The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Amtrak is facing another fiscal crisis that could lead to a systemwide shutdown in the spring.

January 23 - Associated Press

Phoenix, AZ is expected to be a Hispanic-majority city by 2007.

January 23 - The Arizona Republic

Even as business at Las Vegas casinos slows down, Steve Wynn, the architect of modern Las Vegas, is making his comeback with a new hotel.

January 23 - Wall St. Journal

Arizona has some of the lowest residential water rates in the nation but that could change soon.

January 23 - The Arizona Republic

The Orange County, CA Planning Department will lay off 39 employees this month because financial troubles have swamped the agency.

January 23 - California Planning and Development Report

International architect Rafael Viñoly has been selected to design the Kennedy Center expanstion.

January 23 - The Washington Post

The Massachusetts State Supreme Court is to hear a case on whether a community essentially accepted a bribe to construct a power plant.

January 23 - The Boston Globe

A bill sponsored by John McCain and Joe Lieberman will clash against the Bush administration's policies on climate change.

January 23 - The Economist

The Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment offers a blueprint on the condition and use of the nation's ecosystems.

January 23 - The H. John Heinz III Center

Residents of Conneaut Township, PA, oppose a nuisance ordinance.

January 22 - Erie Times-News

Minorities are now the majority in many of Canada's urban centers.

January 22 - The National Post

The health risks of mold in buildingsmake scientists nervous — but not because they think mold is toxic.

January 22 - Building Operating Management

The Bush administration's plan could open up millions of acres of remote wilderness areas to motorized traffic, oil drilling, and other commercial development.

January 22 - The Seattle Times

A columnist charges that zoning rules across the country restrict or prevent building new churches, synagogues or mosques

January 22 - Wall St. Journal

A County Commission in Georgia proposes to abolishing public planning. APA replies.

January 22 - American Planning Association

According to new figures released by the U.S. Census, Hispanics are now the nation's largest minority.

January 22 - The New York Times

Newly-introduced legislation would change Maine's law requiring motorists to stop for pedestrians.

January 22 - Portland Press Herald

The Dean of the University of Michigan's architecture and urban design school shows the power urban design charrettes in Detroit.

January 22 - The Detroit Free Press

Volumnist David Brooks is so outraged by the the anti-SUV rampage, he's thinking about buying one.

January 22 - Wall St. Journal

A building design by Antoni Gaudi, conceived in 1908, is to be entered in the WTC site competition.

January 21 - The New York Times