The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Blair Kamin, the Tribune's architecture critic declares the $475 million Millennium Park a 'cultural spectacle'.

July 20 - The Chicago Tribune

Developer offers city cash to bend zoning rules.

July 20 - Palm Beach Post

Urban planning dominates the opening session of the National Governors' Association (NGA) annual meeting.

July 20 - The Seattle Times

A fire in Fairfax County, VA has prompted a re-examination of building codes that govern the minimum spacing between single family homes in urban areas.

July 20 - The Washington Post

Despite a recent renaissance, the borough struggles to overcome a negative perception among big retailers.

July 20 - Newsday

BLOG POST

An <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1258952,00.html">article</a> in the UK <em>Guardian</em> (via <a href="http://aldaily.com/">Arts & Letters Daily</a>) takes a wonderfully suspicious look at the "Bilbao Effect," named after the explosion in interest and tourism Bilbao, Spain got when it build Frank Gehry's <a href="http://www.guggenheim-bilbao.es/ingles/home.htm">Guggenheim</a>. Regular readers of this blog (all six of you) may have noted some slight skepticism on my part as to the fundamental aesthetic qualities of Mr.

July 19 - Anonymous

Chicago is using innovative ideas to encourage urban, sustainable development.

July 19 - New Urban News

Can a new focus on becoming 'Cool' stop the brain drain from decaying cities?

July 19 - CNN

While the Padres&#146; Petco Park anchors an emerging neighborhood, the Phillies&#146; Citizens Bank Park dissipates its energy among parking lots.

July 19 - New Urban News

From California to Colorado to Florida, new research & development and science clusters can give regional economies a shot in the arm.

July 19 - Engineering News Record

Ignoring transit, Utah County commissioners vote to put road tax on November ballot.

July 19 - The Salt Lake Tribune

The Wall Street Journal reviews Hayden's "A Field Guide to Sprawl" and Gutfreund's "Twentieth-Century Sprawl."

July 19 - Wall St. Journal

Photographs and links related to the opening of Chicago's New Millenium Park.

July 19 - A Daily Dose Of Architecture

Randal O'Toole publishes a report showing the harmful effects of light rail on 23 major metropolitan centers across the U.S.

July 19 - Texas Public Policy Foundation

Christopher DeWolf on the thorny issue of pedestrianizing city streets.

July 19 - Maisonneuve

Infringing on property rights or preserving local architectural styles? More Louisville, KY neighborhoods are establishing historic preservation districts in an effort to protect their distinctive character.

July 19 - Louisville Courier-Journal

A new study from Rutgers University shows Long Island's suburbs sagging as New York City's numbers grow. One expert says, "This relentless suburbanization has reached its low tide."

July 18 - Newsday

Plans to preserve the Hearst Ranch and one of the most scenic coastal real estate in California gains support.

July 18 - The Los Angeles Times

A defunct Renault plant is caught in a battle between those wishing to adapt the cradle of worker's rights and a billionaire's ego.

July 18 - The Independent Weekly

Challenged with easing choking levels of traffic congestion, Britain considers a nationwide highway toll system that could charge drivers as much as &#163;1.45 ($2.71 US) per mile.

July 18 - The Observer