The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Architects and councillors criticize the plan to revitalize Toronto's waterfront.

January 15 - The Toronto Star

The City of Soap Lake, WA, is considering a towering 60-foot-high lava lamp in the center of downtown to revive tourism.

January 15 - CNN

A new study show that more households with fewer occupants has a strong impact on the environment.

January 15 - Nature

The Blue Line -- a light rail line running from downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach -- has grisliest record in the U.S.

January 15 - USA Today

In a county that nearly doubled in population between 1990 and 2000, a 944-page revision to the zoning codes that dramatically reduces the permitted density.

January 15 - The Washington Post

Sacramento County, CA is losing two top planning officials at a time when land-use is being redefined by the shift of growth to newly incorporated cities.

January 15 - The Sacramento Bee

The biggest development of modernist houses in decades is springing up, sleek and angular, in Southampton Town.

January 15 - Newsday

Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument is the most dangerous in the nation.

January 14 - National Geographic

Chinese government spending is changing Chongqing, an inland city slated to receive $200 billion in investment over the next decade.

January 14 - The New York Times

The blast furnaces that powered the American Century are in danger of demolition if landmark status or funding cannot be secured.

January 14 - CNN

A look at the "Aspenization" of Park City and other towns.

January 14 - The Salt Lake Tribune

In Seagrove Beach, Florida, homes reminiscent of Florida's early settlers -- called 'crackers' -- have become popular.

January 14 - Wall St. Journal

The location chosen by the Bush administration for for the new Department of Homeland Security promotes sprawl and adds to traffic congestion.

January 14 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The Chicago Tribune publishies a scathing indictment of Chicago's efforts at historic preservation.

January 14 - The Chicago Tribune

D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams wants to increase the District's population by 100,000 over the next decade.

January 14 - The Washington Post

A rogue "halftime" outhouse in an upscale subdivision causes grief and complaints.

January 14 - The Boston Globe

cities along Colorado's Front Range seek the right mix of jobs and homes to keep commuting distances.

January 14 - The Denver Post

Roger Thoma envisions building the kind of habitat that once dominated the lakeshore before people built marinas and docks and lined the river and lake bank with steel walls.

January 13 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Denver is experiencing a housing glut, with downtown lofts, condos, and apartments all coming on the market at the same time.

January 13 - The Rocky Mountain News

Auto-makers know their customers well and market SUVs for a certain type of customer -- the "self-centered", "me-first" driver.

January 13 - National Public Radio