The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The nations that have benefitted most from industrialization should accept responsiblity for those who will be displaced by climate change.

May 10 - The New York Times

Wall Street Journal real estate columnist Jonathan Clements offers his seven "harsh truths" for investing in real estate -- even when the market is "silly".

May 10 - Wall St. Journal

Neil Peirce looks at two recent books that show how to reconnect young people with the natural world.

May 9 - The Seattle Times

The Supreme Court ponders whether New London, Connecticut, has gone too far.

May 9 - Planning Magazine

Do Idaho's laws restrict what cities can do to control growth?

May 9 - The Idaho Statesman

Federal officials begin developing a 'business plan' for the 387-acre Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the center of pricey West Los Angeles.

May 9 - The Los Angeles Times

While gasoline prices -- and sales for Toyota's Prius hybrid -- continue to climb, SUVs are becoming "white elephants"

May 9 - The San Francisco Chronicle

As the cost to gas up a full-size SUV nears $100, even Texans are beginning to rethink purchasing the 'National Car of Texas'.

May 9 - Wall St. Journal

In Scotland, the solution for reducing greenhouse gases and meeting energy demands may be blowing in the wind.

May 9 - The Times

New York's deputy mayor for economic development, Daniel L. Doctoroff, has a grand and energetic vision for New Yorks' urban renewal. Flavors of Robert Moses are evoked.

May 9 - Harvard Design Magazine

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May 9 - Scott Page

Mothers could be a potent force for environmental change.

May 9 - Grist Magazine

Several California communities are hoping to profit from the rapid growth in Southland shipping by building 'inland ports' to relive chronic congestion.

May 9 - The Los Angeles Times

Property rights, common good and charges of classism.

May 8 - Newsday

As traffic continues to worsen, new technologies and market-based approaches to congestion pricing are gaining acceptance.

May 8 - Governing

The research is in, and the results are clear: parks add economic value to cities.

May 8 - Smart City

The world's largest solar power plant is planned for Portugal.

May 8 - The Guardian Unlimited

Randal O'Toole compares smart growth communities with 1960's-era communist planning.

May 8 - The Thoreau Institute

Forbes Magazine rates Boise, Idaho as top draw for cost of doing business and ability to attract talented workers.

May 7 - The Idaho Statesman

Satellite image mosaic is the most detailed picture of the earth's land cover.

May 7 - ESA - Observing The Earth