The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Rising rents close down a locally-owned coffee shop in Delray Beach, FL. It will be replaced by a Starbucks.

September 8 - Sun-Sentinel

A report by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that 51 percent of U.S. households had one or more computers last year and 40 percent were connected to the Internet.

September 7 - The New York Times

Brooklyn, NY, is experiencing a "rennaisance." Some residents are concerned about gentrification.

September 7 - The Christian Science Monitor

Officials and environmental activists are fighting plans by cranberry grower A.D. Makepeace Company to develop 3,500 to 6,000 units of housing and roughly 3 million square feet of commercial space on their land in Southeastern Massachusetts.

September 7 - The Boston Globe

The L.A. City Council has approved plans for a $1-billion entertainment district on 27 acres around Staples Center.

September 7 - The Los Angeles Times

Are gated communities more popular than smart growth communities?

September 7 - The Christian Science Monitor

Though the dot com bubble may have burst, the housing crisis in Silicon Valley continues, with overcrowded conditions throughout the region.

September 7 - San Jose Mercury News

The introduction of a "Bus Rapid Transit" system in Los Angeles, CA, has been a success. Detroit, MI, is considering a $2 billion plan to bring a similar system to the Detroit area.

September 7 - The Detroit Free Press

Plastic, carbon and glass are replacing steel in bridges. Are these the building materials of the future?

September 7 - Technology Review

Census 2000 data is a wealth of information if you know where and how to look for it.

September 7 - Government Technology

Universities are compelled to act as real estate developers out of self-preservation, the need for expansion and by long-standing commitments to neighborhood redevelopment.

September 7 - Land Lines, Lincoln Institute Of Land Policy

Michigan State University has implemented new parking restrictions aimed at protecting old trees on campus.

September 6 - The Detroit Free Press

Emissions from automobiles over that of forecasts, threatens to cut off federal transportation funds for the Washington region.

September 6 - The Metro Investment Report

San Francisco's best-designed new buildings is raising eyebrows. The city is curiously old-style when it comes to architecture.

September 6 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Is GIS-based feedback from citizens a viable alternative for citizen interaction in planning decisions?

September 6 - GIS Vision

Northeast Minneapolis neighborhood business area reinvents itself as local businesses join forces.

September 6 - Star Tribune

This paper argues that the American dream of accumulating wealth and owning a home creates demand for housing at the edge of metropolitan areas, inadvertently weakening cities and older suburbs.

September 6 - The Brookings Institution

This Brookings report argues that there is an important, almost inevitable, housing dynamic that shapes many major metropolitan areas.

September 6 - The Brookings Institution

Urban policy expert Anthony Downs advised Broward County, FL, to increase density to accomodate newcomers. The county is reluctant to increase density.

September 6 - Sun-Sentinel

It has a dramatic new bridge constructed from steel and glass. Designed by a Spanish architect, it is causing a furor.

September 6 - The Los Angeles Times