The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Census Bureau's acting director says the 2000 census did a better job at counting minorities.

February 15 - The Chicago Tribune

Pennsylvania bill will create tax breaks to help residents care for historic properties.

February 15 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Exploding rents in parts of the Bay Area are driving companies to Berkeley, CA, causing an office space shortage in the city.

February 15 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Ben Hubby believes that developers and superstores will destroy the charm and ecology of Savannah, GA.

February 15 - Savannah Morning News

The prime Long Beach, CA waterfront project is 2 years behind schedule. But the city has given the builder another extension.

February 15 - The Los Angeles Times

The Industry Standard identifies the new hot spots for technology and business. The results might surprise you.

February 15 - The Industry Standard

National Public Radio's Morning Edition exmaines what makes a city unique.

February 15 - National Public Radio

A plan for Montgomery County, MD raises questions about owners' rights.

February 15 - The Washington Post

King County's slow-growth measure would prohibit new urban buildings in rural areas.

February 15 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A new California regional organization announces its new website and the release of a report on California's regional technology efforts.

February 14 - California Center For Regional Leadership

On the first business day following the inauguration, Sens. Arlen Specter and Richard Durbin introduced their New Urban Agenda Act.

February 14 - American Planning Association

With good infrastructure and and a solid business community, Phoenix has become Arizona's high-tech hotspot.

February 14 - REIS

The Board of Supervisors approved a six-month ban on the construction of live-work lofts in the city, and also imposed new rules on commercial developers to pay for affordable housing.

February 14 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A sweeping new growth-management strategy drafted by the state's growth task force is headed to Gov. Jeb Bush and the Florida Legislature.

February 14 - The Orlando Sentinel

The Atlantic Monthly takes the reader on a tour of the idealized city to capture the essence of the City.

February 14 - The Atlantic Monthly

A research study by Joel Kotkin and Ross DeVol for the Milken Institute examines the impact of the technology revolution and how cities can tap into their knowledge assets to fuel local economic growth.

February 13 - Milken Institute

Expert says it is time for New Mexico to reform its planning laws.

February 13 - Albuquerque Journal

A developer who sued Weston on the grounds that the City had illegally stopped his 94-home project due to school crowding will pay to settle his own lawsuit; the money will be used to build a road for the school.

February 13 - Sun-Sentinel

Michigan is reviving an eight-year-old plan to create a landmark district as a form of revitalization.

February 13 - Chicago Sun-Times

Nine U.S. housing projects, built by public and private partnerships, received HUD awards for innovative design in affordable housing.

February 13 - HUD News