The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

East Coast cities from Boston to Washington plan to sue out-of-state gun dealers in an effort to cut the influx of guns --used in 85 percent of city crimes -- that are bought legally in other states.

February 21 - The Christian Science Monitor

It might have required a jolt from an audit of the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation, but there is increasing evidence that plans to spruce up the area are working.

February 21 - The Toronto Star

With the state's Transportation Trust Fund emptying out on July 1, the governor contemplates securing $6 billion in loans.

February 21 - New Jersey Star-Ledger

The Getty's project manager for its Villa restoration and remodel describes the painstaking work to make a faux Roman Villa into both an authentic approximation of an archeological site and a spectacular setting for classical art.

February 21 - The Planning Report

Cities can't be trusted with sweeping eminent domain powers, writes Reason columnist Jacob Sullum.

February 20 - Reason Magazine

Nature explains the technology behind Google Earth and how the sphere of the planet's surface is converted to a polygon made up of flat tiles.

February 20 - Nature

If signed into law, the bill would require local schools and state agencies to use fuel containing at least 2% biodiesel.

February 20 - Creative Loafing Atlanta

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February 20 - Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP

Frustrated with government services and a lack of culture, Orlando residents in East Orange county are in the beginning stages of planning a new city. If successful, the new city would dwarf the current size of Orlando.

February 20 - The Orlando Sentinel

L.A.'s architecture critic tears into the "conflicted" design of the Los Angeles Police Department's new headquarters building in downtown Los Angeles.

February 19 - The Los Angeles Times

New South Wales Sustainability Commissioner Peter Newman is fired as the state's sustainability commissioner.

February 19 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Over 205,000 Baltimore residents don't own cars -- 32 percent of the city's population -- leaving many 'lost' and vulnerable to any Katrina-like disaster.

February 19 - Baltimore City Paper

Kenneth S. Deffeyes, author of 'Beyond Oil', calculates that world oil production reached 'Hubbert's Peak' on December 16th, 2005.

February 19 - Beyond Oil

Recent data shows that the Greenland icecap is melting nearly twice as fast as previously thought, making the previous melt estimate of 1,000 years seem far too generous -- an ominous sign for those planning oceanside development.

February 19 - BBC News

Austin Williams presents a critique of New Urbanism and its influence on rebuilding efforts in New Orleans.

February 18 - Spiked

The world is facing multiple energy crises, writes Michael Klare: Accelerating worldwide demand for oil and dwindling supplies and the growing ecological consequences of our oil dependence.

February 18 - Tom Dispatch

Brooklyn's Fulton Street Mall is a shadow of its former self. How will it attract a 'new clientele' without focusing solely on whites, and the possibility of gentrification?

February 18 - The New York Observer

An op-ed in Georgia's Gainesville Times calls Governor Sonny Perdue's roads-only approach to easing traffic congestion a "temporary solution".

February 18 - Gainesville Times

The Union of Concerned Scientists issues a report outlining potential problems for the entire region.

February 18 - Minneapolis-St.Paul Star Tribune

The unattractive finding comes as part of a study linked with a major exhibition on traffic solutions in New York.

February 17 - The Village Voice