The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Submissions poured in from 63 countries in what became known as the world's largest design competition. This virtual exhibit showcases all 5201 entries to the WTC Site Memorial design competition.

February 20 - Lower Manhattan Development Corporation

After the fall elections put a more development-friendly board into place in Loudoun, many see the fight for growth controls shifting to Stafford.

February 20 - The Washington Post

Floyd J. McKay say Wal-Mart is like a "neutron bomb, sucking life out of small towns."

February 20 - The Seattle Times

Forty cars owned by congestion charge scofflaws avoiding the £5-a-day fee get crushed in London.

February 20 - The Guardian Unlimited

A Canadian transit lobby group is calling on the federal Liberals to carry through on their urban-renewal promises by dedicating a few cents of the gasoline tax to cover a looming shortfall in public transportation.

February 20 - The Globe and Mail

The Hearst family is interested in selling most of the 18 California coastal miles of land the family has held since 1865.

February 20 - The Los Angeles Times

Using surveys and town meetings, as well as other citizen input, to chart the future of downtown Pheonix city leaders develop a vision for the city center.

February 19 - The Arizona Republic

Inspiring designs for affordable, sustainable housing on view through March at NYC's Center for Architecture.

February 19 - ArchNewsNow.com

In a growing economy, somebody is going to get hurt.

February 19 - Town Hall

Internet penetration has grown in rural communities, but the gap between them and suburban and urban communities has remained constant over time.

February 19 - Pew Partnership

Even small transit projects can make a difference.

February 19 - Light Rail Progress

Is the balance between development and our environment so uneven that we are on the verge of a global water crisis?

February 19 - The Guardian Unlimited

American Highway Users' Alliance releases a lits of the nation's 24 worst highway bottlenecks.

February 19 - KABC

How have D.C.’s height limits influenced its urban design?

February 19 - Washington Business Journal

Eliminating bias against urban schools may be the key to accomplishing Smart Growth.

February 19 - American Planning Association

Innovation Briefs offers a report and commentary on the current status ofthe surface transportation reauthorization and the U.S. DOT FY 2005appropriations request.

February 19 - Innovation Briefs

As Seattle embarks on four HOPE VI projects, the program's philosophy remains questionable and its future uncertain.

February 18 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A behind the scenes look at a TV makeover program featuring the made-for-TV revitalization of an entire town.

February 18 - The Architect's Newspaper

Is there a connection between transport infrastructure and a city's competitiveness?

February 18 - U.K. Department for Transport

With sales of tobacco declining, tobacco barns, a fixture of Maryland's landscape are disappearing. Some fight to save a piece of history.

February 18 - The Washington Post