The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

CNN/Money's list of American cities with the fewest reported crimes per 1,000 citizens includes some surprises.

March 27 - CNN

New rules require extra environmental justice review for projects planned in low-income, minority areas.

March 27 - Times Union

Rob Brinkman wants to prevent Gainesville, FL from becoming "another South Florida."

March 27 - Gainesville Sun

Students Teams from Harvard, MIT, Penn, and USC Face Off in Redesign of Washington's South Capitol Street in ULI design competition.

March 27 - Urban Land Institute

Los Angeles County edges closer to approval of the largest development in the county's history.

March 26 - The Los Angeles Times

A new software program may aid land-use and development decision-making.

March 26 - The Tampa Tribune

Seattle's future monorail stations may look more like art than transit infrastructure.

March 26 - The Seattle Times

Michigan launches new land use council to handle development issues.

March 26 - The Detroit News

Centennial, L.A. County's city of tomorrow, incorporates 33 'strategies and guidelines' for creating better communities.

March 26 - Housing Zone

San Francisco's overhauled Ferry Building stands "as grand as a cathedral" on the city's bayfront.

March 26 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Does Chicago Metropolis 2020 ignore the good planning that has been done in the region?

March 26 - The Chicago Tribune

California CEO Magazine ranks the best cities for business in California.

March 26 - California CEO

Range Magazine presents its story of The Nature Conservancy, a dangerous and 'most powerful environmental group'.

March 26 - Range Magazine

Reinventing the urban commercial strip - Fort Worth style.

March 26 - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Digital media festival explores the role of technology in creating the cities of the future.

March 25 - Calgary Herald

How can Cuba save it's deteriorating architectural treasures with the arrival of capitalist urban development?

March 25 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Policy-makes should take into consideration the economic and social costs of casinos.

March 25 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

With skyrocketing property values and a population twice the size of New York, Shanghai is on the verge of becoming a sprawling mess.

March 25 - The Business Times

Neal Peirce questions if war is the best strategy "to effect change and remove threats."

March 25 - The Washington Post Writers Group

A report on Santa Fe's historic preservation ordinances recommends a rewrite.

March 25 - Santa Fe New Mexican