The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

As San Francisco's Mission Bay and other eastern areas sees a burst of new housing and other development, housing activists see massive displacement, especially of African-American residents and businesses.

October 28 - The San Francisco Bay Guardian

Unless African-Americans can mobilize a real movement -- including the implementation of a "New Orleans Citizens Bill of Rights" -- the Black residents of that city may become the victim of corporate "ethnic cleansing."

October 28 - Black Commentator

The associate director of a non-profit asserts that no-growth policies help increase housing costs.

October 28 - San Mateo County Times, CA

Wal-Mart's new plan to pare energy costs by shifting to renewables could prompt other firms to follow its lead.

October 28 - The Christian Science Monitor

Joel S. Hirschhorn illustrates how non-motorists in America are discriminated against in many aspects of daily life.

October 28 - Grist Magazine

Will Los Angeles' new Orange Line -- a dedicated busway -- bring the same economic growth to Woodland Hills that the Red Line subway brought to North Hollywood?

October 28 - The Los Angeles Times

Chicago Tribune Architecture critic Blair Kamin thinks so as he compares the rebuilding of coastal Mississippi with Daniel Burnham's Beaux-Arts Civic Improvements.

October 28 - The Chicago Tribune

The first CEO of New York's Battery Park City calls for a $3 billion selloff and a $300 million growth spurt at the historic mixed-use development.

October 28 - The Slatin Report

San Joaquin County is not part of the Bay Area, but is home to a growing pool of Bay Area workers. The new train service and subscription bus service are seeing substantial ridership gains resulting from $3/gallon gas. Within the Bay Area, ridership is

October 28 - The Record, Stockton, CA

The Katrina calamity in New Orleans offers an opportunity to question Americans' automobile addiction.

October 28 - Grist Magazine - Gristmill Blog

The age of attractive parking structures has arrived.

October 27 - Michigan Land Use Institute

From monetary donations to offers of services, the architecture community is reaching out to help victims of Katrina and Rita -- in spite of some obstacles.

October 27 - Architectural Record

Prospect, CO, a community with a "daring palette", completes a decade into its test of New Urbanism.

October 27 - The Denver Post

Will Hurricane Katrina prove to be "the biggest, most brutal urban-renewal project Black America has ever seen?"

October 27 - ZNet / Mother Jones

Safeguarding against future natural disasters is the most important thing New Orleans can do to bring the businesses back.

October 27 - The Times-Picayune

Only in Los Angeles... A posh kids' treehouse in Brentwood inspires the ire of his neighbor who calls in LA's building inspector to shut down construction.

October 27 - The Los Angeles Times

Reporter Ted Smalley Bowen checks in with LEED's leaders and other interested folks to find out what's next for the world's fastest-growing green-building scheme.

October 27 - Grist Magazine

Construction begins on Las Vegas' new $1.8 billion Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino, a mixed-use high rise towering over 600 feet on the strip.

October 27 - Las Vegas Sun

The U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program is rapidly becoming the dominant system for certifying buildings as eco-friendly.

October 27 - Grist Magazine

Santa Cruz is encouraging infill by offering blueprints for seven prototype accessory dwelling units.

October 27 - Metropolis Magazine