The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

If your community is "threatened" by a megastore, Sprawl Busters will apparently take up your cause.

March 24 - Sprawl-Busters

State officials are considering legislation that would control the growing problem of light pollution.

March 24 - The Boston Globe

Responding to increases in gang activity, the city of Smyrna has made it a crime for minors to possess spray paint or felt-tip markers in an effort to curb graffiti and vandalism.

March 24 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Both Toyota and Honda, two of the largest car companies in the world, have been producing and marketing fuel efficient hybrid cars.

March 24 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Gateway metropolitan regions can be expected to exhibit significant differences in residents’ age, education, and socioeconomic status compared to more domestic regions.

March 23 - Urban Land Magazine

Atlanta road builders charge that environmentalists are responsible for major transit funding delays. The environmentalists fire back.

March 23 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

March 23 - U.S. Census Bureau

Urban Quality Indicator examines three perspective to measuring sprawl: The Sierra Club, Denver, and the Fannie Mae Foundation.

March 23 - Urban Quality Indicators

An underresearched, underestimated, and often misunderstood demographic segment, Generation X is a powerful force in today's economy.

March 23 - Urban Land Magazine

World Health Organization reports that water can be purified using sunlight and plastic bottles reducing deaths from unsafe drinking water in developing countries.

March 23 - The Chicago Tribune

In the midst of a tech boom, the city is looking to implementing smart growth practices to protect open space and agriculture.

March 23 - The Seattle Times

According to Census numbers, in Boston, MA, whites are in the minority.

March 23 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

A decade in the making, the Houston City Council approves an expansion of the city's convention center and new hotel.

March 23 - The Houston Chronicle

After hours of testimony, an Idaho County Planning Commission tossed out proposed restrictions on home-based businesses.

March 22 - Coeur D'Alene Press

Two large commercial real estate Internet companies merge. Is this a turning point for the Internet real estate industry?

March 22 - Inman News

Brownfields bill clears Senate committee; smart growth bills slated for reintroduction.

March 22 - American Planning Association

West Hollywood accepted $5.2 million from a developer of a Sunset Blvd. project. Foes are outraged. Courts say it's O.K.

March 22 - The Los Angeles Times

The new headquarters for the National Wildlife Federation, touted as being a model for environmental design, is criticised for contributing to suburban sprawl.

March 22 - The Washington Post

Museums across the nation are spending $3 billion on new projects. Newsweek reviews designs, architects, and controversies surrounding the nation's unprecedented museum boom.

March 22 - Newsweek

Communities in Metro Detroit embrace New Urbanism to revive downtown areas.

March 22 - The Detroit News