The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

By now many people know about smart growth, but implementing it faces many challenges.

March 13 - The Roanoke Times

Edson L. Tennyson diagnoses the problems and performance of Santa Clara's Light Rail.

March 12 - Light Rail Progress

Residents and workers in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn sued the Environmental Protection Agency for misleading the public about air quality after the 9/11 attacks

March 12 - Newsday

Concord, the crucible of the American Revolution quietly struggles with its legacy as the maker of depleted uranium slugs for the U.S. military's latest wars.

March 12 - Environmental News Service

States with some of the highest concentrations of graduate and professional degree holders tend to be located along the East Coast, according to a new analysis of American Community Survey (ACS) data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.

March 12 - U.S. Census Bureau

Peasants losing their means of living while government is getting kickbacks.

March 12 - The Los Angeles Times

A 23-year-old graduate student at CalTech is arrested for a string of 125 SUV arson fires.

March 12 - The Los Angeles Times

In many states, sand, salt, and liquid chemicals used to clear off snow from roads in winter have adversely affected water quality and the environment.

March 12 - The New York Times

The American Podiatric Medical Association publishes its list of the top twelve walker-friendly urban areas.

March 12 - American Podiatric Medical Association

In the bicycle-filled Netherlands, police use GPS-equipped bikes as bait for thieves.

March 12 - CNN

Southern California's Air Quality Management District seeks to impose fees on freight train operators that fail to lower smog-forming emissions.

March 12 - The Los Angeles Times

Atlanta's redevelopment efforts for the 1996 Olympic games never reached the nearby community of Pittsburgh, but the recent renovation of a historic schoolhouse has sparked revitalization efforts throughout the forgotten neighborhood.

March 12 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

A study suggest that what is believed to be California's statewide housing shortage may only be limited to major cities.

March 11 - The Sacramento Bee

A felled tree's worth has been well documented, but it has taken awhile for the silent contributions of living trees to be quantified.

March 11 - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Vacancy rates of 13-19% for planners in Australia prompted a National Inquiry.

March 11 - Planning Institute of Australia

Many homeowners are building separate apartments as granny flats for extra income. The Wall Street Journal offers advice for coping with local building and zoning regulations.

March 11 - Wall St. Journal

A sense of place is essential to successful smart growth projects.

March 11 - The Washington Post

For the last year, Houston has been trying to prepare its drivers for light rail, but already there have been 15 accidents since January 1.

March 11 - USA Today

Compact development and reinvestment in urban centers can save taxpayers money and improve regional economies. In this paper, Mark Muro and Robert Puentes review the best academic evidence on the fiscal and competitive advantages.

March 11 - The Brookings Institution

Urban areas have lost a staggering 21% of their tree cover in the last decade. American cities are 'turning from green into gray'.

March 11 - The Los Angeles Times