The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Robert Taylor Homes, the largest in a wave of urban public housing projects built during the 1960s, has finally fallen victim to the wreaking ball as part of the Chicago Housing Authorities massive redevelopment plans.</p>

October 16 - The Miami Herald

<p>A new Canadian documentary tackling suburban sprawl is as generic as the subdivisions it criticizes, says the Globe &amp; Mail's Trevor Boddy.</p>

October 16 - The Globe & Mail

<p>A study of 28 metropolitan regions reveals that the high commuting cost for living in outer-ring suburbs outweighs the low cost of the housing in the long term.</p>

October 16 - The Washington Post

<p>More than 20 master planned communities have been proposed in Idaho since 2000. And the trend of the increasing popularity of MPCs is spreading nationwide.</p>

October 16 - The Idaho Statesman

FEATURE

October 16 - Nate Berg

FEATURE

Coverage of the American Society of Landscape Architects 2006 conference and the International Federation of Landscape Architects world congress, held October 6-10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

October 16 - Patrick L. Peterson

FEATURE

Coverage of the American Society of Landscape Architects 2006 conference and the International Federation of Landscape Architects world congress, held October 6-10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

October 16 - Jamie Tschida

<p>Columnist Neal Peirce uses the the example of the recent E. coli outbreak in spinach to underscore the importance of curtailing sprawl and preserving farmland so that we may eat locally-grown produce and avoid similar problems in the future.</p>

October 16 - The Washington Post Writers Group

California's law to discourage car commuting is rarely followed; many companies breaking the law have never fined.

October 16 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>A Colorado home-builder reflects on his attempt to go green.</p>

October 15 - Grist

<p>The $1.4 billion, 5.1 mile Central Subway connecting the Caltrain Depot at Third and King Streets to Chinatown, is projected to be completed by 2016. Most of the funding has been secured and community meetings will start Oct. 17.</p>

October 15 - San Francisco Examiner

<p>Once unthinkable, zoning is now being considered by Montana counties to prevent subdividing open space and ranch land.</p>

October 15 - Governing Magazine

<p>A 203-foot pyramid, designed by British architect Lord Foster, is only one example of over-the-top urban design in Kazakhstan's remote capital city.</p>

October 15 - The New York Times

<p>The long-dormant downtown in this central Texas city is poised for revitalization designed to take advantage of nearby Baylor University and other assets. New Urbanist designs are generating hope and excitement.</p>

October 15 - Waco Tribune-Herald

<p>Doug Farr, widely known as a leader in the United States green building movement, is shifting his focus from single buildings to entire neighborhoods.</p>

October 14 - Grist Magazine

An interview with J. Matthew Sleeth, evangelical environmentalist and author.

October 14 - Grist Magazine

<p>India must eradicate its ubiquitous shantytowns if it is to become an economic success story. Just such an effort is underway in the Dharavi neighborhood outside Mumbai by Mukesh Mehta, an Indian architect and developer.</p>

October 14 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>A California developer is pushing proposals for high-speed magnetic levitation trains. He's hoping private enterprise will help make the costly venture more attractive to state and regional governments.</p>

October 14 - Metro Times Detroit

<p>A small college in Maine has made a pledge to reduce and offset all of its greenhouse gas emissions, including those generated by students' trips to and from school.</p>

October 14 - The Washington Post

<p>Report by Seattle-based Sightline Institute documents a growing backlash against "property rights" initiatives in Oregon communities deeply affected by Oregon's Measure 37 and implications for western states.</p>

October 13 - Sightline Institute