The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Grading the Cities

Governing's "Government Performance Project" presents a series of "Management Report Cards" on 35 of the nation's largest city governments.

October 12 - Governing

Sprawl is Taking Over America

Has the suburban dream turned into a nightmare?

October 11 - The Cincinnati Post

Amherst Plans for a Huge Office Park

Residents worry the huge development on an environmentally sensitive site will mean loss of green space.

October 11 - The Buffalo News

Housing Program in Trouble

In the nation's most expensive housing market, a HUD program to help low and middle-income families become homeowners is in trouble.

October 11 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Japanese Help with San Diego Airport Issue

Japanese university adopts Lindbergh Field as a lab project and comes up with an analysis and recommendations.

October 11 - The San Diego Union-Tribune


Report Questions Silicon Valley's Future

High living and business costs as well as worsening traffic may threaten Silicon Valley's premier position in world's high-tech industry.

October 11 - San Jose Mercury News

Dot-Com or Community?

The debate over San Francisco's future continues as activists battle high-tech invasion.

October 11 - The San Francisco Chronicle


Cities On The Edge Of Disaster

CNN presents a special series about how the limits of the city are being tested -- and use Portland as a case study.

October 11 - CNN

Noisy Jets Buzz Residents

Study attempts to find a way to reduce noise at Denver's Centennial airport where jet traffic has tripled in recent years.

October 11 - The Rocky Mountain News

Regular Checkup for Atlanta Region

Government, transportation and business leaders will review if "the region is on the right track to improving traffic congestion and air quality."

October 11 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Key Choice for Crunch on Airports

Amid rising demand for air travel, legislators and activists face tough question -- expand big hubs or build more regional airports?

October 11 - The Christian Science Monitor

Signal Hill's Ingredients for Success

How did the City of Signal Hill overcome design issues, engineering problems, a 'NIMBY' situation, and other tough challenges to create a hilltop park that is now the crowning jewel of its local park system?

October 10 - Western City

HUD Award to Protect Children from Environmental Hazards

Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary awards $68.3 million for lead abatement, testing and toreduce other environmental and safety dangers in the home.

October 10 - HUD News

Have Car, Will Commute

CNN special series on urban issues focuses on the relationship between the automobile and the suburbs.

October 10 - CNN

Condos Reach New Heights

"The condo market in the District and close-in suburbs is at a fever pitch for resales, new construction and conversionsof rental properties."

October 10 - The Washington Post

Plotting a Course for City Growth and Farmland Protection

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors solidified a new general, a guideline for the next 20 years that emphasizes city-centered growth and the preservation of farmland.

October 10 - The Fresno Bee

33-story Tower For Houston's Greenway

A 1 million-square-foot, 33-story office tower on the Southwest Freeway in Houston's Greenway Plaza may be one of the biggest office projects in the city in years.

October 10 - The Houston Chronicle

Changes in Urban Landscape Can Cut Smog

According to a pair of studies by the University ofCalifornia's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, doubling the number of mature trees and resurfacing dark-colored roofs and roads with heat-reflecting material in Sacramento County would almost halve

October 10 - The Sacramento Bee

To Continue to Prosper, We Must Redefine Growth

In this Los Angeles Times op-ed, author Richard Handley highlights a movement which seeks to revolutionize the business cycle of "boom and bust" to one that is more self-sustaining.

October 10 - The Los Angeles Times

America's New Suburban Main Streets

A harbinger of 21st century America: dozens of post-Second World War suburbs that never had a Main Street are building new ones from scratch.

October 10 - Environmental News Network

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