The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Memphis Commercial Appeal publishes a series of stories about the Mayor's attempt to address the issue of sprawl by bringing in national experts to educate and motivate the community.

March 14 - GoMemphis

The Pentagon is seeking exemptions from major U.S. environmental laws which would give it the freedom to pollute land, air, and water without being liable for damages.

March 14 - The Independent

Why is it that even after spending billions to build mass transit, fewer people commute to work by public transportation today than in the 1960s?

March 13 - Reason Public Policy Institute

London, Tokyo and Paris beat out New York as the priciest places to lease office space.

March 13 - National Real Estate Investor

In major cities across the Southwest, xeriscape landscaping is replacing the traditional lawn.

March 13 - The Washington Post

This commentary in the Springfield (MO) News-Leader argues thatSpringfield's economic resilience depends on the city setting astatewide example of growth management in the Show Me State.

March 13 - The Brookings Institution

To attract buyers, developers are spending vast sums of money to give new subdivisions a sense of place and community.

March 13 - The Washington Post

As sprawl increases, the demand for urban-redevelopment projects is increasing. Denver's Highlands' Garden Village is the perfect example.

March 13 - Wall St. Journal

Is the nation's fastest-growing city also the design capital of the U.S.?

March 13 - The New York Times

When the Marines return to Oceanside, CA, they may find that their military town has been converted to a tourist destination.

March 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Energy independence is possible if we can launch an Apollo-style effort to harness the power of hydrogen.

March 13 - Wired

Chicago Metropolis 2020 has released its Metropolis Plan, a policy document intended to be the business elite's broad new vision for the Chicago region a la the 1909 Burnham Plan.

March 13 - Chicago Metropolis 2020

General Motors is abandoning the EV1 electric vehicle.

March 12 - CBC News

Generation Xers are traditional after all -- they buy homes like the ones they grew up in.

March 12 - Housing Zone

Three lawsuits threaten the State of New Jersey's $175 million recovery plan for Camden.

March 12 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Joy Grant is helping the Nature Conservancy to become a global environmental organization.

March 12 - Grist Magazine

Scars from oil exploration activiy in northern Alaska are still visible eighteen years later.

March 12 - The New York Times

Tree farming in Chile has dire economic and social impacts on the indigenous people.

March 12 - The Los Angeles Times

Outdated building and zoning codes present challenges for smart growth.

March 12 - Chicago Sun-Times

Woodward could become southeast Michigan's first big example of the walkable urban lifestyle.

March 12 - The Detroit Free Press