The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The transit workers strike in Los Angeles continues but businesses haven't closed and the public hasn't risen in outrage. Why?

October 9 - The Los Angeles Times

Is a new international airport the solution to our transportation woes?

October 9 - OC Weekly

Report says the daily commute is getting worse for motorists in Southern California.

October 9 - The Los Angeles Times

"Comeback Cities:A Blueprint for Urban Neighborhood Revival" is a book which is extensively reviewed here. Some inner cities are on an upswing.

October 9 - The Los Angeles Times

Tourists at the famous San Francisco landmark drive residents to call for a stop to the tourist madness.

October 9 - The Los Angeles Times

A detailed report on how highways in the Amazon help destroy the rainforest.

October 9 - Time

"President Clinton vetoed a $23-billion budget bill for energy and water programs Saturday, saying it was 'deeply flawed' and threatened major environmental harm."

October 9 - The Los Angeles Times

CNN's outstanding series on the urban growth issues facing Atlanta focuses on the impact race has had on the city's growth.

October 9 - CNN

"More than 1 million 'working families' will be able to join the ranks of homeowners under a new program that allows them to use their rental assistance to purchase houses.

October 9 - The Los Angeles Times

Metro has added telecoms to rail and air hub functions.

October 9 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Environmental Defense Fund's Scorecard system has ranked states by the amount of lead hazards in housing units. How does your state rank?

October 8 - Environmental Defense Fund

New urbanism is about restoring the idea of the neighborhood. But does it make for good neighbors?

October 8 - CNN

No matter what type of noise -- transportation noise, occupational noise, or general community noise, it helps to have an understanding of what noise is.

October 7 - Sound Advice

The Environmental Defense Fund Scorecard provides pollution rankings by state. How does your state rank?

October 7 - Environmental Defense Fund

San Diego County U.S. Reps. Randy Cunningham, Brian Bilbray andDuncan Hunter introduced the Energy Efficient Building Incentives Act,H.R. 5345, which would offer tax incentives to builders who makeenergy-efficient buildings.

October 6 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

In the midst of the worst state power crisis in memory, a private utility isproposing to construct a 550 megawatt plant in an area with the most pollutedair in LA County.

October 6 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

The San Diego County Water Authority released thestate-mandated 2000 Urban Water Management Plan, which predicts that theregion will use 30% more water by 2020.

October 6 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

Though they have built them rapidly and at impressive scales, Americans have rarely cherished their cities.

October 6 - Urban Land Magazine

Appeals by the Building Industry Association and some LA County cities to lower standards for urban runoff have been rejected.

October 6 - The Los Angeles Times

A judge has ruled that zoning does not allow for an amphitheater to be built at the Getty Villa art museum in Pacific Palisades.

October 6 - The Los Angeles Times