The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

El Segundo's mayor is gathering a lot of support in the suburbs to fight LAX expansion.

February 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Exploding real estate values and gentrification are changing the face of neighborhoods in Montreal, Canada.

February 6 - The Montreal Gazette

In Columbus, OH, an urban neighborhood takes a "smart growth" approach to draw up redevelopment plans. Residents think the redevelopment will enhance their property.

February 6 - The Columbus Dispatch

New Times LA reports that plans to fix L.A.'s famous Hollywood Bowl have taken a suspicious turn: demolition.

February 6 - New Times-LA

Cisco Systems's plan for a 20,000 worker research and developmentcenter has caused a controversial battle.

February 5 - The Sacramento Bee

Brookings report offers insight in the accomplishments of the federalgovernment. Read the results, then take the questionnaire.

February 5 - The Brookings Institution

Perhaps the largest single concrete pour in history took place at Los Angeles' Howard Hughes Center.

February 5 - Business Wire

MOCA's billboards-61 of them throughout LA -encourage motorists to consider urban details as art in the landscape.

February 5 - The Los Angeles Times

A car that runs on compressed air releases exhaust that is actually cleaner than the ambient air. Mexico has ordered thousands.

February 5 - Space.com

U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmland Protection Program offers $30 million to protect farmland from urban developmen.

February 5 - Citizen Online

Wendell Cox delivers his controversial message: Smart Growth is "downright stupid."

February 5 - GlobeSt.com

Michael Beyard, senior resident fellow with the Urban Land Institute, said that downtowns may be able to provide retailers with new markets.

February 5 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Amid California's power crisis, the battle over the new Metcalf Energy Center heats up.

February 5 - San Jose Mercury News

CALFED has begun a new program to acquire water for endangered species and hold it in reserve for when endangered species need it most.

February 5 - California Legislative Analyst's Office

The City of Auburn is embarking on a master planning process which identifies a new convention center.

February 4 - Seattle Daily Journal Of Commerce

Florida may propose new legislation that allows local governments to stop residential developments if the schools are full.

February 4 - The Orlando Sentinel

Business leaders, labor representatives, and housing and consumer advocates are pleading for the state legislature to take action to alleviate the housing shortage.

February 4 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

County officials and activists will lobby for millions in state conservation dollars to saving precious coastal wetlands.

February 4 - Orange County Register

HUD releases model building code which includes federal accessibility requirements.

February 4 - Inman News

The new sanctuary is a synthesis-'which is what we're trying to do with society.'It will renew the Southwest LA area.

February 3 - The Los Angeles Times