The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Does mining belong in scenic national reserves? Or do the potential benefits of new jobs outweigh the impacts?

March 5 - The Christian Science Monitor

A Wall Street Journal commentary reports that the UN has declared overpopulation a nonissue.

March 5 - Wall St. Journal

Warren Brown says the PBS show "Rollover: The Hidden History Of The SUV" is biased and misleading.

March 5 - The Washington Post

Massachusetts cities are putting age restrictions on residential development to stabilize fast-growing communities.

March 5 - The Boston Globe

The website for the PBS Frontline show titled "Rollover: The Hidden History of the SUV" presents an overview and excerpts from interviews.

March 5 - PBS

Richard Carson explores what it is about human nature that makes us loathe density.

March 5 - Planetizen

National Geographic chronicles the tale of scientists trying to save the remaining 50 obscure Attwater prairie-chickens in Texas.

March 5 - National Geographic

John Clark plans to develop a traditional town, part of which is sited along three miles of the tidal Rappahannock River in Virginia.

March 5 - The Town Paper

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Richard Carson explores what it is about human nature that makes us loathe density.

March 5 - Richard Carson

Federal Way, WA, has hired a $90,000 consultant to help create a "brand" identity for the city.

March 4 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

American Institute of Architects Gold Medal winner Tadao Ando revealed his vision for 9-11 memorial at the site of the World Trade Center in New York.

March 4 - The Washington Post

Students from the University of Southern California set out to "brand historic downtown Los Angeles."

March 4 - Downtown News

Multiple-year struggles to get TND projects approved are becoming common.

March 4 - The Town Paper

The rise and fall of Phoenix home prices can be tracked to the freeway grid and congestion.

March 4 - The Arizona Republic

A new Boston redevelopment proposal would allow developers to build at twice the current height limit -- if half the building is housing.

March 4 - The Boston Globe

Catherine Getches reports on sprawl, car culture, abundant parking, long commutes, public transportation, and keeping cool in Phoenix, AZ.

March 4 - The Washington Post

A revolutionary new idea for Los Angeles' transit agency would divide operations into five geographic sectors.

March 4 - The Los Angeles Times

Columnist Elmer Smith debates his colleague Mark Alan Hughes on the merits of Philadelphia's new $300 Neighborhood Transformation Initiative.

March 4 - The Philadelphia Daily News

Op-ed Columnist Mark Alan Hughes debates his colleague Elmer Smith on the merits of Philadelphia's new $300 Neighborhood Transformation Initiative.

March 4 - The Philadelphia Daily News

Florida legislation could ease financial restraints over toll-road projects.

March 3 - The Orlando Sentinel