The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Ecologists are finding that urban areas have surprisingly high levels of bio-diversity and may play a critical role in determining our environmental future.

November 25 - The New York Times

Massachusetts Governor Romney has proposed a 'Greenfields Fee' for developers who would build in the countryside.

November 25 - The Boston Globe

Searching for a solution to a growing homelessness problem, New York City considers housing the homeless on retired luxury liners.

November 25 - The New York Times

A growing number of travelers are looking for hotels that have been transformed into little theme parks.

November 25 - Time

A $20 million Reuters sign in New York City's Times Square, brings groundbreaking digital interactivity to public spaces.

November 25 - Wired

If you build additional road capacity, will traffic volume increase? Maybe, maybe not, according to the results of a new study.

November 25 - U.K. Department for Transport

FEATURE

Do "innovative" transportation solutions such as MAGLEV monorail and personal rapid transit offer greater utility than conventional steel wheel and rail technology? Or are they simply clunky and expensive alternatives?

November 25 - Michael D. Setty and Leroy W. Demery, Jr.

A Washington, D.C. couple searches across 350 metro areas for the perfect community -- and finds it in Tampa, Florida.

November 24 - The St. Petersburg Times

A response to the new religious campaign against SUVs pokes fun at the question, 'What Would Jesus Drive?'

November 24 - The Heritage Foundation

Non-profit and city leaders join forces to revitalize downtown greenspaces.

November 24 - Project For Public Spaces

Motorists submit a plethora of ideas for solving transportation problems at the request of U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta.

November 24 - The Los Angeles Times

How do you market a place? Can a city be sold like soap?

November 24 - Smart City

Kaiser Permanente lauches a new program that will establish standardized models for design and construction of its hospitals.

November 24 - Sacramento Business Journal

Urban driving in London has never been so bad. With looming congestion charges, residents wonder: Will things get better?

November 23 - The Independent

A new study concludes that smart growth hurts the underclass at disproportionately high rates.

November 23 - National Center For Policy Analysis

A series of ambitious development plans for downtown New Rocelle look promising.

November 23 - Journal News

Plans developed by seven design teams comprising of prominent architecs for rebuilding at the World Trade Center site have drawn praise for being creative.

November 23 - The New York Times

Rapid growth in Lake County, FL, is depleting groundwater resources.

November 23 - The Orlando Sentinel

The outdoor-gear retailer's new store will consume half the energy used by "big box" stores.

November 23 - The Montreal Gazette

Tavis Smiley speaks with regular commentator Connie Rice about the wider implications of Los Angeles' failed secession initiative.

November 22 - National Public Radio