The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Responding to traffic, limits on growth, and the need for affordable housing, in-fill development and smart growth are becoming trends.

May 6 - The Los Angeles Times

What are the major planning issues involved in the use of the Segway, and should motorized transporters be allowed on sidewalks?

May 6 - Planetizen

Forbes Magazine compiles a list of the buildings that cost a fortune to build, but still look awful.

May 6 - Forbes

What are the five most dangerous words in real estate? 'This time it's different'. ULI's mid-year real estate forecast cuts to the chase.

May 6 - Urban Land Institute

The largest private ranch in Arizona -- 70,000 acres -- is being sold in pieces in anticipation of future development.

May 6 - The Arizona Republic

FEATURE

What are the major planning issues involved in the use of the Segway, and should motorized transporters be allowed on sidewalks?

May 6 - Andy Clarke

Respected L.A. developer Steve Soboroff has taken over the Playa Vista mega-project. And he's a developer willing to compromise.

May 5 - New Times-LA

ULI publishes six case studies of how private sector developers have successfully used federal HOPE VI housing program funds.

May 5 - Urban Land Institute

PBS' new series on how Americans live their lives uses Atlanta as a case study to focus on sprawl, low-income housing, shopping, and architecture.

May 5 - PBS

Fast Company profiles two New York architects successfully using design to address social problems.

May 5 - Fast Company

A regional transit authority for the Washington area is needed to address the region's transportation problems.

May 4 - The Washington Post

The most ingredient for a successul city is a vibrant "creative class."

May 4 - Austin American-Statesmen

Ten years after the Los Angeles riots, South-Central and adjacent neighborhoods suffer chronic health problems.

May 4 - The New York Times

One of the biggest condominium projects in the history of St. Petersburg -- $97 million and 200 units in tall twin towers -- could begin construction as early as August.

May 4 - The St. Petersburg Times

In an effort to bring the NFL to Los Angeles, a group has proposed a downtown stadium adjacent to the Staples Center.

May 4 - The Los Angeles Times

Physicist David Criswell, director of the Institute for Space Systems Operations at the University of Houston, has proposed a system for collecting solar power on the moon and beaming it to Earth.

May 3 - National Geographic

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is suspending 150 water projects following intense criticism.

May 3 - The Washington Post

New transit line, parks, and offices in Manhattan's West Side, and a $1 billion sports and entertainment complex are some of the new proposed project in New York City.

May 3 - The New York Times

According to a study by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the University of Maryland and the U.S. Geological Survey, over 700,000 acres of undeveloped land could disappear in the next 15 years.

May 3 - The Washington Post

This article looks at a unique program that is teaching 50 high school students the intricacies of urban planning.

May 3 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek