The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The case of 82-year-old Mayvis Coyle, fined for "jaywalking" as she tried to cross a street in Los Angeles, is turning in to a cause celebre for senior citizens and pedestrians around the world.

April 14 - Abhijeet Chavan

Sprawl defines life in Central Florida, and costs citizens much more than just money, writes staff writer Rich Mckay.

April 14 - The Orlando Sentinel

The San Francisco Chronicle produces a comprehensive series looking back at the impact of the disaster on the city since 1906.

April 14 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A new report from three Canadian think tanks points out that Canada is not only without a national energy policy, it is risking its own social, environmental, and energy security to mine and sell tar sands oil to the United States at rock-bottom prices.

April 14 - The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives; The Parkland Institute; The Polaris Institute

Gov. Schwarzenneger says California should move slowly on global warming to avoid frightening businesses, drawing criticism from environmentalists.

April 14 - The San Francisco Chronicle

While some effort has been made to re-direct hurricane debris from the landfill, environmentalists charge that there are no plans to recycle New Orleans' building materials, leaving a "massive environmental liability for the future."

April 14 - Common Dreams

Investors are turning away from Southern California and looking to other "hot" areas for the next boom.

April 14 - Los Angeles Times via Chicago Tribune

Terrain.org interviews the former Secretary of the Interior and "Cities in the Wilderness" author.

April 14 - Terrain.org

A new Brookings Institution report examines the growth of NORCs in inner-ring suburbs, and how to maintain them in the face of rising property taxes and energy costs.

April 14 - The Chicago Tribune

The internet giants have begun offering a range of listing services that could endanger realtor's domination of the market.

April 14 - The Baltimore Sun

To qualify for flood insurance, the Federal Emergency Management Agency says flooded homes in New Orleans should be raised 1 to 3 feet off the ground.

April 13 - The Boston Globe

<p>Although published several years ago, Bruce Stiftel's research into faculty quality at U.S. graduate planning schools remains the most comprehensive review of graduate planning schools, and is the basis for a new proposal for a national system of measure.</p>

April 13 - Journal Of Planning Education And Research

The only way to have a meaningful impact on our "addiction to oil" is to tax it, according to this op-ed by a Kennedy School of Government program director.

April 13 - The Christian Science Monitor

Is the movement a valid attempt to stop 'Home Depot moderne' from infiltrating historic older suburbs, or simply another mechanism to control property rights?

April 13 - The Village Voice

After a long wait, the Bush administration releases guidelines for new construction after the disaster.

April 13 - The Washington Post

The planning profession squeaks past attorneys (despite paying less than half of lawyers' salaries on average), yet doesn't crack the top 25.

April 13 - CNNMoney.com

Another link joining the Phoenix and Tucson megalopolis is planned on Indian land near Chandler.

April 13 - The Arizona Republic

In order to reverse its depopulation trend, one North Dakota town attracts young families with gifts of free property.

April 13 - The New York Times

National Public Radio covers the success of Glenwood Park, a new urbanist development in car-dependent Atlanta.

April 13 - National Public Radio

A growing number of Philadelphians are avoiding the high cost of car ownership and the associated frustrations with the help of PhillyCarShare, a non-profit car borrowing organization.

April 13 - The Philadelphia Inquirer