The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Cold War City, Britain -- a subterranean complex built during the height of the Cold War -- is on the market along with the military base above.

November 2 - London Times

U.S. Census Bureau has released first-ever estimates of cities' daytime population changes.

November 2 - The Washington Post

As housing prices continue to skyrocket, prefabricated homes -- often stylishly designed by respected architects -- are quite a deal, and selling well. [Includes a slide show.]

November 2 - Business Week

While Sierra Club and Greenbelt Alliance battle developers in the East Bay, the scene is the opposite in the South Bay community of Cupertino, home to Apple Computer. Here, they hold hands opposing 3 restrictive land use measures.

November 1 - San Jose Mercury News

Forty-three years ago, Rachel Carson became the unlikely founder of the radical ecology movement. Her message is even more powerful today, writes columnist John Burnside.

November 1 - AlterNet

After the flood waters have receeded, Odd decisions by the Bush administration reagarding the rebuilding effort will make Katrina hurt again, say Neil Peirce.

November 1 - AlterNet

Fans of both 'extreme' breeds defend their choice in vehicle as war rages on in Washington DC over oil prices and HOV lane usage. Both

November 1 - The Washington Post

For the first time since 1910, when they were exterminated by a state bounty, wolves have returned to Michigan’s Lower Peninsula thanks to the Endangered Species Act.

November 1 - Michigan Land Use Institute

A science columnist reflects on a city made possible and made vulnerable by reliance on technology.

November 1 - American Scientist

The newly opened park, a ground-breaking achievement, is a model for all other cities in terms of both design and operations.

November 1 - The Boston Globe

Frank Gehry is designing a skyscraper for Related's Grand Avenue project in downtown Los Angeles. Critics are concerned his work will be a modernist monstrosity in the middle of a walkable downtown.

November 1 - The Slatin Report

An architect known for his unconventional choice of building materials -- sand, beer crates, even paper -- may be headed for superstardom.

November 1 - The Guardian

In Livermore, California, a developer spends $3 million to convince voters to pass a bond measure that would enable the developer to build on 1,400 acres of grassland adjacent to the city.

November 1 - The Los Angeles Times

Calthorpe Associates has been hired to develop an updated downtown plan for one of the USA's quintessential college towns.

October 31 - Crain's Detroit Business

Andrew Altman, former D.C. Director of Planning, describes how he and Mayor Williams used planning as the catalyst for D.C.'s revival.

October 31 - The Planning Report

The Boston Museum Project will occupy a full block on the emerging Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, and will be a center for residents and visitors interested in Massachusetts's rich history.

October 31 - The Boston Globe

Anaheim, CA, home of Disneyland, follows the lead of Philadelphia, and selects EarthLink, Inc. to build a 50-square-mile municipal WiFi network.

October 31 - Government Computer News

Developer plans to replace a 14 square mile subsistance farm run by an organization of immigrants with a factory warehouse.

October 31 - The Daily Trojan

Wal-Mart's CEO recognizes that zoninig laws will becoming increasingly less friendly to supercenters, and so plans to ramp up expansion with plans to open between 550-600 stores in the upcoming year.

October 31 - CNN Money

A $17 million cut in funding could imperil critical source of planning information.

October 31 - Washington Post