The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

At Bradford U. the master plan aims to create a sustainable campus.

November 29 - Yorkshire Post

Population densities are decreasing in the razilian mega-cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo as lower-income residents move away from the city centers. The growth aggravates the cities' problems.

November 29 - Inter Press Service News Agency

Mississippi governor urges rebuilding in hurricane-hit areas to adopt traditional features. Opponents criticize "dominance of New Urbanism" and focus on "historicist designs" in official efforts.

November 29 - Abhijeet Chavan

Frustrations build as FEMA nudges the hurricane's diaspora to move to long-term housing.

November 29 - The Christian Science Monitor

Leaders of city business districts consider several ideas for reducing city traffic.

November 29 - The New York Times

In what may be the largest use of eminent-domain in the nation, elected leaders from Riviera Beach, Florida plan to move 6,000 residents to develop a 400-acre waterfront yachting and luxury residential complex.

November 29 - The Los Angeles Times

Online entrepreneurs compete with big-boxes as they revive downtowns across the country.

November 29 - Michigan Land Use Institute

A new book demonstrates that even the ugliest industrial structures have a certain beauty when you consider their utility.

November 29 - Wired Magazine

A debate over Wal-Mart's impact and a discussion about its efforts to counter recent negative publicity. Includes excerpts from documentaries "Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price" and "Why Wal-Mart Works: And Why That Makes Some People Crazy."

November 28 - Democracy Now

With one of the nation's most forlorn downtowns, Dallas plans to convert most of the glass-and-steel downtown business district into an upscale residential neighborhood.

November 28 - The Wall Street Journal

In Switzerland, high standards of urban design have created a paradise for architects.

November 28 - The Financial Times

To offset rising natural gas prices Colorado's largest utility is raising conventional electricity rates, making wind power a cheaper alternative for consumers.

November 28 - The Denver Post

Restrictions on eminent domain in the wake of the public furor over Kelo may restrict abilities of cities to practice redevelopment.

November 28 - National Public Radio - Morning Edition

Investigators in New Orleans are determining that a patchwork of local agencies supposedly responsible for overseeing the levee system, called 'levee districts' are to blame for many system failures.

November 28 - The Wall Street Journal

Were the riots in France caused by the design of its high rise suburbs?

November 28 - The New York Times

Americans continue to flock to new single-family detached housing, according to new US Census Bureau figures through the third quarter of 2005, which indicate the share of new housing starts in single family detached housing rose 1.2 percentage points between 2004 and 2005.

November 28 - Demographia

Governor Mitt Romney will sign '40 S' into law today, which will make up the difference between what communities collect in property taxes from new homes and the cost of educating children who move into them.

November 28 - The Boston Globe

A journal article summarizes a survey of traffic calming practices in 21 jurisdictions and compares the results to surveys conducted a decade ago.

November 28 - Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Journal

Letter to the editor calls for "common sense" in Washington regarding the future of Amtrak.

November 27 - Times Union

Global warming is expected to impact businesses and global markets. For investors, climate change is no longer just about the environmenta; it is a fundamental financial and economic issue.

November 27 - Wired