The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Wall Street Journal offers an insider's perspective at the very messy process of funding development of the Freedom Tower complex.

November 1 - Wall St. Journal

A concise overview of the environmental platforms of U.S. presidential candidates John Kerry and George Bush.

November 1 - Johns Hopkins Newsletter

The Fannie Mae Foundation updates growth trends in "boomburbs" in a new Census Note.

November 1 - Fannie Mae Foundation

A decades-long process of promoting pedestrian and bicycle traffic in Central Park - while reducing access to cars - moves forward.

November 1 - The New York Times

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano plans to create a 'virtual water university' to be world's leader in water research in arid areas.

November 1 - The Arizona Republic

The Council for European Urbanism looks set to establish a new UK-based branch focussing on popularising the urban agenda

October 31 - INTBAU

There are almost 30 million Americans living within 10 miles of military sites slated for Superfund cleanup -- and the Bush Administration is passing the cost to clean up these contaminated bases to the affected communities.

October 31 - Daily Camera

Why does media coverage on American architecture rarely give due credit to the architect?

October 31 - The Washington Post

Some parishioners in Southern California complain that priests should not be involved in fight Wal-Mart's expansion in their communities.

October 31 - The Los Angeles Times

Metropolitan Phoenix has become the top home-building market in the U.S. for the first time.

October 31 - The Arizona Republic

Is Canada's first new, major enclosed shopping facility in 14 years 'Shoppertainment' or bad development?

October 30 - The Globe and Mail

Stockholm city is rated poor among cyclists. Because of this, the city's bike plan will be redone next year and transportation planners will try to find ways of making it easier to bike in the inner city.

October 30 - Dagens Nyheter

Jon Magnusson explains why he doesn't support building a monorail over Seattle's streets.

October 30 - Vegas Buzz

BLOG POST

Several colleagues have forwarded me this recent <a href="http://www.communityviz.com/index.asp?circuit=2&fuse=detail&cid=395">letter from CommunityViz</a>, which suggests:<br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.communityviz.com/support/Apix/351_tmb.jpg" align="right" alt="Sample 3-D image from CV" /> <blockquote> "The software will in the near future be made available at little or no cost. (This offering will include Scenario 360 v2.1 and later, and SiteBuilder 3D for CommunityViz.) We are in the process of exploring the logistics of this exciting new mode of distribution."</blockquote>

October 30 - Chris Steins

A comprehensive survey of Louisville, Kentucky&#146;s historic structures could halt last-minute battles between developers and preservationists.

October 30 - Louisville Courier-Journal

Does local control over environmental projects result in better outcomes than higher levels of government?

October 30 - California State University, Sacramento

Ontario, Canada, plans to curb urban sprawl with a new growth management strategy.

October 29 - The Globe and Mail

The Denver Post dispells 9 myths about Denver's $4.7 billion, 12-year comprehensive transportation plan.

October 29 - The Denver Post

Twenty-five years of redevelopment efforts in "Original Aurora", the downtown of Colorado's third largest city, are coming to fruition with an emerging arts district.

October 29 - Aurora Daily Sun & Sentinel

A high-profile interdisciplinary graduate planning workshop introduces a unique range of topics about the built environment.

October 29 - Harvard University