The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

An interview with Harvard University professor Marjorie Garber about her new book titled "Sex and Real Estate."

January 16 - Orange County Register

Dot-com money is draining out the quirkiness and creativity of San Francisco.

January 16 - Utne Reader

A plan to use light rail to move visitors in the park is facing a challenge from Arizona politicians.

January 16 - Associated Press

Two proposals in Charlotte, NC are vying for $50 million a year in transit funds to link up the city.

January 16 - The Charlotte Observer

The inventor of the mysterious invention called Ginger that is rumored to be able to "change-the-world-as-we-know-it" releases a statement as new details emerge.

January 16 - Wired

How much new housing does Southern California need? State and local officials continue to argue.

January 15 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The electric car sounds like a great idea, but even one of its leading supporters has lost faith.

January 15 - LA Weekly

What do you do when your neighbor's tree encroaches on your property? In California, the answer isn't so clear.

January 15 - Inman News

A review of a book on New Urbanism -- "Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream."

January 15 - Reason Online

Culver City, MGM's former home, must bring new life to downtown businesses. A new town plaza is the answer.

January 15 - The Los Angeles Times

A review of the work of legendary architect Philip Johnson.

January 15 - Star-Telegram

Peter Katz, author of "The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community" lists ten great U.S. cities that have been overlooked.

January 15 - Utne Reader

The enterprising folks at the technology discussion site Slashdot have figured out what "Ginger" is likely to be.

January 15 - MSNBC

Alabama has set a 2001 goal for counties to regulate county development through the implementation of planning and zoning requirements.

January 15 - Alabama Live

Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt strikes back against the mining industry with new regulations to curb hardrock mining.

January 15 - The Washington Post

The public is invited to comment on the final draft of the plan to guidethefuture creation of memorials in the District of Columbia.

January 14 - National Capital Planning Commission

California should reconsider its approach to land conservation and possibly redefine the role of the state conservancies.

January 14 - California Legislative Analyst's Office

Several new proposals seek to ease California's housing affordability crisis.

January 14 - The Sacramento Bee

The FBI is teaming up with the Tennessee Valley Authority to crack downon houseboat polluters along TVA waters.

January 14 - Associated Press

Fighting sprawl with arson -- eco-terrorism takes on sprawl.

January 14 - MSNBC