The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Chicago's new Millennium Park contains a "generosity of spirit" that charms visitors and inspires faith in the future of cities.

July 27 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The multibillion-dollar effort tightens regulations on sewage plants to limit the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous entering the Chesapeake Bay.

July 27 - The Washington Post

The plan to bring the Montreal Expos to Loudoun County hinges on the viability of a 450-acre mixed-use "new town" called "Virginia's Ballpark at Diamond Lake." Small problems: there's no lake, and the baseball supporters own, at most, a third of the site.

July 27 - The Washington Post

Amidst stigma and displacement, mobile homes offer new hope for affordable housing emerges.

July 27 - The Next American City

Orange County, with little open land and high housing demand, broke ground on its first brownfield mass-transit-oriented development.

July 27 - The Los Angeles Times

To guide the architectural quality of new development, communities are embracing form-based design codes as a more effective tool than conventional zoning.

July 27 - The Washington Post

Under the spotlight of the Democratic Convention, 'the city on a hill' faces the strain of modern pressures on traditional political, economic, and social landscapes.

July 27 - The Seattle Times

The ambitious environmental monitoring project amounts to a massive global network designed for the sharing, dissemination and management of environmental information.

July 27 - The Washington Post

While Indianapolis wants to become a life-sciences hotspot by 2020 under a new regional plan, historic - and abandoned - Bush Stadium could be the key to development.

July 27 - The Indianapolis Star

The Gold Line LRT, which connects central Los Angeles to Pasadena, has failed to meet predicted ridership levels. Yet rail authorities remain hopeful.

July 26 - Pasadena Star-News

Should we care about what iconic buildings really contribute to the neighborhoods that surround them?

July 26 - The Guardian Unlimited

The John Kerry and George Bush campaigns are using hotly-debated land issues to mobilize followers.

July 26 - The Oregonian

The number of cars in Moscow has quadrupled since 1987.

July 26 - The Baltimore Sun

A review of the environmental record of John Edwards, John Kerry's running mate for the 2004 U.S. presidential election.

July 26 - Grist Magazine

Most Bostonians have no idea where neighborhood boundaries start or end, thanks to a multitude of neighborhood maps.

July 26 - The Boston Globe

Open space advocates clash against other environmentalists over planned environmental education center in San Francisco.

July 26 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Southern California's Ventura County -- a model of slow growth with a range of growth control limits -- is growing just as fast as it's larger neighbors.

July 26 - The Los Angeles Times

Developers say gentrification is part of a neighborhood's evolution. Planners are concerned about the trends impact on an areas aesthetic, social and historical context.

July 26 - The Orlando Sentinel

A new report by Deloitte's development practice highlights key issues facing the real estate industry.

July 26 - Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

An ongoing photographic survey of the California coastline reveals dramatic changes since a similar 1979 survey.

July 25 - LA City Beat