The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Miami 21 plan aims to update city's zoning code and incorporate elements of New Urbanism.

May 18 - Abhijeet Chavan

Only a third of the projects supported by six Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) around New York met their job creation goals, according to a report by the state comptroller's office. Is this another nail

May 18 - Office of the New York State Comptroller

Often thought to be more relaxed, sunshine state cities make three of top five for road rage.

May 18 - The Arizona Republic

The median home price in the six-county Southern California region rose a modest nine percent during the last 12 months, compared to the muscular 26 percent climb on a year-over-year basis at the market's peak in Spring 2004.

May 18 - The Los Angeles Times

With the seven-county Central Florida region projected to double its population by 2050, coordinated planning is critical. The think tank myregion.org will start a 15-month visioning process with a meeting May 17th.

May 18 - The Orlando Sentinel

The "City in a Garden" lives up to its motto, using tons of versatile mulch to promote sustainability and improve quality of life.

May 18 - The New York Times

A neighborhood homeowner's association in Denver rejected a proposal for an out-of-scale home redevelopment, and the decision was upheld by a District Court judge.

May 18 - Denver Business Journal

Jane Jacobs wrote little about Los Angeles, a city that might make her shudder, but she is still fondly remembered there. Sam Hall Kaplan presents his personal account of one of the 20th century's greatest urbanists.

May 18 - The Planning Report

Pete Letheby laments the path that ethanol production has taken in the U.S., arguing that it does not hold the promise of being the "green fuel" it was once thought to be.

May 18 - The Denver Post

Poway, California, wants to take the afternoon off on May 22. In an attempt to reduce community stress and bring families together, the town will celebrate Family Focus Night between the hours of 5 and 9 p.m.

May 18 - USA Today

Proposed 20-story tower could be first new high-rise in three decades for Chicago's South Side area.

May 17 - Chicago Sun-Times

A new study claims that Wal-Mart raises poverty rates in the counties where its stores are located.

May 17 - Social Science Quarterly

While praising California's long ethos of conservation, which separates it from most of the country, Sacramento Bee columnist Peter Schrag laments that conservation was not included in the $37 billion bond issue scheduled for the November ballot.

May 17 - The Sacramento Bee

After months of discussion, St. Lucie County Commissioners approved a controversial amendment to their long-range plan. The "Towns, Villages and Countryside" plan limits growth to towns or villages instead of subdivisions, and mandates open space.

May 17 - TCPalm Local News

Long viewed as a scourge by the environmental movement, prominent environmentalists, including Greenpeace founder Patrick Moore, now believe the time has come for nuclear power, as global warming has presented the newest menace to the environment.

May 17 - The New York Times

Scattered throughout the urban landscape, new design elements have emerged that identify our times.

May 17 - The San Francisco Chronicle

While congestion pricing has proven effective in London, and now Stockholm, will it work in San Francisco? City Supervisor Jake McGoldrick, who also presides over the San Francisco Transportation Authority, suggests doing a study first.

May 17 - San Francisco Examiner

The Landover Mall, located next to a Capital Beltway interchange in Prince George's County, Maryland, and owned by Lerner Enterprises (a firm that has managed many successful mall centers, including Tysons Corner) has long been considered a blight.

May 17 - The Washington Post

In order to compete with other technologically advanced cities, New York City will add free wireless internet service by July, with other large City parks to receive the technology soon thereafter.

May 17 - The New York Times

The policy director of Climate Solutions (based in Washington state and British Columbia) opines that rising gas prices have beneficial effects on the environment, and consumers need to be given the truth so as to make real changes in lifestyle.

May 17 - The Seattle Times