The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Affordable housing is being built in Washington's pricey suburban communities as a result of the state's Growth Management Act of 1990.

June 1 - The Washington Post

President Bush announces increased spending for national parks and calls for the creation of "stewardship plans."

June 1 - The New York Times

Competition is heating up between Bay Area transit advocates and highway industry officials to secure project funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

June 1 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A federal law requiring federal government websites to be accessible to persons with disabilities will take effect on June 21, 2001.

May 31 - Wired

An introduction to the role played by landscape architects, landscape designers, and horticulturalists.

May 31 - Toldeo Blade

Maryland has taken a hard line on sprawl: the state will challenge any policy that violates smart growth principles.

May 31 - Sun Spot

Proposed legislation would establish penalties for California cities who are not in compliance with their housing element.

May 31 - San Jose Mercury News

"A model for urban partnerships." That is how the proposed entertainment and sports district in L.A. is being described.

May 31 - The Los Angeles Times

A report by the Population Reference Bureau concludes that growth in industrialized nations has essentially stopped, and has shifted to the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

May 31 - Associated Press

Reason Magazine interviews Jane Jacobs about New Urbanism, city planning, Los Angeles, and how she would like to be remembered.

May 31 - Reason Online

This editorial calls for the state of Pennsylvania to increase funding for public transit projects and gives reasons why this is necessary.

May 31 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Congress for the New Urbanism has announced 15 winners of it's first annual Charter Awards.

May 31 - The Congress for the New Urbanism

U.S. cities with declining populations are trying to attract immigrants to revitalize neighborhoods and businesses.

May 31 - The New York Times

President Bush announced new measures to improve national parks. Critics say it is an effort to reverse his anti-environment image.

May 30 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Statistics revealed by the FBI show that serious crime has dropped steeply during the 1990s and flatttened during 2000. Experts warn of violent crime increase in coming years.

May 30 - The Washington Post

Farmland preservation groups are buying development rights to agricultural land.

May 30 - The New York Times

Winston-Salem has its own high-profile new urbanist architects that have started a most unlikely design revolution.

May 30 - Winston-Salem Journal

Delegates at shopping-center convention discuss revitalization and urban sprawl.

May 30 - San Antonio Business Journal

How to balance economic viability, environmental sensitivity,and community livability.

May 30 - Environmental News Network

Is New Urbanism the most important issue in urban design since the beginning of suburbia?

May 30 - The Seattle Times