The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Hoping to guard against future labor shortages and protect their national identity, many countries with low birth rates are trying to entice couples into having more children with a variety of financial incentives -- including cash payments.

August 22 - Wall Street Journal via The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

What the state of Mississippi has learned in one year of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.

August 22 - The Los Angeles Times

The Planning Report features a candid interview with Ken Bernstein, chief of Los Angeles' newly-created Planning Department's Office of Historic Preservation.

August 22 - The Planning Report

A 67-square mile piece of empty desert in Nevada will soon explode into one of the state's biggest cities, housing more than 200,000. Senator Harry Reid pulled various strings over the last four years to obtain approval for the development.

August 22 - The Los Angeles Times

Tips on how to keep projects from getting 86'd by getting smarter than Maxwell Smart.

August 22 - Principal Broker Online

Cities are using cutting edge software combined with aerial photos to survey and assess property quickly and accurately.

August 21 - The New York Times

A new article offers details on The National Trust in Great Britain, one of the most successful land trusts on the planet.

August 21 - Principal Broker Online

Though the central city's numerous building cranes and new developments fueled population-gain assumptions, new government and regional estimates seem to confirm that intown Atlanta is experiencing a continuing renaissance.

August 21 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rapid economic expansion has created rampant pollution in China, and officials are determined to clean it up in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

August 21 - Reuters via The New York Times

Despite the challenges, one year after Hurricane Katrina, the city's spirit survives in young adults who view the uncertainty as opportunity.

August 21 - The Los Angeles Times

Mayor's Conferences Releases Survey of 183 Cities on emergency preparedness and homeland security.

August 21 - U.S. Conference of Mayors

Joel Kotkin explores the reasons why those displaced by Hurricane Katrina have not moved back home and what it means for the cities where they are now living.

August 21 - The Los Angeles Times

FEATURE

August 21 - Tom Grubisich

The nation's corroded sewer pipes have reached the end of their planned life cycle, but few people notice until they break.

August 21 - The Boston Globe

Activist and singer-songwriter Carole King urges Americans to oppose bills that give away public land for private development.

August 21 - The Los Angeles Times

A film documenting Portland's success in moving people from cars to public transportation is airing on British television.

August 20 - BBC

A new art exhibit illustrates the turn of the century transformations of two European cities, as documented by artists such as Monet, Pissarro and Toulouse-Lautrec.

August 20 - The New York Times

The Hollywood actor lends his celebrity status to promote sustainable architecture.

August 20 - The Washington Post

Men's Health magazine judged 100 cities on high blood pressure, traffic congestion, aggravated assaults, workplace violence and speeding tickets.

August 20 - Men's Health

The City Council of Fresno, California, endorsed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement on July 18th to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but the city's Mayor has stated he won't sign off on the proposal.

August 20 - The Fresno Bee