The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In only a few years, Indian tribes in California have developed Vegas-style casinos across much of the state.

July 9 - California Planning and Development Report

The Planning Report interviews the General Manager of the Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment to assess the success of neighborhood councils on governance.

July 8 - The Planning Report

The area around Homestead struggled to recover after the 1992 Hurricane Andrew. Now it is experiencing a land rush as South Florida approaches buildout.

July 8 - MSNBC

The Justice Department accuses a county of religious discrimination and is threatening a lawsuit.

July 8 - The New York Times

Writing in a Boston Globe editorial, David Dixon explains why Americans' fear and loathing of density is ironic and dangerous.

July 8 - The Boston Globe

Residents of Tenleytown have perfected a self-defense technique to fight development and re-development proposals.

July 8 - Washington City Paper

Enrique Penalosa, the Mayor of Bogota, discusses how transportation has changed the nature of this Colombian city.

July 8 - Yes Magazine

As homes and offices multiply around the mega-mall, roads and schools are being pushed to the limit.

July 8 - The Baltimore Sun

Residents of Crenshaw Blvd. say that city hall's proposal disrespects the culture embodied by the road and its name.

July 8 - The Christian Science Monitor

Environmental and industrial interests work together for the revitalization of the former Steel Belt of Chicago.

July 8 - The Chicago Tribune

London's mayor plans to transforming 100 open spaces in the city into pedestrian-friendly thoroughfares to create a European-style city of boulevards.

July 8 - The Times

The Mall is headed for extinction. What will take its place?

July 7 - CNN

Eighty trailers serve as "a bastion of individuality and creativity" on a corner of the UC Irvine campus. They are scheduled for demolition.

July 7 - The Los Angeles Times

Vancouver, the city awarded the 2010 Winter Olympics, is a world model for urban design and quality of life. it is envied for its ability to develop attractive high-density downtown residential neighborhoods.

July 7 - The Ottawa Citizen

Suburbs continue to dominate the United States' economic, social, and political landscape, writes Bruce Katz.

July 7 - The Brookings Institution

Why have nearly 200 communities fought to keep big-box stores out?

July 7 - Akron Beacon Journal

Rather than ban the two-wheeled battery-operated vehicles, some cities are coming up with compromises.

July 7 - The Los Angeles Times

A respected UN organization issued an unprecedented warning.

July 7 - The Independent

Is the threat of terrorism a good reason for pouring resources into our nation's passenger rail system?

July 7 - Planetizen

Iain Murray says the White House was justified in editing parts of an EPA report because the global warming studies were "discredited" and "junk science."

July 7 - The Washington Times