News

Ben Quiñones shares his observations about traveling on L.A.'s 'Ghetto Blue' -- the busiest and the deadliest light-rail line in the nation.

January 23 - LA Weekly

At a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, Rochester Mayor William Johnson urged nation's mayors to control sprawl.

January 23 - Rochester Democrat And Chronicle

After years of national criticism about Houston's livability, the city is trying to remake itself -- fast.

January 23 - Wall St. Journal

Architect says onerous building code requirement frustrates Toronto's efforts to intensify.

January 23 - The Toronto Star

Cities and counties throughout California are developing 'inclusionary zoning' programs. But do they work?

January 23 - California Planning and Development Report

Hither Lane pulls you into its masterful private realm.

January 22 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

A Canadian municipality successfully defends its anti-billboard by-law at the Supreme Court of Canada.

January 22 - The Walrus

Brazilians live in fear and squalor while politicans debate what to do about the thousands living in squatter settlements.

January 22 - The New York Times

The Walt Disney Co. ends its experiment in urban planning and sells Celebration to Lexin Capital, a private real estate investment firm for an undisclosed amount.

January 22 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Forced to roll in street due to unusable sidewalks, a wheelchair user is killed by SUV.

January 22 - San Antonio Express-News

New York's Nassau County economic development agencies operated as though they were exempt from financial rules, according to a county audit.

January 22 - Newsday

City to consider allowing taller buildings in exchange for more affordable housing downtown.

January 22 - Palm Beach Post