The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

This paper by Alice Rivlin and Alan Berube attempts to shed light on the concerns of the combined impact of the recession and ongoing terrorist threats on the health of cities.

January 25 - The Brookings Institution

Florida city may require employers to limit the traffic generated by their workers.

January 25 - Palm Beach Post

John Tierney argues that the Sept. 11 memorial need not be big in size.

January 25 - The New York Times

Florida's Broward County Transit is literally driving riders away, and faces allegations of poor management.

January 25 - The Miami Herald

The U.S. Conference of Mayors announces support for Amtrak and a commitment to passenger rail.

January 25 - The New York Times

State and regional planners keeping an eye on potential traffic choke points as suburban growth continues.

January 25 - The Patriot Ledger

Atlanta has become such a mess that nothing can be done to redeem it as human habitat," Kunstler writes his latest book.

January 25 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The fight over the suspension of California Bay Area's transportation project turns decidedly nastier.

January 25 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Historic neighborhoods in downtown Phoenix fear the development of a new Cardinals football stadium.

January 25 - The Arizona Republic

Preservation Magazine editors selected the top 10 American preservation issues and events from 2001.

January 25 - Wall St. Journal

Wal-Mart appears unstoppable as it opens stores in Arizona, but the chain is causing zoning wars.

January 24 - The Arizona Republic

Ridership on Cleveland's much-hyped Waterfront Line is down 39 percent in two years.

January 24 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

The environmental movement suffered a setback as whe Supreme Court refuses to hear a case about mountaintop coal mining in West Virginia.

January 24 - Charleston Gazette

Michigan's natural rivers are attracting strong civic attention.

January 24 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Chicago issues RFQ to solicit interest in a new multi-use redevelopment project at a prominent downtown site.

January 24 - The Chicago Tribune

The 3,000-home project has sparked a debate about nothing less than the future of development in Massachusetts.

January 24 - The Boston Globe

While the term 'livable community' evokes an image of pleasant neighborhoods, a city's economic health is equally important to its livability.

January 24 - EcoIQ Magazine

The city of Ventura, CA is aiming for a share of the $250 million in federal cleanup funds for former industrial sites.

January 24 - The Los Angeles Times

As communities struggle to find new land for schools, many schools are being built near toxic waste sites.

January 24 - The Washington Post

Last year Michael Bloomberg promised that if elected mayor of New York, he would commute by public transit, but no one believed him until now.

January 23 - The New York Times