The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A park has been proposed for the heart of the city, linking the new concert hall, the cathedral and current buildings.

January 2 - The Los Angeles Times

The Community of Temple Terrace is conducting a pilot program where residents are billed for the trash they generate.

January 2 - The Tampa Tribune

Inman News summarizes its top real estate stories from 2000 -- from online loaning to consumer credit scores.

January 2 - Inman News

The census is the largest applied social science project in history. What do the results imply for the US?

January 2 - The New York Times

This isn't your typical "best places" tabulation of cities. Utne Reader creates it's own definition of community.

January 2 - Utne Reader

How will Southern California deal with an unprecedented pressure on the region's infrastructure?

January 2 - The Metro Investment Report

The City of Reno is adding over $260 million in public projects to cope with the region's growth.

January 2 - Las Vegas Sun

Inc. Magazine lists the 50 best areas to start and grow a company.

January 2 - Inc. Magazine

"It's as if the country has been picked up by the corner where Maine is and shaken, with people falling to the South and West."

January 1 - Wall St. Journal

The region is seeing builders transform both the city core and rural areas with new developments, including some notable projects such as Celebration and Avalon Park.

January 1 - The Orlando Sentinel

The Alliance for Regional Stewardship publishes a reports on what makes regionalism work.

January 1 - The Planning Report

Loudoun County, Virginia is a case study in how to balance rapid business growth with slow-growth livability.

January 1 - Inc. Magazine

With a constitutional amendment passed by voters to begin building a rail network by 2003, the state has begun the process of evaluating routes through Central Florida.

January 1 - The Orlando Sentinel

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for its 2001 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

January 1 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

Orange County plans to preserve some of its agricultural heritage by transforming the Irvine Ranch into a regional historic park.

December 31 - Orange County Register

New Urban News' December, 2000 issue includes a feature on transit-oriented development.

December 31 - New Urban News

Nominations are now open for the 2001 National Preservation Awards.

December 31 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

The state legislature is considering spending $12 million a year to save its rapidly eroding beaches.

December 31 - The News & Observer

California's housing crisis has no cure without Proposition 13 reforms.

December 31 - The Planning Report

With fifty percent of the world living in urban areas, governments are facing more pressure to make cities more livable.

December 30 - Associated Press