The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

From the Mini Cooper to even smaller BMWs, automakers are finding a market in small cars. The WSJ reviews the top contenders.

January 5 - Wall St. Journal

Efforts to preserve undeveloped property in in Loudoun County are labeled 'feel-good waste.'

January 5 - The Washington Post

In the rush to prepare for the 2008 Olympics, Beijing demolishes its historical sites to make way for modern development.

January 5 - The Globe and Mail

Condo purchasers are becoming increasingly savvy about architecture and urban design.

January 5 - The Toronto Star

What if Boston left the Central Artery standing after spending $14.6 billion to replace it?

January 5 - The Boston Globe

Wireless networking is expanding fast, but who will pay for public hotspots?

January 5 - The Christian Science Monitor

Is congestion pricing an equitable system for congestion pricing, or a privilege for the rich? Columnist Jay Hancock offers his perspective.

January 5 - Sun Spot

Despite support from five consecutive governors, Maryland's progressive smart growth effort has seen only limited success. Here's how to fix it...

January 5 - The Washington Post

Urban revival is about recreating our nostalgia for the 1950's, but gentrified neighborhoods resemble a suburban subdivision more than an old city block, writes Michael Johns in The New York Times.

January 5 - The New York Times

The city's downtown and its art community are blossoming, but is luxury coming before the basics?

January 4 - The Orlando Sentinel

New York City's proposed street vendor laws could clean up the streets -– to make more room for city-endorsed advertising.

January 4 - New York Press

For the first time in many years, Amtrak is focused on the business of running a railroad.

January 4 - Mass Transit

Neal Pierce reviews Arizona-based builder, Vernon Swaback's new book: "The Creative Community: Designing for Life."

January 4 - The Washington Post Writers Group

York Region's 'Big Pipe' continues contruction despite inherent problems with gravity-fed system

January 4 - The Toronto Star

Ft. Lauderdale seeks to revitalize its original Main Street.

January 3 - Sun-Sentinel

Planners must address the challenges of a multicultural society but also recognize multiculturalism is a revitalization tool.

January 3 - American Planning Association

Cities and counties of all sizes are adopting regulations to limit development of big box stores.

January 3 - California Planning and Development Report

An in-migration of gays And others has brought new life to an old city just across the state line from Washington, D.C.

January 3 - The Washington Post

The Columbian profiles Clark County Community Development director Richard Carson about his 'contrarian' perspectives on planning.

January 3 - The Columbian

Despite efforts to reinvent itself, the 'Steel City' is facing an identity and economic crisis.

January 2 - The New York Times