The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The biggest redevelopment agency in California may put itself out of business unless the state Legislature comes to the rescue.

January 4 - California Planning and Development Report

The Greater Toronto region in Canada faces urban sprawl and a transportation crisis.

January 4 - The Toronto Star

Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan talks with experts about the latest developments in the automobile industry.

January 4 - National Public Radio

Amtrak's political protectors have once again forestalled the liquidation of the "government's national passenger railroad".

January 4 - Wall St. Journal

William Freh discusses what the demographic complexion reflected by the Census 2000 data means for real estate investment.

January 4 - REIS

Decades of concealed pollution by corporate giant devastated Anniston, AL.

January 4 - The Washington Post

Monsanto created one of the most contaminated areas in the U.S. The corporate giant knew about the pollution and concealed it for nearly 40 years.

January 3 - The Washington Post

Based on updates to the 2000 Census, HomeStore.com publishes its list of the ten cheapest places to live.

January 3 - Homestore

Residents of Boca Raton, FL. do not want storefronts to be converted storefronts into luxury townhomes but prefer to keep a shopping center.

January 3 - Sun-Sentinel

Many in New York see the installation of huge signs advertising Citigroup as a sign of corporate commitment.

January 3 - The New York Times

Architects, designers, researchers, and students have created a map of the area around the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers in New York.

January 3 - The New York Times

Planning for building security in urban downtowns is a balancing act. How much security at what aesthetic cost?

January 3 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Anthony Downs evaluates the argument that better transit will reduce sprawl, and concludes that sprawl will prevail.

January 3 - Governing

Joel Kotkin offers his perspective on the "New Geography of Wealth" -- where smart people are now concentrated.

January 3 - REIS

Facility City publishes its list of the four biggest economic development deals of 2001.

January 3 - Facility City

Residents of Broward County, FL, voice their opinions about new development in the county.

January 2 - The Miami Herald

A dialogue between an Orange County shopper and an L.A. Councilperson about downtown Los Angeles.

January 2 - The Los Angeles Times

Urban adventurers explore abandoned buildings, subway tunnels, and other forbidden places.

January 2 - The Washington Post

We can learn from advances in transportation and congestion planning to develop technology to protect cities from terrorism.

January 2 - City Journal

Because "smart growth" defies an easy definition, it's being applied to all sorts of growth. And much of it may not be smart.

January 2 - The Oakland Tribune