The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Los Angeles Times analyzes 42 new and proposed power plants in California and asks the question: are these power plants being 'dumped' in poor or minority neighborhoods?

August 1 - The Los Angeles Times

A 20-year plan for expansion of Sacramento's HOV lanes is halted by Sacramento -- for fear it will cause urban sprawl.

August 1 - The Sacramento Bee

Location plays a bigger role in entrepreneurial success and economic development than previously known.

August 1 - Inc. Magazine

Charles B. Wheeler writes about the benefits that a light rail system will bring to Kansas City and encourages residents to take a "bold action."

August 1 - The Kansas City Star

Detroit's new riverfront promenade signals the city's willingness to embrace good urban design.

August 1 - The Detroit Free Press

A report released by the National Academy of Sciences says existing technology can improve fuel-efficiency in vehicles by up to 35%, at little cost to the motorist.

August 1 - The Seattle Times

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services promises to have a new focus on rural programs.

August 1 - U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services

More and more well-to-do residents in the booming Research Triangle are opting to live in townhomes and condos, and developers are moving to build attractive high density housing across the region.

July 31 - The News & Observer

A national transformation is taking place as small towns in the U.S. struggle to survive the onslaught urban and suburban refugees. Experts say lack of planning makes the problem worse.

July 31 - The Seattle Times

City purchases restrictive land use covenant over land not in the city limits.

July 31 - Dallas News

A study by the Fannie Mae Foundation, New York University professors, and a researcher U. S. Census Bureau finds that city programs promoting home ownership increases property values in the neighborhood.

July 31 - The New York Times

The new law will give townships more say in annexation attempts by Ohio cities, but opponents fear it gives too much power to townships and will increase suburban sprawl.

July 31 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Santa Ana school officials needed additional land for a school. So the city gave it to them in exchange for use of the facilities.

July 31 - The Los Angeles Times

While some towns struggle to attract new industry and keep a town square alive, others try to slam the brakes on growth, as roads, sewers and schools strain under the load of new homes and families.

July 31 - The Seattle Times

Considered by many as the most beautiful city Hall in the country, Pasadena needs close to $80 million to retrofit it.

July 31 - The Los Angeles Times

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Whitman proposed major changes in the regulation of industrial air pollution that would be more flexible in favor of power plants.

July 31 - The Los Angeles Times

Pittsburgh's new stadium was built in a record two years, but the design build process put significant pressure on the city's planners.

July 31 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Younger residents, living a lifestyle calling for more than one car per household face parking shortages when they move into condos designed for older residents with one car.

July 31 - Sun-Sentinel

There are only two ways into the isolated town of Hana on the island of Maui. But a government decision ripples through the local economy.

July 30 - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Is Modesto, California a rural 'hicksville', or a premier Bay Area bedroom community? The media is quick to judge.

July 30 - The San Francisco Chronicle