The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Nation's fastest growing master-planned community is also one of its most insulted writes Stephanie Simon.

July 26 - Abhijeet Chavan

Climatologists blame the urban 'heat island' effect for a rise in Southern California's average evening temperatures, which have hit record highs in recent days.

July 26 - The Los Angeles Times

An experiment in Ontario, Canada has ordinary residents meeting regularly to decide how government funds are spent on playgrounds, health clinics and adult education.

July 26 - Shelterforce Magazine

A business group publishes its annual "report card" or housing profile for Bay Area communities by comparing local housing permits issued to state-mandated housing goals.

July 26 - San Jose Mercury News

The Algiers Casbah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is collapsing with little political will to save it.

July 26 - The New York Times

Large home builders are increasingly able and willing to bribe local governments to approve new greenfield developments.

July 26 - Gristmill

A new, sustainably-built home seeks produce as much energy as it consumes.

July 26 - The Oregonian

Naomi Oreskes, history of science professor at UC San Diego, on why there are a "handful of scientists" that reject the evidence that humans contribute to global warming.

July 26 - The Los Angeles Times

An investor from Los Angeles grabs Atlanta's tallest tower for its biggest price.

July 26 - The Slatin Report

For years, drifters and homeless people have been living on some of the small islands of earth that remain in the paved-over Los Angeles River. While they are not a high priority for police, the river revitalization movement wants them gone.

July 26 - The Los Angeles Times

The number of new homes with porches increased has nationwide over the past 10 years.

July 26 - The Daily News

To coincide with the World Urban Forum, the Ottawa Citizen devotes most of their Sunday, June 18th newspaper to covering a host of urban issues, including slums, urban gardening, and the case for and against cities [links to 9 articles].

July 25 - The Ottawa Citizen

Approved twin towers at the base of the San Francisco entrance to the Bay Bridge are designed to withstand earthquakes and hurricane gales.

July 25 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Money Magazine's annual ranking of the best places to live highlights Americans' desire for big-city amenities, small-town charm, affordable housing, and green space.

July 25 - Money Magazine

The opening of the Promenade at the Foundry, a 220-unit redeveloped rental complex in Providence's mill district, underscores Providence's continuing revitalization.

July 25 - The New York Times

Echoing Jane Jacobs' 2001 call for a "new fiscal deal" for Canada's cities, a new report recommends that more strategically-targeted investments can produce more economic benefits than the current per-capita formula.

July 25 - Conference Board of Canada

The slow reaction to job growth in many Maryland counties jobs may lead to a critical housing shortage.

July 25 - The Baltimore Sun

With a strong style and a common-sense approach, Gloria Jeff is taking on one of the world's most unenviable jobs: general manager of the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

July 25 - The Metro Investment Report

Altoona, Pennsylvania, is proposing to replace its current private trash collection system with a municipal single-hauler contract to help combat blight, but opponents say that the city is removing consumer choice.

July 25 - Altoona Mirror

The Miami Herald chronicles how the nation's most ambitious public housing effort in decades has become plagued by corruption and greed.

July 25 - The Miami Herald