The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

National Public Radio reports on the World Summit on Sustainable Development

August 24 - National Public Radio

The fight to stop the Thames flooding -- blamed on rising sea levels -- will cost London £4bn($6bn/E6.3bn).

August 24 - BBC News

The National Association of Home Builders says planners are overreaching in their interpretation.

August 24 - Inman News

The proposed Driving Solo Enforcement Act of 2002 aims to close down car pool lanes and makes it illegal for more than one person to be in a car at a time.

August 23 - BBSpot

Eco-tourism in the "concrete capital" of Japan is no joke.

August 23 - The Guardian Unlimited

Raleigh is reviewing the first batch of reports for conditional-use rezonings in which the developer must report on meetings with neighbors.

August 23 - The News & Observer

Two companies alone supply water to 230 million people worldwide.

August 23 - Environmental News Network

Time produces a special report to coincide with the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg on the state of the Environment.

August 23 - Time

The latest numbers are in from the Census about how Americans get to work. Bad news for carpool advocates.

August 23 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Faced with strong competition from other gambling venues, Atlantic City is embarking on a massive building boom. Welcome to Vegas East.

August 23 - The Christian Science Monitor

The New Scientists presents fresh evidence that Europe's devastating flooding is the result of poor land use planning.

August 23 - New Scientist

Hugo Lindgren writes that in rebuilding the site of the former World Trade Center we have to "lower our expectations."

August 23 - Wired

Developers, environmental advocates and property owners benefit from the activities carried out by Michigan’s 43 land conservancies.

August 23 - The Detroit Free Press

US scientists use technology to prevent water wars in Central Asia.

August 23 - Wired

New voice and display system enhances accessibility and reduces confusion for Orange County transit users.

August 22 - Orange County Register

Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey will be reporting live from the UN's World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa.

August 22 - Reason Public Policy Institute

In an effort to encourage sustainable development China seeks to regulate tourism in the Three Gorges area.

August 22 - China Daily

Now, 30 years later, the cry of Sonoma Valley, CA has changed: "Save us from agriculture."

August 22 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Blight turns old industrial properties into just the right places for visual artists to gather and ignite energy.

August 22 - The Baltimore Sun

Last year, Fifteen percent of the work force did some work from home. The number of telecommuters continues to grow.

August 22 - Wired