The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A bitter years-long fight to build new homes in an historic district is still not over. Nearby neighbors are still opposed to the development project.

January 3 - The Baltimore Sun

Environmental advocates and housing advocates finding common ground in Massachusetts.

January 3 - The Boston Globe

Gov. James E. McGreevey is determined to change the image of New Jersey as an overpopulated, polluted state.

January 3 - The New York Times

Urban areas are increasingly spreading into the countryside, pitting farmers against developers.

January 3 - The Christian Science Monitor

Farms' new residential neighbors drawn by pastoral setting but don't like farming realities.

January 3 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Will Internet-based online listing services 'disintermediate' the National Association of Realtors and multiple listing services?

January 2 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The impact of historic preservation on public debate in Chicago is undeniable.

January 2 - The Chicago Tribune

The Wall Street Journal reports that several of the nation's fastest-growing cities could face severe water shortages because of groundwater contamination by perchlorate.

January 2 - Wall St. Journal

Deciding the future of Ground Zero is not just a "feel-good exercise."

January 2 - The New York Times

Archer Courts, a dilapidated, 50-year-old public housing project, is transformed into a 'stunning community asset' that attracts private investment.

January 2 - The New York Times

Architects criticize the intense publicity and "spectacle" surrounding the design proposals for Ground Zero.

January 2 - The New York Times

A fight is breweing in Virginia for development rights on to build a town on the site of general Robert E. Lee's greatest victory.

January 1 - Associated Press

With several billions invested in new architecture and growth, Toronto is engaged in a building boom.

January 1 - The Toronto Star

California legislators are drafting legislation to save the commission that regulates development along the state's 1,150-mile coastline.

January 1 - The Los Angeles Times

A state appeals court ruled that the California Coastal Commission's violates the state constitution rules on separation of powers.

January 1 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Is Smart Growth a passing fad that will fade away? Neal Peirce explains why he thinks the Smart Growth movement will last.

January 1 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The head of the city's customer-service office is fired after calling New York city workers "dumb," "whining" and "stupid" in an Internet essay.

December 31 - New York Post

Mark C. Taylor selects the best designs from the seven proposals for Ground Zero.

December 31 - The New York Times

The Village Voice asks if the new WTC design could become a new world cultural center.

December 31 - The Village Voice

For anyone who dislikes the WTC reconstruction, you can submit your proposal to CNN. The choices are dizzying, with more arriving each day.

December 31 - CNN