The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Reason Magazine interviews Jane Jacobs about New Urbanism, city planning, Los Angeles, and how she would like to be remembered.

May 31 - Reason Online

This editorial calls for the state of Pennsylvania to increase funding for public transit projects and gives reasons why this is necessary.

May 31 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Congress for the New Urbanism has announced 15 winners of it's first annual Charter Awards.

May 31 - The Congress for the New Urbanism

U.S. cities with declining populations are trying to attract immigrants to revitalize neighborhoods and businesses.

May 31 - The New York Times

President Bush announced new measures to improve national parks. Critics say it is an effort to reverse his anti-environment image.

May 30 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Statistics revealed by the FBI show that serious crime has dropped steeply during the 1990s and flatttened during 2000. Experts warn of violent crime increase in coming years.

May 30 - The Washington Post

Farmland preservation groups are buying development rights to agricultural land.

May 30 - The New York Times

Winston-Salem has its own high-profile new urbanist architects that have started a most unlikely design revolution.

May 30 - Winston-Salem Journal

Delegates at shopping-center convention discuss revitalization and urban sprawl.

May 30 - San Antonio Business Journal

How to balance economic viability, environmental sensitivity,and community livability.

May 30 - Environmental News Network

Is New Urbanism the most important issue in urban design since the beginning of suburbia?

May 30 - The Seattle Times

A hot architectural design can make an unknown city into a mecca. Can brand-name architects consistently deliver?

May 30 - The Boston Globe

Horizon West, a large master planned community in fast growing Southwest Orange County, is hoping to develop several neo-traditional "villages" in the area, but nearby residents are concerned about the scale of the project.

May 30 - The Orlando Sentinel

There is a Caltrans master plan that was developed in 1958. Only 61% of those roads have been built.

May 29 - The Los Angeles Times

Chicago Housing Authority wants to destroy failed public housing. Historic preservationists say it is part of history and should be preserved.

May 29 - The Chicago Tribune

Many growing cities of the West are becoming more like Los Angeles, the 'poster child of urban sprawl.'

May 29 - The Washington Post

Kentucky has formed a 35-member Smart Growth Task Force to help plan growth in the state.

May 29 - Kentucky Post

Global Forest Watch is an international group that uses the latest digital technology to monitor and map the world's forests.

May 29 - The Washington Post

Portland's urban growth boundary is meant to control growth and preserve farmland and forests. But opponents it has caused traffic problems and high home prices.

May 29 - The Seattle Times

Los Angeles wanted to become the "Solar Capital of the World." What happened?

May 29 - The Washington Post