The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Five years after the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, new security measures are "sucking the soul" out of urban life.

August 24 - Salon.com

The housing boom that fueled the U.S. ecomony in recent years appears to be slowing down.

August 24 - BBC

A new survey indicates Americans' appetite for travel is still growing, though high fuel prices and security threats have taken a toll on the public's mood.

August 24 - Destination Analysts

This column from <em>The Berkeley Daily Planet</em> sees cultural values being rapidly depleted in favor of quick developments and short-term profits. To remind planners and citizens what could be, an 'Urban Bill of Rights' has been written.

August 24 - The Berkeley Daily Planet

Planned communities that blend residential, retail, and recreational uses are becoming a popular type of development.

August 24 - The Detroit Free Press

A new study indicates that hybrid car buyers can break even financially, though government tax breaks and not just fuel savings help make up for the more expensive price tag.

August 23 - CNN Money

The increased carnage, especially among motorcyclists, may reflect more relaxed traffic laws.

August 23 - MSNBC & Associated Press

Rapidly advancing web technologies are enabling planners to merge location and data like never before. UCLA's Jeff Burke explains how embedded sensors, 'mash-ups,' and a host of other technologies are helping planners and everyday citizens alike.

August 23 - The Planning Report

The Aspen Lofts, a new condominium project planned for downtown Boise, is making use of what others would call wasted space.

August 23 - The Idaho Statesman

What happens when the high cost of housing prices teachers and police officers out of the communities where they work?

August 23 - The Columbus Dispatch

Dramatic increases in foreclosures in California, Colorado, Las Vegas and Phoenix are being attributed to an "overwhelming use of creative mortgage products."

August 23 - Central Valley Business Times

Developer's plans to build towers near Los Angeles' Staples Center area fits in with the vision of turning downtown Los Angeles into a sports-entertainment hub.

August 23 - The Los Angeles Times

Old amusement parks don't die, they just ... become housing.

August 23 - Grist Magazine

Where people live has been shown to relate directly to how much they exercise, as well as to excessive child obesity and the increasing incidence of diabetes. Real estate developers are being held to blame for creating auto-reliant, unhealthy towns.

August 23 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Senior researchers at the Centre for Cities discuss whether the UK should look towards Europe or the US when making urban policy.

August 23 - BBC News

New Orleans' leaders have failed the city but it's not too late.

August 22 - The Los Angeles Times

While the California Chamber of Commerce has targeted the Global Warming Solutions Act as a "job killer", predicting higher gas and electricity prices, a new report from UC Berkeley concludes that the legislation could boost the state's economy.

August 22 - University of Califonia, Berkeley

Filmmaker Spike Lee new four-hour documentary "When The Levees Broke" is the "definitive chronicle" of the year following Hurricane Katrina.

August 22 - TV Barn

Researchers at Arizona State University investigate landscape design and human-landscape interaction.

August 22 - Central Arizona - Phoenix Long Term Ecological Restoration

Alberta's surging oil economy is growing so quickly that service industries can't compete, budgets for infrastructure projects can't keep up with rising labour and material costs, and oil companies are building their own housing projects.

August 22 - The Globe and Mail