The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The new art museum in Denver, CO, is expected to become the city's signature bulding.

August 31 - The New York Times

Talk of the Nation host Juan Williams talks with experts about the decline of the nation's small towns.

August 31 - National Public Radio

San Juan Capistrano, the Orange County city famous for its 225-year-old mission, has recently hired two teams of consultants to assess the effects of growth on the city and devise plans to preserve the community's unique character.

August 31 - The Los Angeles Times

A growing number of homeowners are interested in eco-friendly houses but they also want indulgent amenities.

August 31 - The New York Times

A UCLA professor travels to Greenland to find out what happends to a culture that trashes its environment. It heralds the future for the U.S.

August 31 - New Times-LA

EPA is accepting proposals for financial assistance for USTfields Pilots -- abandoned and contaminated properties.

August 30 - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Downtown Jacksonville gets its first large residential tower/complex.

August 30 - The Florida Times-Union

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide $2 million in training for residents in communities impacted by brownfields.

August 30 - Water Tech Online

Senate VA-HUD appropriations bill makes damaging changes in Section 8 Housing program for low-income households.

August 30 - Center On Budget And Policy Priorities

In an attempt to divert runoff and improve the quality of Orange County, CA beaches, a system including rubber dams will be used.

August 30 - The Los Angeles Times

Vote nears on proposals to turn Somerville, MA, "wasteland" into "urban village."

August 30 - The Boston Globe

In California, a new Forest Service plan for the Sierra Nevada gives precedence to endangered species, trees, and streams over logging, recreation, and other uses.

August 30 - High Country News

"It's really a great story of trash to treasure." The National Park Service recommended a Fresno Dump for Landmark status.

August 30 - The Los Angeles Times

The Las Vegas Monorail is the world's first free public transportation system to be funded entirely by the private sector.

August 30 - Las Vegas Sun

Six years ago, the Hayden Tract in Culver City, CA, was an infamous eyesore. Today, transformed, it is making money.

August 30 - The Los Angeles Times

New legislation is aimed at helping farmers as well as providing environmental benefits.

August 29 - The New York Times

Planners in Milwaukee County are pondering the expansion of all the county's freeways to eight lanes, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

August 29 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A report by the National Trust for Historic Preservation accuses the fast-growing state of Virginia for failing to control sprawl and protect historic sites. State officials say the report is based on inaccurate information.

August 29 - The Washington Post

City ordinances throughout California have been passed over the last 30 years to protect the varied species of trees threatened by development.

August 29 - The New York Times

A project plans to renovate a nine-story building into condominiums, some of which will be lower-cost units to attract artists.

August 29 - The Washington Post