The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Establishing a military base on the site of the ancient city of Babylon called a "reckless act of cultural vandalism."

March 25 - The Nation

Telecommuters already outnumber rail riders in Los Angeles and could be a big part of a solution that actually reduces traffic in the biggest metropolitan areas.

March 25 - Los Angeles Daily News

A development fund co-founded by ex-Laker Earvin "Magic" Johnson sees potential for commercial development in inner-city neighborhoods.

March 25 - The Los Angeles Times

Some plans are so bad they deserve to die on the drawing board, complains columnist Steve Litt about a new plan to speed traffic through Cleveland's downtown inner belt.

March 25 - The Plain Dealer

While the gap between flourishing and decaying areas is growing, there are signs of a turnaround in Baltimore City.

March 25 - The Baltimore Sun

As the APA conference ends, a former San Francisco planner offers progressive visions for a future San Francisco.

March 25 - The San Francisco Chronicle

BLOG POST

<img src="http://photos6.flickr.com/5878672_7ab00e126d.jpg" alt="Front Range" align="right" />Ann Oliveri from the <a href="http://www.uli.org">Urban Land Institute</a> kindly pointed me to an article, <a href="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/state/article/0,1299,DRMN_21_3646692,00.html">Toll road gets tangled in Web of defeat</a>, in the <em>Rocky Mountain News</em>.<br /> <br /> The developer says he was "blindsided" by the rapid an online opposition on legislation that would make it possible for the development of a privately financed <a href="http://www.cololegislativeinfo.com/TRInfo.html">$2 billion tollway</a>

March 25 - Chris Steins

Arianna Huffington analyzes the Bush administration's energy policy.

March 25 - AlterNet

In an excerpt from his new book, James Howard Kunstler predicts how a future will look without cheap gas.

March 25 - Rolling Stone

The University of Pensylvannia has invested millions of dollars into West Philadelphia, but the "Neighhbors Against McPenntrification" aren't happy about it.

March 25 - Columbia University

Risk-taking pays off for the city's young architects as they strive to beautify blighted urban areas with bold designs.

March 25 - The Christian Science Monitor

BLOG POST

Thanks to <a href="http://www.writingbusiness.com/">James Carberry</a> for pointing me to this article on the slightlly academic, but consistently readable and relevant, Knowledge@Wharton journal.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/images/archive//032305_blog.jpg" alt="Blogs & Blogging" align="right"/><a href="http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm?fa=viewfeature&id=1172">Blogs, Everyone? Weblogs Are Here to Stay, but Where Are They Headed?</a> wonders about the future of blogging.

March 24 - Chris Steins

The good news is that Center City's population has jumped. The bad news is that the increase is offset by a loss in office jobs.

March 24 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The only way to identify and hopefully preserve the architectural gems in a vast, overlooked neighborhood is to catalog every single building in it.

March 24 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A blighted industrial site near downtown Los Angeles will get an unusual public art installation.

March 24 - The Los Angeles Times

The nation's infrastructure is "sliding towards failure".

March 24 - Canada Free Press

Where are the children in the nation's vibrant thriving cities?

March 24 - The New York Times

Taking transit to work won't solve the global oil problem. But new strategies could reduce gasoline imports by two-thirds within 20 years.

March 24 - The Los Angeles Times

A Colorado state Senate committee delayed the proposed Front Range Toll Road also known as the "Super Slab".

March 24 - The Rocky Mountain News

Demographic projections show that Vancouver and Toronto will have "visible majority" populations by 2017.

March 24 - The Globe and Mail