The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

With the need for more housing in California, should a frog and a flower determine the housing future?

April 5 - The Los Angeles Times

The monthly magazine "Architecture" is getting a "makeover" and changing its focus.

April 5 - The New York Times

Cities across the nation are engaged in a "convention center race" but the demand may be shrinking.

April 5 - The New York Times

A new community in Maryland is being designed and built to appeal to baby boomers.

April 5 - Housing Zone

Dirt domes made from "Superadobe" could be a breakthrough in providing emergency housing around the world. The technique has attracted the attention of the U.N. and NASA.

April 5 - National Geographic

HUD's grant focuses new emphasis on homeownership opportunities, faith-based groups, and accountability.

April 5 - HUD News

F. Patricia Callahan alleges that the "The Community Character Act" will use tax dollars to create jobs for APA members, promote a "no-growth agenda," and hurt small property investors.

April 5 - The Washington Times

Grist Magazine tells the story of how Bogota, Colombia became a place where you'd want to live.

April 5 - Grist Magazine

To the surprise of no one, non-residents did not utilize their newly won right to pack Greenwich beaches on a brisk April day. Will they pay upwards of $30 a day for the privilage once things heat up?

April 5 - The New York Times

Pace, the suburban Chicago transit agency, wants suburbanites to dump their cars and take the bus instead.

April 4 - The Chicago Tribune

Residents of a Long Island town believe a long-gone nuclear plant is responsible for an exceedingly high rate of cancer in the area.

April 4 - The New York Times

Can hybrids possibly survive in a market where half of all vehicles sold are SUVs and trucks?

April 4 - The Christian Science Monitor

A new bridge spanning the San Francisco Bay would cost a staggering $8 billion, according to a new study.

April 4 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Suburban Orange County planners are trying to retrofit suburbs with what the suburbs are missing -- an urban core.

April 4 - The Los Angeles Times

This editorial advocates that Amtrak should be given a chance to thrive.

April 4 - Austin American-Statesmen

This article follows a nonprofit developer through the arduous process of building an affordable housing project.

April 4 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy said he hopes to hire at least one developer to work on the City's "Plan C" to breathe new life into the dowdy Downtown Pittsburgh shopping district. [Link corrected]

April 4 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

American Rivers has ranked The Missouri River as the nation's most endangered river for the second year in a row.

April 4 - CNN

It will soon be harder to find a bus during off hours and another fare increase is on the way, possibly to as much as $2 a ride, according to the chief of Allegheny County's Port Authority -- and you can blame it on the state.

April 4 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

This editorial opposes HB261 and asks Florida's Governor Jeb Bush to veto the bill.

April 3 - The St. Petersburg Times