The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Anthony Flint asks: What can we learn from the failures of Boston's Big Dig about what needs to change about planning and building mega-projects?

August 3 - The Hartford Courant

Earth-sheltered houses save some residents of Longmont, CO from excessive heat and cold while cutting energy bills.

August 3 - Daily Times-Call

In the second of a four-part series on suburban Canada, the Globe and Mail looks at how suburban communities are dealing with the aging of baby boomers -- a "battle that's lost ahead of time."

August 3 - The Globe and Mail

A new Pew Research poll shows that American motorists are less enamored with their cars -- though not by much.

August 3 - Associated Press via The Examiner, San Francisco Edition

States are increasingly becoming major players of land conservation agreements between private landowners and preservation groups.

August 3 - Governing Magazine

For 18 years, the Neighborhood Capital Budget Group has helped Chicago's grassroots community organizations understand where and how their public dollars are spent.

August 3 - Shelterforce Magazine

Following closely behind Northern Virginia and Washington DC, condo conversions in Baltimore are now halted.

August 3 - The Baltimore Sun

A recent story about the nation's largest and most successful developer highlights the acceleration of India's urban development.

August 3 - Bloomberg

Backed by government support, Britain's land use laws are bringing new urbanism to the mainstream.

August 3 - The Economist

These ten principles, part of a report from the Urban Land Institute, will help you determine how to 'rethink' existing mall developments as well as provide guidance when new shopping malls are being developed.

August 3 - Urban Land Institute

A new green project near Toronto is fostering a LEED-ing of the city. The 243-acre development will be Canada's largest LEED-certified project yet, and though the developer hadn't planned on going green, it turned out to be more profitable.

August 3 - The Globe and Mail

New trends in home development and technologies are helping people avoid living near a sex offender.

August 3 - The Christian Science Monitor

BusinessWeek offers a brief overview of Florida's theory and recent work.

August 2 - Business Week

Officials have been unable to convince residents that a "toilet to tumbler" recycled water scheme would provide drinking water that is safe and reliable.

August 2 - Cosmos Online

The Israeili bombing of fuel storage tanks, plus the attack on an Israeli warship, have released thousands of tons of oil into the coast off of Lebanon, and there are few resources available for a cleanup operation.

August 2 - Reuters

In nearly every coastal region, from New England, to California and the West Coast, to Alaska and Montreal, toxic blooms are becoming a major environmental and health threat.

August 2 - The Los Angeles Times

In an effort to compete with discount chains that appeal to a more urbane demographic, Wal-Mart may change its store format for a new Chicago area store.

August 2 - The Chicago Tribune

The City of Toronto lacks a grand design, and needs to "think big" if it wants to fulfill its promise, argues a recent column in the Toronto Star.

August 2 - The Toronto Star

Officials hope to revive service between Central Connecticut and New York City for the first time in 35 years.

August 2 - The Boston Globe

Sidestepping the federal government, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a historic partnership with British Prime Minister Tony Blair to address climate change.

August 2 - The Los Angeles Times