The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Sprawl is one of the reasons that more people are brought in close proximity to wildlife causing an increase in predator attacks.

August 31 - National Geographic

Poll of Chicago suburbanites finds traffic congestion to be a major problem. Many respondents believe improving public transportation will help but don't want to use it themselves.

August 31 - The Chicago Tribune

Fort Lauderdale approved a $74.9 million mixed-use development with a transit hub for trolleys, 92 condos, 75 rental apartments, a pedestrian promenade and 68,673 square feet of retail, on a city-owned lot currently used for beach parking.

August 31 - Sun-Sentinel

The new art museum in Denver, CO, is expected to become the city's signature bulding.

August 31 - The New York Times

Talk of the Nation host Juan Williams talks with experts about the decline of the nation's small towns.

August 31 - National Public Radio

San Juan Capistrano, the Orange County city famous for its 225-year-old mission, has recently hired two teams of consultants to assess the effects of growth on the city and devise plans to preserve the community's unique character.

August 31 - The Los Angeles Times

A growing number of homeowners are interested in eco-friendly houses but they also want indulgent amenities.

August 31 - The New York Times

A UCLA professor travels to Greenland to find out what happends to a culture that trashes its environment. It heralds the future for the U.S.

August 31 - New Times-LA

EPA is accepting proposals for financial assistance for USTfields Pilots -- abandoned and contaminated properties.

August 30 - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

Downtown Jacksonville gets its first large residential tower/complex.

August 30 - The Florida Times-Union

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will provide $2 million in training for residents in communities impacted by brownfields.

August 30 - Water Tech Online

Senate VA-HUD appropriations bill makes damaging changes in Section 8 Housing program for low-income households.

August 30 - Center On Budget And Policy Priorities

In an attempt to divert runoff and improve the quality of Orange County, CA beaches, a system including rubber dams will be used.

August 30 - The Los Angeles Times

Vote nears on proposals to turn Somerville, MA, "wasteland" into "urban village."

August 30 - The Boston Globe

In California, a new Forest Service plan for the Sierra Nevada gives precedence to endangered species, trees, and streams over logging, recreation, and other uses.

August 30 - High Country News

"It's really a great story of trash to treasure." The National Park Service recommended a Fresno Dump for Landmark status.

August 30 - The Los Angeles Times

The Las Vegas Monorail is the world's first free public transportation system to be funded entirely by the private sector.

August 30 - Las Vegas Sun

Six years ago, the Hayden Tract in Culver City, CA, was an infamous eyesore. Today, transformed, it is making money.

August 30 - The Los Angeles Times

New legislation is aimed at helping farmers as well as providing environmental benefits.

August 29 - The New York Times

Planners in Milwaukee County are pondering the expansion of all the county's freeways to eight lanes, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

August 29 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel