The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Some Hollywood celebrities are buying new hybrid cars but others who claim to support environmental causes are energy hogs travelling in limos and private jets.

January 20 - The New York Times

Most of that land in the US is not where the people are, or are headed. Cities on the coasts are overcrowded; rural heartland communities are dying.

January 20 - The Atlantic Monthly

As New Urbanism catches on in New Zealand, some experts worry about the popularity of exclusive, gated, walled, and segregated subdivisions developed to create a "sense of community."

January 20 - Stuff, New Zealand

Last month's World Trade Center reconstruction proposals reveal that the architecture profession is hopelessly mired in a failed past.

January 20 - Planetizen

The Bush administration is quietly eroding environmental protection laws in favor of landowners and corporations.

January 20 - The Guardian Unlimited

Professional Builder Magazine gives, then withdraws, award to APA for its Growing Smart Project.

January 20 - American Planning Association

Is Boston's preoccupation with history resulting in timid, dull, and ugly architecture?

January 20 - The Boston Globe

FEATURE

Last month's World Trade Center reconstruction proposals reveal that the architecture profession's avant-garde is hopelessly mired in a failed past.

January 20 - Nikos Salingaros and Michael Mehaffy

A new California law prioritizes smart growth principles a priority as the state distributes billions in infrastructure spending.

January 19 - The Sacramento Bee

A provocative exhibition explores the future of architecture, urban planning, abd building technologies.

January 19 - The Washington Post

Is the Hummer H2, a civilian version of a military off-road vehicle, the perfect automobile for city driving?

January 19 - The New York Times

Blaming SUVs is the new national pastime.

January 19 - Reason Online

Centuries after the Dutch created New York's Battery, a Dutchman is asked to give Battery Park a needed makeover.

January 18 - The New York Times

Toronto's waterfront is an asset.

January 18 - The Toronto Star

Portland designer Kevin Cavenaugh's projects prove that urban infill doesn't need to be boring or unprofitable.

January 18 - Business Journal Of Portland

Cutting-edge tolling technology creates a new revenue stream for transportation infrastructure and new transportation value for all motorists.

January 18 - Reason Public Policy Institute

A new report argues that fully protected marine reserves are an effective tool for restoring and maintaining coastal and marine habitats.

January 18 - Pew Oceans Commission

Three of the seven designs submitted for the future of Ground Zero are leading in popularity.

January 17 - The New York Times

The Coalition to Free Chestnut Street met with the Mayor of Philadelphia persuading him to reconsider closing Chestnut Street, a major transit street, in front of Independence Hall as a post-9/11 security measure.

January 17 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The problem with rail in Los Angeles is that we treat it as transit. That's all wrong. We should actually look at it as entertainment.

January 17 - The Los Angeles Times