The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In the right location, even plastic grass can make a successful public space.

October 13 - The Washington Post

A photo essay visits megachurches and uncovers surprising trends in modern church architecture.

October 13 - Slate

The chairman of the House Resources Committee wants to sell off national resources

October 13 - The Slatin Report

Charrette conducted by planning firm Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. generates ideas for improving downtown.

October 13 - The Roanoke Times

From the garish to the sublime, from Palm Beach to Arkansas, the homes of the world's richest people offer something for everyone. [Includes a slide show.]

October 13 - Forbes

There's a rare opportunity to rebuild the Gulf Coast region in such a way that it will succeed on all levels -- but the right plans have to be in place before building begins.

October 12 - The Houston Chronicle

This southern California county employs a different type of urban growth boundary. Rather than forbidding development outside the UGB, such developments are determined by the electorate.

October 12 - The Los Angeles Times

North Americans learn sustainability methods and models from Sweden's eco-municipalities which use a democratic planning process called the Natural Step framework.

October 12 - Sustainable Business

The 2005 Nobel Prize in economic sciences is awarded to theorist Thomas C. Schelling of the University of Maryland for his work in game-theory.

October 12 - The Wall Street Journal

A Utah visionary points the way to regionalism and public transit in Michigan.

October 12 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Business Week explores whether higher energy prices signify the beginning of the end for exurban development, or whether exurbs have become an integral part of the American economic system.

October 12 - BusinessWeek

Density means vitality and energy for a city...as long as it is not too close to home.

October 12 - The New York Times

Planners look to reconceive what took 300 years to evolve.

October 12 - The Christian Science Monitor

The U.S. settlement system has created a powerful link between access and opportunity: research demonstrates that commuting by car significantly increases the employment and earnings of working families. The suburbanization of employment, the presence of

October 12 - The Washington Monthly

MIT's Technology review examines Traffic.com, Inrix, and Circumnav Networks -- three startup firms that offer sophisticated, real-time traffic information.

October 12 - MIT Technology Review

FEATURE

Spatial information professionals gather at the 43rd Annual Conference of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association being held in Kansas City, MO.

October 11 - Abhijeet Chavan

The Twin Cities Metropolitan Council of local governments publishes a web-based "Local Planning Handbook" to guide planners in the seven-county metropolitan area through the preparation and updating of their city and county comprehensive plans.

October 11 - Metropolitan Council DIRECTIONS

Thus far, modern architecture hasn't taken advantage of modern prefab technology -- but an architect in Missouri is looking to change that with a low-cost, modern manufactured house.

October 11 - The New Yorker

The the next five years, the oldest members of the baby boom generation will turn 65, causing alarms in some quarters about a "retirement tsunami." Will this demographic shift be as dramatic as doomsayers claim?

October 11 - Stateline

The government in The Netherlands has voted to reduce the speed limit on its busiest highways to help the air quality in the country.

October 11 - Shared Spaces