The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Exploring under the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York, firefighters, police officers, and engineers have surveyed and mapped the damage.

October 11 - The New York Times

Experts are considering bold new ideas for improving evacuation from tall buildings including nets, flying platforms, and parachutes.

October 11 - The New York Times

For the second year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the University of Maryland will offer a master's degree in public policy with a concentration in public housing administration.

October 10 - HUD News

Detroit city officials have received proposals for the demolition of the unused Tiger stadium.

October 10 - GlobeSt.com

Companies from Australia, England, Scotland and the U.S. will compete to build the first ocean-powered generators in Canada. Plants that generate electricity from ocean waves are aready in use in Europe.

October 10 - The Province

An annual quota of citizens of Tuvalu will leave for New Zealand as rising sea levels blamed on global warming threaten to drown the island nation.

October 10 - BBC News

Experts say that casinos do not provide lasting economic benefits to communities.

October 10 - Scientific American

Advocates of San Fernando Valley secession are demoralized. The new plan leaves them too dependent on Los Angeles.

October 10 - The Los Angeles Times

After five years of studies and public hearings, The Hillsborough County Area Regional Transit Authority voted to approve a plan to build a 20 mile light rail system.

October 10 - The Tampa Tribune

Brock Yates writes that the automobile is the "engine of freedom" in the U.S. as motor vehices continued to operate after Sept 11th while other transportation systems were shut down, crippled, or encountered glitches.

October 10 - The Detroit Free Press

A coalition of 10 cities in Southern California is looking at a 13-mile rail line. The plan, previously doomed, is steaming up.

October 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Is manufactured housing an affordable housing alternative?

October 10 - Fannie Mae Foundation

Selected quotes about skyscrapers by famous personalities such as Henry James, Louis Sullivan, Lewis Mumford, and others.

October 9 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Roger K. Lewis writes about the importance of striking a balance between implementing security measures and "preserving an accessible and thriving urban community."

October 9 - The Washington Post

A study by the New York State Department of Transportation will study the damage caused by the construction of the Cross Bronx Expressway in the 1950s.

October 9 - The New York Times

Efforts to reopen buildings in the "Red Zone' -- the fenced-in area around the site of the World Trade Center disaster -- are making progress.

October 9 - Crain's New York Business

Environmentalists protest against the Ballona Wetlands project in Southern California and urge architect Frank Gehry to quit the project.

October 9 - Nando Times

Research shows that cities in general are resilient and survive disasters. Here is what New York can learn from history.

October 9 - The New York Times

Downtown Jacksonville housing developments are being spurred on by financial incentives from the city.

October 9 - The Florida Times-Union

Will the skyscraper be the first casualty of the "first war of the 21st century?"

October 9 - Newsweek