The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Readers respond to Los Angeles County's plan to relocate homeless services from downtown to suburban centers.

April 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Kennecott Utah Copper Corp., a multinational mining company, plans a new megasuburb twice the size of San Francisco, for a half-million residents. The development is planned on the largest piece of private-owned land in the U.S.

April 10 - Environmental News Network

With litigation costs escalating due to increasingly stringent zoning regulations, many family-owned development firms are forced out of the market by bigger firms that can afford to pay attorney's fees.

April 10 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

In a surprise decision, a Brazilian architect with little international reputation comes away with the field's top honor.

April 10 - The Los Angeles Times

How will the town balance community priorities and developer demands?

April 10 - Michigan Land Use Institue

As immigrants without cars settle in suburban neighborhoods, simply crossing the street to buy groceries is becoming a life-and-death activity.

April 10 - USA Today

Vancouver's "Living First" strategy, which emphasizes downtown living, as well as careful attention to designing the downtown skyline, has made it one of North America's most livable cities.

April 10 - The Irish Times

The City of Detroit plans to add three new casinos and thousand of jobs to its core by 2008. City officials are betting on the new mega-complexes to draw more visitors to the struggling downtown.

April 10 - The Detroit Free Press

New York and California have the most toxic air in the nation, according to a new EPA report . But what does this really tell us, asks critic Joel Schwartz.

April 9 - Tech Central Station

Editorial welcomes Los Angeles County's plan to tackle homelessness but cautions that it may be unrealistic.

April 9 - The Los Angeles Times

Cities call annexation an effective tool for managing growth at the local level. Counties disagree. Who's really in control?

April 9 - The Baltimore Sun

Some former New Orleans residents have moved permanently to other cities. Others are unsure if they want to return to their devastated city.

April 9 - Louisiana Weekly

Los Angeles County approves a controversial $100-million plan to relocated homeless services currently concentrated in downtown's skid row to five suburban centers.

April 9 - The Los Angeles Times

Several new companies are using technology to provide drivers a new way to avoid spending time circling the block looking for a parking space.

April 8 - The Wall Street Journal

20 million are homeless in the country, most living in poor conditions in huge favelas. A number of groups have begin taking action.

April 8 - Latin America Press

Blair Kamin muses about the aftermath of Katrina planning and the legacy of modernism.

April 8 - Metropolis

High levels of consumer debt, minimal equity and higher interest rates will soon bring an end to the "housing heaven" to which consumers have become accustomed.

April 8 - MoneyWeek

Comprehensive watershed planning is needed to prevent a water crisis in Alberta, which a new study shows is facing significant reductions in water supply due to climate change and tar sands development.

April 8 - The Globe and Mail

Like so many of the cars it produced, Motor City is heading for the scrapyard, the Onion reports.

April 7 - The Onion

Nantucket makes an effort to preserve its quaint, historic character.

April 7 - The Boston Globe