The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Almost everyone complains about the traffic in Los Angeles. The city holds the dubious honor of being the most congested and polluted region in the country. UCLA urban planning professor and blogger Randall Crane grades wide range of solutions.

August 10 - Randall Crane's Urban Planning Research Blog

Mansfield, Connecticut, just doesn't cut it as a "college town," so locals together with the University of Connecticut are creating one.

August 10 - The New York Times

Philadelphia is set to become the largest city in the nation with casinos, but boosters worry that the gaming venues won't fit with the city's recent revitalization.

August 10 - The Next American City

A recent study confirms reveals that long work commutes, be they by car, train, or bus, can significant raise stress levels and impact a person's health.

August 9 - Hindustan Times

Government policies have led to over three quarters of new homes in Britain being built on recycled land.

August 9 - The Guardian Unlimited

Rochester considers options for a new light rail system.

August 9 - Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

A high ranking government official takes a critical look at the orthodoxy behind the fight against urban decay in India's cities.

August 9 - Hindustan Times

Ordinary people, not professionals, are doing the planning to rebuild New Orleans.

August 9 - The New York Times

A quick look at the Seattle metro area shows the term may be obsolete.

August 9 - The Seattle Times

With so much wealth tied up in the housing industry, a market slow-down in the U.S. could have a larger economic effect than originally predicted.

August 9 - The Wall Street Journal

"Crackpot schemes' or ambitious thinking? In the largest state in the nation, often criticized for "bridges to nowhere" visions, no idea is too outlandish.

August 9 - The Los Angeles Times

An unorthodox project encourages the residents of Portland to participate in the shaping of their city.

August 9 - Metropolis Magazine

Dealing with stormwater runoff and the pollutants it carries has been the responsibility of civil engineers for decades. But it's been suggested that planners and architects elevate this infrastructural concern to the heights of community design.

August 9 - Smart Growth Online

Writer Greg Lindsay discusses his article "Rise of the Aerotropolis" which was featured in the July/August issue of Fast Company.

August 9 - Fast Company

John Stang explains how we're going to warn future generations about the dangers of our radioactive waste heaps.

August 8 - Grist

A U.S. firm is testing new smart parking meters that use sonar technology to reset its timer when a car leaves a parking space.

August 8 - Voice Of America

The city of Seattle is proposing to change its planning regulations to encourage green vegetation in new urban developments.

August 8 - Seattle Daily Journal

After over a century of being cut off from Lake Michigan, the southeast side is gearing up for the newest, largest development project in years in the sleepy, working-class neighborhood of South Chicago.

August 8 - Crain's Chicago Business

With crowds overwhelming the modern glass atrium, original architect I.M. Pei has been brought in to rethink the Paris museum's controversial entrance.

August 8 - The Times (London)

Opponents of high density development argue that urban infill causes just as many problems as traditional sprawl.

August 8 - The New York Times