The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Iowa legislature has proposed action to stem a 'brain drain' but any effective solution would have to address the economic and social effects of a shift to industrial agriculture two to three generations ago.

February 14 - The New York Times

Retail entertainment has exceeded the seemingly inflated expectations of a decade ago.

February 14 - Urban Land Magazine

A criticism of some trends in landscape architecture.

February 14 - The Berkeley Daily Planet

Israel Stollman, FAICP, distinguished urban planner and key negotiator in the merger that created APA, died February 2 in New Zealand at the age of 81.

February 14 - American Planning Association

Former planning leaders voice regrets over growth management in Florida.

February 14 - Palm Beach Post

Planning and related professions should stop condemning suburbs -- and focus on making them better.

February 14 - Architecture

Security guards stop a photojournalist from photographing public art in a city-owned park.

February 13 - New (sub)Urbanism

A professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo is recognized by the AIA for her revolutionary approach to teaching structural analysis and building technology.

February 13 - State University of New York at Buffalo

Under new management, the D.C. City Museum will reopen within the year.

February 13 - The Washington Post

The budget tabled by President Bush seeks to eliminate the subsidy for Amtrak, at a time when countries around the world are investing in their passenger rail systems.

February 13 - The Boston Globe

An 18-month, $2.5 million study concluded that an "inner core" transit loop around Atlanta is feasible.

February 13 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Proposed 2006 budget would cut Amtrak's $1.2 billion federal funding possibly ending passenger service in many states.

February 12 - MSNBC

Innovative planning professor Gill-Chin Lim died as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

February 12 - State News

A new report by the Reason Foundation finds that using eminentdomain often fails to help achieve economic development goals.

February 12 - Reason Public Policy Institute

The problem is that suburban and rural dwellers are much more likely to drive everywhere, and that means they have a higher chance of being obese or overweight, a health lobby group says.

February 12 - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Imagining the future is risky business, but projections often encourage regional planning.

February 12 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Between 9,000 and 15,000 people work at the US Census Bureau, according to the Bureau's 2004 figures.

February 11 - The Onion

Distinctive architecture is making it's mark on British university campuses.

February 11 - The Independent

Councilmember Tom LaBonge urges county policymakers to plan for heavy-rail infrastructure for the future.

February 11 - The Metro Investment Report

A group of Los Angeles expatriates are pushing into the high desert looking for a 'bohemian' solitude.

February 11 - The Los Angeles Times