The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

On May 29th, Gov. Glendening announced that sprawl was no longer welcome in Maryland. Included in that announcement was the creation of a new cabinet-level position--a Secretary of Smart Growth.

July 20 - The Planning Report

Petuluma, a small city 40 miles north of San Francisco, is planning on allowing new development in the face of increasing pressure for housing and revenue.

July 20 - The Los Angeles Times

Gail Goldberg, the city's Planning Director, outlines the new general plan that has begun to change the public's perception of population and density.

July 20 - The Planning Report

The Globe talkes with Rebecca Barnes, Boston's planning director about her job and her vision for Boston.

July 20 - The Boston Globe

Sylmar, a suburb of Los Angeles in San Fernando Valley, has planned a series of housing projects around Metrolink commuter rail stations.

July 20 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Panel recommends giving part of gasoline tax to urban transit systems in Canadian cities. "

July 20 - CBC News

NPR's Talk of the Nation host Juan Williams talks with experts Mark Hallenbeck, Anthony Downs, and Steven Shladover about the nation's traffic congestion problem and possible solutions.

July 19 - National Public Radio

The Senate have agreed on requiring a 2-year moratorium on drilling under the Great Lakes which contain 20 percent of the world's surface water.

July 19 - The Chicago Tribune

Some owners know that they will not be able to obtain permission to demolish their historic home. So they neglect the property and let it deteriorate until it becomes unsafe and demolition is the only option.

July 19 - The New York Times

A new report by the Brookings Institution addresses changing capital markets and their implications for community development finance.

July 19 - The Brookings Institution

Rio Arriba County, N.M., lies along the drug-smuggling route from Mexico to Denver. This is not a particularly useful economic development strategy.

July 19 - The Christian Science Monitor

County planners are advocating land-use designations for the Las Vegas Valley that would help stem the tide of housing and commerical developments.

July 19 - Las Vegas Sun

Time Magazine presents an "interactive report" on the effects of global warming and what you can do to fight it.

July 19 - Time

Residents in Hackensack, NJ, are critical of new development and want to preserve historic buildings.

July 19 - Bergen Record

The Madison Square is now a historic district and buzzing with economic investment.

July 19 - The New York Times

A former toxic dump in Fort has caused cancer in the surrounding community. A golf course is proposed for the site.

July 19 - The Miami Herald

The Brookings Institution responds to Demographia's concerns about the data used for it's analysis of sprawl across the U.S.

July 18 - The Brookings Institution

Lim Lay Ying encourages metropolitan areas in Malayasia to consider "smart growth" strategies to address growth issues by providing examples of efforts in Wyoming and Georgia in the U.S.

July 18 - TheStar.Com.My

The rowing interest in golf -- thanks to the achievements of Tiger Woods -- is making sure that golf course architecture firms are busy with new projects.

July 18 - The Washington Post

Demographia questions the reliability of data used in the Brookings Institution report, Who Sprawl the Most?

July 18 - Demographia