The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>The historic Trinity Episcopal Cathedral looks to downtown Miami residential growth as a way to fill its half-empty pews.</p>

December 2 - The Miami Herald

<p>The long-awaited Supreme Court case, Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 05-1120, that will determine whether the EPA should regulate carbon dioxide as an air pollutant from motor vehicles was heard on Nov. 29.</p>

December 1 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>A new church outside Rome designed by architect Richard Meier has been built with a self cleaning exterior that also destroys pollutants in the air.</p>

December 1 - The New York Times

<p>Redevelopment plans for Denver's Union Station could create a hub for a regional transit system that connects the growing Rocky Mountain region.</p>

December 1 - The Denver Post

<p>The ups and downs of real estate have become popular fodder on a growing number of popular blogs.</p>

December 1 - Media Shift Blog

<p>The former presidential candidate successfully lobbied Los Angeles officials to crack down on sidewalk parking around UCLA.</p>

December 1 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>Todd Seavey believes that if Ground Zero's designers took a cue from New York City's iconic Art Deco architecture, they would be making an optimistic statement about the future.</p>

December 1 - Reason Online

<p>How to adequately plan for cities in decline is a growing problem that has received little attention.</p>

December 1 - Governing Magazine

<p>A law banning large retail stores, intended to keep WalMart Supercenters out of the city, is approved by San Diego officials.</p>

December 1 - Yahoo News and Associated Press

<p>In both Red and Blue states, voters cast their lot with getting things done during this year's midterm election. The Brookings Institution provides a rundown of all the ballot box results.</p>

December 1 - The Brookings Institution

<p>The state of Florida has approved a marine reserve area off it's west coast to help counter a recent warning that the world's seafood stocks would be depleted by 2048. The reserve will be the largest in the continental U.S.</p>

December 1 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>The Brookings Institution sheds some light on the growing number of "exurbs" in the United States.</p>

December 1 - The Brookings Institution

<p>EPA is expected to issue a regulation for Yucca Mountain, Nevada -- the proposed site for a massive nuclear waste repository -- that will extend one million years into the future. A universal warning sign that will last 10,000 years is selected.</p>

November 30 - National Public Radio

<p>Describing the impact of universities can be challenging for both higher education and Technology-Based Economic Development (TBED). Two new reports demonstrate the importance of higher education institutions to a local economy.</p>

November 30 - State Science & Technology Institute

<p>The latest results from an annual survey once again confirms that a large majority of citizens are unsupportive of more growth and development in their communities.</p>

November 30 - Globe St.com

<p>This month Kansas City, Missouri, voters approved a petition-initiated light rail plan that specified the use of wireless technology. Will the city be the first in the U.S. to use it?</p>

November 30 - The Kansas City Star

<p>Often reviled for its gritty neighborhood, the University of Southern California is reaching out to its surrounding communities and putting forth initiatives to bridge the town-gown divide and spur economic development.</p>

November 30 - The Planning Report

<p>This photo slide show gives a detailed look at one of Venezuela's most populated barrios. With more than 120,000 people in 237 acres, the barrio is in control of its infrastructure construction, as well as its transportation planning.</p>

November 30 - BBC

<p>Inner-city regeneration in the central business district of Johannesburg, South Africa, have turned the area around from being an abandoned and dangerous neighborhood into one flourishing with active businesses and residents.</p>

November 30 - Business Day

<p>Condensed from a 40-page report, economic commentator Gary Shilling highlights the precarious state of America's housing market and overall economy.</p>

November 30 - FXStreet.com