The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The National Geographic chronicles the conversion of a dump to a thriving wetlands just minutes from New York.

February 8 - National Geographic

Architects, engineers and lawyers have professional certifications. Planners have the AICP. But does it matter? Richard Carson argues that it will hurt your planning career.

February 8 - Planetizen

An audacious plan to suck out groundwater from under rural Texas and sell it to large distant cities has ignited water wars in the state.

February 8 - Salon

Disney's experiment in urban living has an unusual feature for California: a pedestrian downtown.

February 8 - Feed Magazine

The Missouri Department of Conservation explains its new strategic plan.

February 8 - Missouri Conservationist

The community of North Michigan Park, with well-organized civic associations, sees positive changes.

February 8 - The Washington Post

Pennsylvania has been honored for protecting more farmland than any other state, including Maryland, a state that has long been a model for fighting sprawl.

February 7 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

While residents complain about huge houses on tiny lots, planning agencies hesitate to take action. Why?

February 7 - The Washington Post

What do the emergence of Telco hotels mean for an urban downtown? Which Way, L.A. discusses the pros and cons.

February 7 - KCRW - Which Way, LA?

Housing developments in St. Paul and Minneapolis take the New Urbanism approach.

February 7 - Pioneer Planet

When huge discount stores fail, towns are left with acres of useless graffiti-strewn space and the prospect of spending millions in demolition costs.

February 7 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Disney's California Adventure reflects "the fusion of urban and suburban values that is redefining the So.Ca. lansdcape."

February 7 - The Los Angeles Times

A respected research firm evaluates and ranks the top 20 Internet home buying sites. The future of real estate is here.

February 7 - Gomez.com

PBS airs an excellent new documentary on the rise of high-speed rail service in the US in the 1930's.

February 7 - PBS

Philadephia predicted rapid urban growth. It turns out that residents are fleeing to the suburbs. What does this mean for planning?

February 7 - The Washington Post

Ellen Dunham-Jones, a national authority on urban sprawl and the new director of Georgia Tech's College of Architecture, sees opportunities for New Urbanism in Atlanta

February 7 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

FEATURE

Architects, engineers and lawyers have professional certifications. Planners have the AICP. But does it matter? Richard Carson argues that it will hurt your planning career.

February 7 - Richard H. Carson

As rapid development explodes across Washtenaw County, MI, residents are fighting back.

February 6 - The Detroit News

Economic interests now shape public space in Berlin, Germany. How will this trend change the role of public spaces in our urban society?

February 6 - Topos

The legal battle over Houston's Metro has switched into high gear. Officials are playing hardball -- with the Olympics.

February 6 - The Houston Chronicle