The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Ignoring transit, Utah County commissioners vote to put road tax on November ballot.

July 19 - The Salt Lake Tribune

The Wall Street Journal reviews Hayden's "A Field Guide to Sprawl" and Gutfreund's "Twentieth-Century Sprawl."

July 19 - Wall St. Journal

Photographs and links related to the opening of Chicago's New Millenium Park.

July 19 - A Daily Dose Of Architecture

Randal O'Toole publishes a report showing the harmful effects of light rail on 23 major metropolitan centers across the U.S.

July 19 - Texas Public Policy Foundation

Christopher DeWolf on the thorny issue of pedestrianizing city streets.

July 19 - Maisonneuve

Infringing on property rights or preserving local architectural styles? More Louisville, KY neighborhoods are establishing historic preservation districts in an effort to protect their distinctive character.

July 19 - Louisville Courier-Journal

A new study from Rutgers University shows Long Island's suburbs sagging as New York City's numbers grow. One expert says, "This relentless suburbanization has reached its low tide."

July 18 - Newsday

Plans to preserve the Hearst Ranch and one of the most scenic coastal real estate in California gains support.

July 18 - The Los Angeles Times

A defunct Renault plant is caught in a battle between those wishing to adapt the cradle of worker's rights and a billionaire's ego.

July 18 - The Independent Weekly

Challenged with easing choking levels of traffic congestion, Britain considers a nationwide highway toll system that could charge drivers as much as £1.45 ($2.71 US) per mile.

July 18 - The Observer

Four teams of architects previewed plans for the abandoned railway corridor running along Manhattan's West Side.

July 18 - Newsday

Despite being in Queens, the art museum brings out the 'starchitects' for a new show on tall buildings. Critics note the shift from contextual to signature architecture in the next generation.

July 17 - New York Daily News

Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computer and Pixar, wants to tear down a 1926 house that preservationists say has historic value.

July 17 - The New York Times

In a three-way battle for transportation supremacy, a bicyclist, a subway rider, and driver race from the suburbs to downtown at rush hour. The challenge is for a report on the city's vitality.

July 17 - The Toronto Star

Many urban plazas and parks in U.S. cities, until recently in state of deterioration, are enjoying a resurgence. Yet, the new role of private investment in public spaces that is helping to accomplish this renewal is also raising questions.

July 17 - Urban Land Magazine

It's a neighborhood if it's got a Starbucks.

July 17 - The Chicago Tribune

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel pokes fun at Milwaukee suburban leaders who have prevented the city from considering light rail.

July 16 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Massachusetts 40B statute is contrary to the state Vision 2020 smart growth vision.

July 16 - The Boston Globe

Several new development projects look to New Urbanism for inspiration.

July 16 - Richmond Times-Dispatch

The law firm of Pillsbury Winthrop provides guidance relating to low income occupancy compliance for multifamily developments.

July 16 - Pillsbury Winthrop