The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The largest ports in America are missing major, obvious opportunities to clean up its air and publicly demonstrate its commitment to lowering emissions.

August 4 - Long Beach Press-Telegram

Wired Magazine interviews Cameron Sinclair, director of Architecture for Humanity -- an effort to bring world-class architecture to impoverished areas.

August 4 - Wired

The Planners Network Steering Committee issues a statement opposing Israel's controversial barrier in the West Bank.

August 4 - Planners Network

When roadway improvements do not keep pace with rapid urbanization in smaller towns, the results can be deadly.

August 4 - The Los Angeles Times

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I missed <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/variety/20040801/va_fi_ne/downtown_l_a__reels__em_back_in_1">this</a> story in Variety this weekend. It's about movie theaters in downtown Los Angeles as the latest strategy to "revitalize" the neighborhood where my fellow blogger Chris and I used to drive late, late at night when we were kids, to view the postapocalyptic emptiness of it all.<br /> <br /> A salient bit:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>Almost a century has passed since Hollywood staged its biggest premieres in the urban heart of Los Angeles. But tonight's preem of DreamWorks and Paramount's "Collateral" at the 2,000-seat Orpheum Theater could be a turning point for the opulent movie palaces along South Broadway. </blockquote>

August 4 - Anonymous

The Executive Director of the San Bernardino Associated Governments addresses the challenge of meeting the region's infrastructure needs in today's fiscal climate.

August 4 - The Metro Investment Report

Avis and Motorola commission a study to rank the 75 biggest metropolitan areas according to how difficult they are to drive in.

August 4 - USA Today

In a trend that is defying post-9/11 predictions American downtowns continue to grow.

August 4 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

A growing trend in architecture encourages building design to motivate -- or even require -- employees to exercise.

August 4 - CNN

Popularity of Milwaukee-Chicago rail corridor generates demand formore frequent and faster trains.

August 4 - BizJournals

New research shows that animals can learn to follow man-made routes to make trips easier.

August 4 - Scientific American

The oft-forgotten story of how a hip town came to be that way.

August 3 - Metroland Online

The Atlanta Regional Commission's proposed $74 billion blueprint for traffic, Mobility 2030, has been widely assailed.

August 3 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

PATH Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing a metrowide trail system for Atlanta, aims to build a trail that stretches from Alabama to downtown Atlanta.

August 3 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

From Boulder, CO to Portsmouth, NH to Ybor City, FL, cities across the nation are restricting the sounds "that disrupt the quiet of suburbia."

August 3 - USA Today

Lynn Becker visits Chicago's newest landmark -- the Millenium Park.

August 3 - LA City Beat

Could your cozy wooded backyard be a breeding ground for the next plague? Environmental health experts argue that ecosystem disruption speeds the spread of infectious diseases.

August 3 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A report about energy issues from the Democratic National convention.

August 3 - Grist Magazine

Affluent communities in Chicago's North Shore are up in arms concerning Illinois' inclusionary housing requirements.

August 3 - The Chicago Tribune

An Albany, NY, neighborhood association beats back a legal challenge that could have had far reaching implications for property owners' standing to sue over zoning decisions.

August 3 - Metroland Online