The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A new rule gives governors 18 months to propose to the Agriculture Department which national forest land should be left untouched and which should be opened for other uses.

May 7 - USA Today

University of Michigan scientists have created bendable concrete that is 40 percent lighter than regular concrete.

May 7 - PhysOrg

Harvard Professor Jerold Kayden's outlines the mission of Harvard's urban planning Program.

May 7 - Harvard Design Magazine

Forbes Magazine has released the best and worst metro areas for doing business, job growth, education attainment, and population.

May 6 - Forbes

The neighborhood is a building block for sustainable development.

May 6 - Urban Land Magazine

Daniel Libeskind's design criticized for leaving tower base vulnerable to car bombs.

May 6 - The Globe and Mail

Driving in L.A. has always been fraught with peril -- and the recent shootings have only made drivers more aware of the dangers.

May 6 - The New York Times

Some of the nation's most pristine federal lands, protected by Clinton era rules, have been opened to commercial uses such as mining, logging, and road-building.

May 6 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Julie Bornstein offers insight into the myths and truths about affordable housing.

May 6 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A three-part special series looks at habitat plans from across the nation and explores how deals made by the federal government are pushing endangered species to extinction.

May 6 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

John Kaliski outlines the 'democratic' challenge to urban design by community planning.

May 6 - Harvard Design Magazine

The race to the tallest tower falters.

May 6 - CNN

For one architect, being dead didn’t put an end to designing buildings.

May 6 - The Chicago Tribune

Cities and neighborhoods in decline should consider adopting strategies that will change their housing markets for the better, and at the same time preserve affordability.

May 5 - Shelterforce Online

A Planning Commissioner offers the name for enormous, opulent homes on tiny waterfront lots.

May 5 - The St. Petersburg Times

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May 5 - Scott Page

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley devise a way to map a city, street by street, recording every window and doorway.

May 5 - New Scientist

As Interstate Highway System approaches the 50-years mark, the system's future is becoming a subject of growing discussion.

May 5 - Innovation Briefs

In the second part of a three-part series on global warming, Elizabeth Kolbert looks at the impact of climate change on sophisticated cultures in the past.

May 5 - The New Yorker

Business 2.0 provides an overview of leading-edge broadband implementers across the US.

May 5 - Business 2.0