The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Cities rushing to embrace Richard Florida's 'creative class' strategies are likely to be disappointed, writes Steven Malanga.

March 3 - City Journal

Conservative Republican hunters and anglers are unhappy with the Bush administration's envirornmental policies.

March 2 - National Public Radio

Newly-appointed city manager of Ventura, CA, Rick Cole addresses the challenges ahead for smart growth in a traditionally anti-growth environment.

March 2 - The Planning Report

Vehicle owners in the U.K. underestimate the cost of driving by 50% but 80% are not willing to give up their cars.

March 2 - The Daily Telegraph

New York City officials debate plans for the World Trade Center redevelopment.

March 2 - The New York Times

Unparalleled immigration in the 1980s and 1990s transformed many older immigrant gateways and created new ones. In this paper, Audrey Singer analyzes the new geography of American immigration .

March 2 - The Brookings Institution

The liberal city of Berkeley considers becoming the first city to tax people who own three cars.

March 2 - The Christian Science Monitor

Bruce Fowle on Ground Zero’s environmental opportunities; the chance to readdress the site’s density, to explore renewable power sources, and to utilize green roofs.

March 2 - MetropolisMag.com

Critics are increasingly charging that Richard Florida's theories about the creative class simply don't work.

March 2 - The Boston Globe

Latest population, household and labor statistics from Australia.

March 2 - Australian Bureau of Statistics

Cutting corners, saving money, spewing toxins: is this Texas environmental policy?

March 2 - Austin American-Statesmen

Community is cut off from Main Street program after opposing a freeway widening plan.

March 1 - The Detroit News

Fewer residents are venturing outside their homes to patronize local businesses as home-delivery services increase.

March 1 - The Washington Post

A Pentagon-commissioned report concludes that in the next 20 years the impact of global climate change could lead to millions of deaths from war and natural disasters.

March 1 - Democracy Now!

A new study by the US EPA looks at transportation systems in 13 metropolitan areas to determine if selected characteristics have an impact on transportation and environmental performance.

March 1 - U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

This article describes the woes caused the increasing number of empty retail big boxes in our communities and presents some strategies for rehabilitation and re-use, including conversion into more profitable retail activities.

March 1 - Retail Traffic

An editorial by the Las Vegas Review-Journal concludes from a recent study that the costs of smart growth are too high.

March 1 - Las Vegas Review Journal

Three decades in the making, Christopher Alexander's ambitious new work spans four volumes and outlines fifteen properties that he "believes underlie beauty in art, nature, and great buildings."

March 1 - Wired

With developable land in Southern California's urban core at a premium, underperforming strip malls are becoming a popular target for mixed use development.

March 1 - The Los Angeles Times

Shifting domestic economics are reshaping immigration patterns in the United States.

March 1 - Austin American-Statesmen