The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

When authorities closed down the South Central garden in Los Angeles, the community lost more than an urban farm writes columnist Al Martinez.

July 4 - The Los Angeles Times

As large McMansions move into suburban areas, many of the smaller older houses are being pushed out of the neighborhood by higher taxes, or by demolition to make room for larger homes.

July 4 - The Chicago Tribune

The Indian government has demolished a housing slum in Mumbai, displacing thousands. Though the government has promised replacement homes for many of the slum's documented citizens, thousands without documentation are now also without homes.

July 4 - BBC

Writer and professor Deborah Tannen compares the experiences of American women who were molested on public transit with those of Greek women who are markedly less tolerant of such behavior.

July 4 - The New York Times

One American journalist rides along with members of China's new car owning class as they discover the thrill of the open road.

July 4 - The New York Times Magazine

Vacation travel for the Washington area is expected to surpass last year's forcast.

July 3 - The Washington Post

The Washington Post finds that the government has paid over $1.3 billion in agricultural subsidies to non-farmers, under a decades-old policy intended to eliminate subsidies. The policies are changing land use patterns in the Farm Belt.

July 3 - The Washington Post

FEATURE

July 3 - Michael Jelks

The Housing and Transportation Affordability Index is a new tool calculates affordability at the census tract level by taking into account not only housing costs, but transportation as well.

July 3 - The Chicago Tribune

A review of Kenneth Helphand's new book "Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime".

July 3 - The Capital Times

As one of the few remaining public spaces in cities, libraries are a popular means for the architect and urban designer to contribute positively to their communities. ArchNewsNow talks to two architects about the latest trends in library design.

July 3 - ArchNewsNow

The house of Susette Kelo, the plaintiff in the landmark eminent domain lawsuit will be relocated as part of an undisclosed settlement.

July 3 - Abhijeet Chavan

Half a century later, Interstate highways have transformed the face of modern America.

July 3 - The Washington Post

A photo essay illustrates how architects and planners are using inexpensive light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transform urban skylines.

July 3 - Wired

A new documentary film asks, "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

July 3 - The Arizona Republic

Dan Barry conjures up unintended uses for DiamlerChrysler new ultracompact Smart Car.

July 2 - The New York Times

How is Celebtration, FL, Disney's experiment to build a New Urbanist utopia, faring ten years after the first residents moved in?

July 2 - The St. Petersburg Times

Light rail comes out the winner in another showdown against train vs. bus in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

July 2 - Minnesota Public Radio

While the Beijing-Shanghai line has long been scraped, plans for a line from Shanghai to Hangzhou are still in play.

July 2 - China Daily

A once maligned housing style is returning into fashion.

July 2 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel