The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The town around Boston are exceeding their water limits. A regional solution is needed.

August 27 - The Boston Globe

San Francisco's Multimedia Gulch has run dry.

August 27 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Los Angeles' rich architectural history is on par with London, Spain, and Greece.

August 27 - The Planning Report

A proposed football stadium plan renews a decades-old debate about airport expansion in Phoenix.

August 27 - The Arizona Republic

Business Facilities Magazine looks at what it takes to be a high-tech state.

August 27 - Facility City

Hundreds of New Jersey townships are caught in a spiral of increasing sprawl and declinng home values. This is the first of a two-part series on sprawl in New Jersey.

August 27 - New Jersey Online

After 120 years of uninspired buildings, Los Angeles is finally getting some innovative designs. Will it continue?

August 27 - The Los Angeles Times

Opponents of a proposed power plant in Milwaukee are trying to gain "Rustic Road" status for a road near the proposed site.

August 26 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Environmental groups are interested in protecting the Shawangunk Mountains.

August 26 - The New York Times

Southern California's commercial real estate market has taken a beating by the technology slump.

August 26 - Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance

What exactly is a green facility, and what does it mean to run a green facility? Facility Manager magazine presents an overview.

August 26 - Facility City

An 18-month study looks at Pittsburgh's transit problems from a regional perspective.

August 26 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Architect Frank Gehry attempts to take both sides in Los Angeles' controversial Playa Vista project, one of the biggest land developments in the city's history.

August 25 - The New York Times

The Onion humorously reports on a family of five that was found alive in the Chicago suburbs after eight years.

August 25 - The Onion

Vancouver's Olympic bid has politicians pushing their favorite transit proposals.

August 25 - The Vancouver Sun

Boston's history of planning has been a drama of skulduggery.

August 25 - Boston Herald

Housing Assistance Council finds that far too many rural Americans still lack decent, affordable housing.

August 25 - HUD News

Pursuing an anti-sprawl agenda, Maryland Governor Parris N. Glendening intervenes in three development projects.

August 24 - The Washington Post

In Delray Beach, FL, historic buildings were bulldozed without proper city permits.

August 24 - Sun-Sentinel

Las Vegas' Strip offers pedestrian-friendly areas for tourists, but residents are forced to drive.

August 24 - Las Vegas Sun