The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

An index of walkability incorporates land use, street connectivity, net residential density, and retail floor area ratios, with health-related outcomes in King County, Washington.

February 7 - Journal Of The American Planning Association

After decades of decrepit school conditions, activists respond to new, multi-million dollar baseball stadium funding to ask: if baseball gets millions, why can't schools? The measure could lead to $1 billion over 10 years.

February 7 - The Washington Post

FEATURE

February 7 - Ricky Mathews

An eminent domain story from the New Jersey coast illustrates the complexity of the controversial issue.

February 7 - The Weekly Standard

While President Bush admitted that the United States is addicted to oil, he offered few real remedies. To address this gap, Michael Brune of the Rainforest Action Network offers a '12-Step' energy program for America.

February 7 - Common Dreams

Once blighted with boarding houses and abandoned buildings, Boston's already gentrified South End is still an ongoing project in hip urban transformation.

February 7 - The Boston Globe

600 feet below Manhattan is one of the biggest urban infrastructure projects in history, yet most city residents do not even know about this 50-year water project.

February 7 - The New York Times

As Mayor John Street's eight-year term comes to a close, it's clear he has accomplished much locally, but how much has the city's reputation really improved?

February 6 - Philadelphia City Paper

New development explodes in the underregulated rural Arizona desert, as developers realize that a severe lack of water won't prevent development.

February 6 - The Arizona Republic

Dan Turner narrates his personal experiences as he takes on the challenge of traveling to Los Angeles International Airport using only public transportation

February 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Jim Rhodes may soon be the Nevada's largest home builder. His developments are popular, but opponents and some previous homebuyers are wary.

February 6 - The Arizona Republic

Author Ray Bradbury of "Fahrenheit 451" fame predicts that in the next five years Los Angeles' freeways will freeze and explains why he believes monorail is the answer to the region's transportation needs.

February 6 - The Los Angeles Times

A $200-million hotel project, touted as the first major tourist lodging in the neighborhood since 1966, drifts into obscurity amid corruption charges aimed at the developer.

February 6 - The Village Voice

Ronal Brownstein urges the Bush administration to take bold steps to cure nation's oil addiction.

February 6 - Los Angeles

A coalition of environmentalists criticize the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's voluntary Performance Track program.

February 6 - Grist Magazine

A list of top 25 stories ignored by the mainstream media includes one about a new coal mining technique being used in the U.S. that involves dynamiting entire mountaintops.

February 6 - Project Censored

The focal point in Miami's urban revitalization will include at least six large retailers.

February 6 - The Miami Herald

As mega-malls begin to emerge in established communities, communities have mixed feelings. Some think the development will bring traffic. Others look to increasing property values.

February 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Planners, students and citizens participate in a two-day visioning session to create a road map for the future of Seattle's open space.

February 5 - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Rapid transit is at the center of Grand Rapids' new development plan.

February 5 - Michigan Land Use Institute