The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A columnist reports that Philadelphia's planning director suggests that she is "powerless" to design a better building across from City Hall.

August 14 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Fast Company profiles architect and designer Michael Graves on his greatest desgin -- his company.

August 14 - Fast Company

Unlike current energy plans proposed by President Bush and Senator Kerry, both supply and demand sides of the transportation issue will have to be addressed to make a meaningful impact in reducing the dependence on foreign oil.

August 14 - The Courier-Journal

July marks the fourth consecutive month of declining on-time performance. One Amtrak train arrives 35 hours late to El Paso.

August 14 - Wall St. Journal

Build your own London Underground Tube line and race trains.

August 13 - London Underground

An architecture firm's website tracks 'phantom projects' -- unrealized dreams -- in the Twin Cities.

August 13 - Finance And Commerce

One part of a series, this four-page publication provides a summary of recent statistics about homelessness in Los Angeles.

August 13 - Weingart Center, Institute For The Study Of Homelessness And Poverty

The annual Commerce Design Montréal competition, demonstrates that design and business can succede together.

August 13 - Architecture Week

Residents of sprawling far-flung developments pay for attractive housing prices with long commutes.

August 13 - The Washington Post

Will the need for military readiness trump decades of environmental protections?

August 13 - Grist Magazine

Daniel Gross compares retail giants Costco and Wal-mart with John Kerry and George W. Bush.

August 13 - Slate

The Urban Land Institute profiles Pre Kabacoff, New Orleans-based developer that specializes in breathing new life into abandoned, historic neighborhoods.

August 13 - Urban Land Institute

City Council debates benefit of light rail extension to tie intermodal hub into the rest of the light rail system.

August 13 - Deseret News

Efforts are being made to preserve and protect navigable canals in Bangkok from falling victim to haphazard development and pollution.

August 13 - Environmental News Network

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<img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//20040812-cost-grid.jpg" align="right" alt="AEC Cost Grid" /> The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) commissioned a study to estimate the efficiency losses resulting from inadequate interoperability among computer-aided design, engineering, and software systems in the U.S. capital facilities industry (In 2002, the nation set in place $374 billion in new construction on capital facilities (U.S. Census Bureau, 2004b)).<br /> <br /> Now there's apparently a precise measure of the waste caused by fragmentation of IT systems.

August 12 - Chris Steins

Developers rescue two historic buildings in Center City Philadelphia from dereliction

August 12 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

In a nod to small retailers, Los Angeles will make it much harder for 'big box' stores to expand.

August 12 - The Christian Science Monitor

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry criticized President Bush for neglecting nations's national

August 12 - Bloomberg

City plans to launch a temporary low-cost voucher program for cab rides to compensate for the need for more public transit in the area.

August 12 - The Hawk Eye

Guest essayist Andres Duany discusses the evidence for and against Celebration in Florida.

August 12 - INTBAU