The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

How residents of Lawrence, MA, are campaigning for greater resident control of public resources.

July 17 - Shelterforce Magazine

Universities and colleges have the potential to drive massive urban change but are failing to address global challenges like climate change, according to a new study by researchers at the POLIS Project at the University of Victoria.

July 17 - The Toronto Star

Gail Goldberg speaks about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as she tackles planning for the nation's second largest city.

July 16 - LA Downtown News

Government officials are finding themselves at odds with an ever more vocal public over major urban development proposals.

July 16 - HK Magazine

Activists in Chicago are seeking private funding for a pedestrian bridge.

July 16 - The Chicago Tribune

A small town in Idaho is looking to capitalize on the success of a cult film by drawing more visitors.

July 16 - The New York Times

As the demand for organic foods increases, suppliers are importing crops from overseas, calling into question some of the environmental benefits.

July 16 - San Diego Union Tribune

A couple build their house using corrugated metal shipping containers.

July 15 - The Los Angeles Times

Innovative group helps working families live closer to town.

July 15 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Inmates of Minnesota's county jails have built 250 homes for rural families making up to 80 percent of the state median income.

July 15 - National Public Radio (NPR) via KnowledgePlex

Sure, housing is expensive in these top 10 cities, but what's driving the cost of living in many of these places through the roof is a lack of job growth and competitive salaries.

July 15 - Forbes Magazine via MSN

A partnership of the City of Columbus, the Central Ohio Building Industrial Association, a local housing group, and others, is sponsoring an affordable housing project built to green standards.

July 15 - The Columbus Dispatch

Marco Placidi is one of a growing number of 'Speleologists' in Rome -- where some of the world's most important history lies undiscovered beneath the modern city, in sewers, long-lost passages, and murky ponds.

July 14 - National Geographic

Mayor Ken Livingston is proposing raising the city's congestion charge for SUVs to £25, while providing discounts for low-emissions vehicles.

July 14 - BBC News

The Banner Bank Building expected to join the handful of buildings worldwide that have received a Platinum LEED award from U.S. Green Building Council.

July 14 - The Idaho Statesman

A new study shows that Canadians are spending more time getting to and from work.

July 14 - The Globe and Mail

A $1-billion bond measure that would help fund about 1,000 new affordable housing units annually over the next decade and enable middle-income workers to become first-time homeowners is likely to appear on the Los Angeles ballot in November.

July 14 - The Los Angeles Times

A newly adopted affordable housing law in Coral Springs, Florida, includes a teacher village as incentive to attract teachers to a City-owned Charter School.

July 14 - Sun-Sentinel

Trains have played a large role in shaping America's past, and will have a big impact on her future as rail transit continues to change the way we think about urban growth.

July 14 - The Next American City

Sixty signs of loose bolts and other potential failures are found in the same Big Dig tunnel where a motorist was crushed by 12 tons of falling concrete.

July 14 - CNN