The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Michigan's Governor announces 20 projects in 17 cities designed to lure back young, creative professionals.

June 7 - The Detroit News

Buffalo, NY, is a "clear example" of what happens to a city suffering from the impact of sprawl.

June 7 - The Buffalo News

Have the members of the creative class become the 'shock troops' for downtown gentrification?

June 7 - Alibi

Large-scale development in San Jose's Coyote Valley attracts national attention as it shuns sprawl and adopts New Urbanism.

June 7 - San Jose Mercury News

Three more masters-level planning students share why they decided to choose planning, and what they see as the future of planning.

June 7 - Planetizen

A study compares obesity in urban dwellers and suburnanites.

June 7 - The Globe and Mail

Well-intentioned government policies have created economic incentives for urban sprawl. Now we are paying the price.

June 7 - The Sacramento Bee

FEATURE

June 7 - Don Morehouse, Amy Ansong, Jeffrey Johnston

BLOG POST

New York - An interesting observation about the impending demolition of Hollywood landmark restaurant Perino's here courtesy of the "LA Cowboy" blog.<br /> <br /> So, why <em>don't</em> they just <a href="http://lacowboy.blogspot.com/2004/06/last-of-perinos.html">move it</a>?

June 6 - Anonymous

BLOG POST

New York - I'm in Manhattan, at a hotel in Times Square. It's been more than a year since I was here. And I'm struck by the increase in active signage, even here, the heart of inventive building-side ads. Just about every building here in Times Square is coated with multicolored, programmable screens. Some of them just do text; others are nearly as good as a television.<br /> <br /> So just an observation, but as flat-screen technology gets better, as LEDs get brighter, we're going to see a lot more TV-like screens replacing static billboards.

June 6 - Anonymous

New York Times critics offer eight suggestions for the cultural future of Ground Zero.

June 6 - The New York Times

Are expressways the right traffic solution for the island nation of Sri Lanka.

June 6 - Sri Lanka Sunday Observer

Architect and planner who joined a Smart Growth advocacy group receives a death threat.

June 6 - The Times-Picayune

Nashville Planning Commission adopts the Transect.

June 6 - Nashville City Paper

Despite 30,000,000 unused acres, the Department of the Interior hopes to lease more environmentally-sensitive areas to drilling firms. Watchdogs argue VP Cheney is using the plan as corporate welfare for his industry cronies.

June 6 - Newsday

What does the 'Sig' stand for in Southern California's 'SigAlert' traffic warning system?

June 5 - The Los Angeles Times

A campaign to refurbish Los Angeles' notoriously violent MacArthur Park may be working.

June 5 - The Los Angeles Times

The East Coast Greenway, a cyclist's version of the Appalachian Trail, begins in Calais, Maine, and ends in Key West, Florida--at least on paper.

June 5 - The New York Times

Azusa's former city manager, Rick Cole, marks the significance of the recent vote in favor of a smart growth development plan for Monrovia Nursery in Azusa.

June 5 - The Planning Report

The Cook County Recorder of Deeds blocks a new $10 fee on real estate documents that would have subsidized rental assistance programs.

June 5 - Chicago Sun-Times