The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Evidence is sparse but supports a relationship between physical activityand the built environment.

February 15 - Transportation Research Board

Northern Virginia’s skyrocketing real estate prices are making property taxes a burden for owners of Habitat for Humanity homes.

February 15 - The Washington Post

Two transit advocates explain the need for high quality public transit in the United States.

February 15 - Public Transit

The abrupt slowing and halting of over 20 dam projects in China represents one of the "most dramatic" turns toward environmental politics of any government.

February 15 - The Independent

Scientists see unmanned yachts "seeding" Earth's clouds with seawater as a hedge against global warming.

February 15 - The Guardian Unlimited

A reporter accompanies a typical Washington area commuter as he starts his commute before dawn.

February 15 - The Washington Post

Ask planners if they are involved in economic development in their community and often the response is "no" or "not really," when the answer ought to be "yes."

February 15 - Planning Magazine

How Connecticut got planned and zoned for sprawl.

February 14 - The Hartford Courant

Beachfront mobile homes in Southern California are fetching staggering prices.

February 14 - The Los Angeles Times

Commuting in the Washington region is brutal, and no let-up is in sight.

February 14 - The Washington Post

Healing exterior spaces are moving from options to necessities as health systems compete for patients, staff and community good will.

February 14 - Health Facilities Management

The Iowa legislature has proposed action to stem a 'brain drain' but any effective solution would have to address the economic and social effects of a shift to industrial agriculture two to three generations ago.

February 14 - The New York Times

Retail entertainment has exceeded the seemingly inflated expectations of a decade ago.

February 14 - Urban Land Magazine

A criticism of some trends in landscape architecture.

February 14 - The Berkeley Daily Planet

Israel Stollman, FAICP, distinguished urban planner and key negotiator in the merger that created APA, died February 2 in New Zealand at the age of 81.

February 14 - American Planning Association

Former planning leaders voice regrets over growth management in Florida.

February 14 - Palm Beach Post

Planning and related professions should stop condemning suburbs -- and focus on making them better.

February 14 - Architecture

Security guards stop a photojournalist from photographing public art in a city-owned park.

February 13 - New (sub)Urbanism

A professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo is recognized by the AIA for her revolutionary approach to teaching structural analysis and building technology.

February 13 - State University of New York at Buffalo

Under new management, the D.C. City Museum will reopen within the year.

February 13 - The Washington Post