The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In looking for the secret to successfully rebuilding Iraq, the Bush Administration may review previous reconstructions in other war-torn lands such as Kuwait, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Afghanistan.

October 25 - McGraw Hill Construction

A lesson to be learned on the sensitive nature of street identity, and the effect it can have on residents.

October 24 - The Boston Globe

Baltimore seeks to lure tourists deeper into the city with an historical path modeled after Boston's Freedom Trail.

October 24 - Baltimore City Paper

Planners in Shanghai, who are fretting over 'the diminishing quality of life' caused by the high-rise building boom of the 1990's, are considering putting a limit to high-rise development in the city.

October 24 - The Chicago Tribune

Eminent domain has been a tool used by governmental authorities to advance the public good or for public use, but who decides what is in the public's interest? This story highlights problems inherent to wielding such power.

October 24 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

With the rise of ugly awnings and boring boxes, our streets need creative signage now more than ever.

October 24 - Philadelphia City Paper

A study analyzes why talent is leaving the Greater Boston area and what can be done to retain the dynamic labor force.

October 24 - Greater Boston Chamber Of Commerce

Recent reports find that the L.A. public transit strike is significantly clogging the city's highways.

October 24 - The Los Angeles Times

A new book examines the 'vicious cycle' of highway development and its impact on sprawl.

October 24 - Gainesville Sun

Canada's Globe and Mail covers author Richard Florida's talk at the Creative Places + Spaces conference.

October 24 - The Globe and Mail

It may be one of the "fattest" cities in the nation but it does has a few walking neighborhoods.

October 24 - San Antonio Express-News

Hank Dittmar offers evidence that building transit benefits drivers, as well as transit riders.

October 24 - Washington Business Journal

Many geology and water isssues have been overlooked by the DOE in selecting Yucca Mountain as the nation's nuclear depository.

October 23 - Technology Review

Are fast and efficient buses 'the wave of the future,' or just a cheaper alternative to rail?

October 23 - The Boston Globe

Historic preservation has become an enlightened rallying cry -- and new ethic -- for many forward-thinking cities.

October 23 - Urban Land Magazine

Street furniture,'reinforced with internal bars of hardened steel buried deep in concrete,'is becoming a popular design solution for anti-terrorist strategies.

October 23 - The Chicago Tribune

A daunting set of transportation challenges threaten to undermine metropolitan areas' competitive edge in the global economy.

October 23 - The Brookings Institution

'Backers of a new housing development in rapidly growing St. Croix County intend to share the woods and water with wildlife through a unique effort that many hope will become commonplace.'

October 23 - Pioneer Press

Our electric power grid our the nation's circulatory system. Scientific American examines how to keep the nation healthy.

October 23 - Scientific American

New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey promised the nation's toughest anti-sprawl campaign. Nine months later...

October 23 - The New York Times