The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Would you be able to hear conversations like this in your personal car? Of course not.

March 24 - New York Press

Do you think the housing bubble will burst? Will it continue to grow? Thanks to a new index fund, you can now put your money where your mouth is.

March 24 - The Wall Street Journal

Arlington County, Virginia, and the City of Alexandria approved a plan for restoration of a 2.3-mile stretch of Four Mile Run; the vision would transform the neglected urban stream into a natural amenity and destination in the D.C. area.

March 24 - The Washington Post

To "end our addiction to oil", ethanol, a bio-fuel, seems a likely transportation fuel to boost. However, from an air quality and global warming perspective, if the ethanol is going to be produced from coal-fired plants, is it worth it?

March 24 - The Christian Science Monitor

Anticipating major transportation improvements to serve explosive population growth, the City of North Las Vegas is considering adoption of a transit-supportive land use plan featuring a Regional Fixed Guideway (RFG) system.

March 24 - Northern/Aliante View

Celebrities, students and others from around the world are flocking to the city, under a president who has labeled George W. Bush's administration a terrorist regime.

March 24 - The New York Times via International Herald Tribune

A lawyer from the landmark 1966 public housing desegregation case has written a book that helps inform a similar case in present-day Baltimore.

March 24 - The Baltimore Sun

The former home of a prominent Jewish-American newspaper now represents the hottest conversion in the fast-changing New York neighborhood.

March 24 - The New York Observer

The number of coyote sightings in the suburbs has increased dramatically, especially in the South and Northeast, as the animals learn to thrive in their new environments.

March 24 - Columbia News Service via Chicago Tribune

According to a recent study, realtors only tell 30% of homebuyers information about their clients, meaning that confidential information could be lost and unfair advantages given to sellers.

March 24 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Neal Peirce looks at what the nation can learn from California's response to its infrastructure problems.

March 23 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The jewels in a new proposal for San Francisco's Treasure Island remain hidden, writes urban design critic Morris Newman.

March 23 - The Slatin Report

In Brussels, one house brimming over with green technology may hold the answers to many of Europe's energy concerns.

March 23 - BBC News

Lennar, one of the nation's largest homebuilders, which recently purchased its fifth closed military base site in California, has met with opposition from many angles.

March 23 - The Wall Street Journal

The vibrant, central Los Angeles neighborhood -- which has been referred to as "the black Greenwich Village" -- is growing in popularity.

March 23 - The Washington Post

A number of books published over the last few years show that scholars and planners have revised the "typical" view of suburbs and sprawl.

March 23 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

The planning pundits can agree on some ideas, but have both failed to address a key point, writes C. Kenneth Orski.

March 23 - The Slatin Report

Discussion over whether to replace the aging viaduct with a tunnel, and the potential impact on the city’s waterfront, will only intensify as a November advisory election approaches.

March 23 - The Seattle Stranger

Many suburbanites purchasing dream homes soon find that weak soil wreaks havoc on their foundations, yet with the high demand for housing, hundreds of homes are continually constructed in such areas.

March 23 - Phoenix New Times

At long last, Boston's Columbus Center will break ground this year. Upon completion, the 35-story mixed-use project will finally reconnect four blocks of the Back Bay and South End neighborhoods, which have long been separated by Interstate 90.

March 23 - The Boston Globe