The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

U.S. 40 Task Force and community citizens say that convert homes to businesses woud hurt heighborhoods.

October 14 - The Baltimore Sun

Designer Edgar Blazona is interviewed about his plans to auction his prototype prefab MD280 house on eBay for $39,000.

October 14 - Fabprefab

As Safe Routes to School programs spread throughout the U.S., so do liability concerns that can squelch the walking and bicycling programs before they start.

October 14 - Salon

The preferred scenario from Sacramento's (CA) new comprehensive plan is to arrive at the year 2050 with 53 percent of the region's housing in higher densities.

October 14 - Sacramento Business Journal

Boston urban designer David Dixon thinks it's time to reconsider the emphasis on security when planning public buildings.

October 13 - The Hartford Courant

Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister offers a five point urban planning guide for the country's municipal councils to follow.

October 13 - The Star (Malaysia)

An unprecedented leap in C02 levels over the past two years is leading some scientists to wonder if the Earth's atmosphere is losing its ability to absorb greenhouse gases.

October 13 - The Guardian Unlimited

Peter Slatin profiles Donald Trump's revitalization of the former Delmonico Hotel, at the northwest corner of 59th Street in Manhattan.

October 13 - The Slatin Report

Tiny town fights Virginia Dept. of Transportation plans for highway expansion.

October 13 - The Washington Post

Is the campaign to realign the nation's environmental policies a needed adjustment, or a gutting of environment laws?

October 13 - Newsday

Roll over SUVs, the Centaur is here.

October 13 - Segway

Large suburban developers are increasingly moving into blighted and urban properties.

October 13 - Business Week

Plannned community near Las Vegas is home to more than 87,000 people.

October 13 - The New York Times

A growing number of commuters are taking public transit and keeping a car at both ends of the train trip.

October 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Enrique Peñalosa on how life can be improved for people in mega-cities.

October 12 - Ode Magazine

Are vehicle buy-back programs reducing emissions?

October 12 - University Of California Transportation Center

The future isn't coming: it's already here, in Southern California. But is the region ready for what's in store?

October 12 - The Brookings Institution

InnerCity Entrepreneurs represents a new approach to urban economic development -- channeling help to companies that have moved beyond the startup phase.

October 12 - The Christian Science Monitor

Shelter downsizing, closure and relocation, as well as the creation of smaller facilities for specialized groups, appear to have spread sheltered homelessness to different locations throughout the metropolis over the 1990s.

October 12 - The Brookings Institution

A subuculture common on East Coast commuter trains begins to emerge in Southern California.

October 12 - The Los Angeles Times