The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A proposal to update Oregon's 30-year-old planning process is met with approval.

January 21 - The Oregonian

Vacant 'big-box' stores pose problems for suburban communities.

January 21 - The Washington Post

The Dutch strategy of the woonerf -- harmonious coexistence of cars and pedestrians -- is catching on in Boston.

January 21 - The Boston Globe

Canadian cities grant density bonuses in exchange for developer-funded art installations.

January 21 - The Globe and Mail

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to speed California drivers to a future in which hydrogen, instead of petroleum, will power their cars.

January 21 - The Los Angeles Times

Metro Atlanta communities are finally planning with greenspace, pedestrians, and mixed-use in mind.

January 20 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

China has chosen to abandon its Maglev train effort for a 750-mile Beijing-Shanghai link.

January 20 - Associated Press

Al Gore criticizes the Bush administration environmental policies.

January 20 - Progressive News

New studies explore, as well as challenge, the notion of displacement in gentrifying neighborhoods.

January 20 - U.S. News And World Report

Steven Malanga challenges Richard Florida's theory that bohemian culture as economic development strategy works.

January 20 - Wall St. Journal

Analysts argue that the $3.4 billion loss will exacerbate Southern California's air quality, congestion and economic woes.

January 20 - The Los Angeles Times

North and South Carolina are aggressively diversifying their economies to survive a devastating loss of the region's manufacturing base.

January 20 - Wall St. Journal

Not only are U.S. cities no longer attracting the world's mobile intellectual talent, they are losing their creative class to foreign cities.

January 20 - AlterNet

Participants in an Internet email discussion list recently engaged in a heated debate on the impact of libertarian principles on urban planning in the United States.

January 20 - Planetizen

Saving Main Street takes patience, but it's worth it say Neal Peirce.

January 20 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Evidence continues to grow that our transportation choices are affecting our health.

January 20 - National Center For Bicycling And Walking

Neighbourhood BIA Survives Suburban Flight and SARS Panic

January 19 - The Toronto Star

Miami New Times interviews Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk on the future of urban Miami.

January 19 - Miami New Times

Community groups are protesting higher densities called for in San Francisco's long-overdue Housing Element.

January 19 - San Francisco Business Times

A 120-page primer offers techniques for implementing ten smart growth principles.

January 19 - ICMA Bookstore