The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Rural Lapeer County, near Flint, Michigan, is proposing to use public money to compensate farmers in exchange for limiting new residential and commercial development.

August 6 - WJRT ABC 12

After struggling for years in Germany, Wal-Mart is discovering that its formula for success struggles in cultures not wholly dependent on the automobile.

August 6 - The New York Times

Local authorities in the UK are responsible for around £130 billion of real estate. Arguably, this asset base represents the largest untapped resource in local government.

August 6 - Urban Land Institute

The city's suburban express-bus network has attracted attention from transit administrators from the U.S. due to its high-tech and rider-friendly service.

August 6 - The Toronto Star

In its final installment on Canada's suburbs, the Globe and Mail looks at the energizing impact of Asian immigrants on British Columbia's lower mainland.

August 5 - The Globe and Mail

The state's efforts to wean itself from petroleum since the 1979 oil shock have not produced a shift away from gasoline powered cars, though regulations have proven successful in improving air quality.

August 5 - The Wall Street Journal

The French city of Montpellier's experiment in car-free planning is a future worth sharing, writes John Allemang.

August 5 - The Globe and Mail

Margaret Dewar is a Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. She's researching why CBOs are successful or not in brownfields reuse.

August 5 - Lincoln Institute of Lan Policy, Land Lines

With officials demanding more sustainable development and consumer interest at an all time high, a critical mass of developers are starting to see the value in building "green".

August 5 - USA Today

A recent survey in Britain discovers that suburban dwellers are happy with their lot, countering the view that UK residents take a negative view of life in the suburbs.

August 4 - The Times (London)

Although indistinguishable from their usual power supply, residential consumers will be asked to pay more the cleaner-produced fuel.

August 4 - Cape Town Mail & Guardian Online

In the third of its four-part look at Canada's suburbs, the Globe and Mail looks at the growing number of upper class families moving to suburban communities in search of larger homes.

August 4 - The Globe and Mail

Software maker Adobe Systems' headquarters, the first building ever to receive a platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council, was pushed to the breaking point during the recent heat wave.

August 4 - San Jose Mercury News

A new book from Columbia University Professor Lance Freeman documents the changes of two African-American communities in New York City.

August 4 - National Public Radio

The mayor of Sydney calls for investment in a new light rail network to combat congestion and improve public transport in the city.

August 4 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Decades in the planning, a $491 million deal between Florida and CSX Transportation will bring relief to commuters in Central Florida, with service scheduled to begin in 2009.

August 4 - The Orlando Sentinel

Controversial technique by mining companies of dynamiting moutaintops to get at coal destroys more than the environment.

August 4 - Grist Magazine

The world's most successful cities are integrating approaches to social, economic, and environmental issues, as well as addressing governmental concerns.

August 4 - Urban Land Magazine

The City of Portland's mayor has undertaken an effort to get input from more than 100,000 residents about what they want Portland to be. The city's alternative weekly paper, <em>The Mercury</em> has outlined its own vision for Portland's future.

August 4 - The Portland Mercury

Despite a still tenuous political situation, this war-battered region in the Northern Caucasuses of Russia is beginning to show signs of life.

August 4 - National Public Radio