The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In this op-ed, a bicycle commuter advocates ignoring certain traffic laws and putting cyclists in cars for "critical mass" rides, in order to draw attention to the need for better bicycle facility planning.

April 12 - The Globe & Mail

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is hoping for a major accomplishment on global warming, while the Democratic legislature is ready to challenge him by passing a tougher bill than the he currently advocates.

April 12 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Editorial says California's law allowing solo drivers in hybrid cars to use high occupancy lanes doesn't do any good -- it's only about feeling good.

April 11 - The Los Angeles Times

Randal O'Toole critically evaluates a recent press release from the American Public Transportation Association suggesting that recent transit data indicate public transportation use increased 25.1 percent in the last decade.

April 11 - The Thoreau Institute

Out of touch politicians relying too much on large internet providers have left the city lagging behind Philadelphia’s efforts.

April 11 - New York Press

Carpooling motorists complain that solo drivers in hybrid cars are clogging high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes.

April 11 - The Los Angeles Times

The "meaningless ritual" is a waste of time, according to this opinion piece.

April 11 - BBC News

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London opens a comprehensive exhibit on the history of modernism, including a concise history, timeline, and capsule biographies.

April 11 - Victoria and Albert Museum

Washington, D.C., northern Virginia, and suburban Maryland compete for everything else -- why not transit dollars? Will transit funding for the Virginia airport leave Maryland behind?

April 11 - The Washington Post

Quinlan Terry was one of the first to reject modernist architecture in favor of human-scale classicism. This review of a new book about Terry discusses his career.

April 11 - The Spectator

India's economic boom has had a positive impact on the lives of women. From highly paid, salaried professionals to small scale entrepreneurs, women are becoming financially independent while getting organized.

April 11 - BBC News

Anecdotally, the stories are endless -- gas prices are approaching $3 in most of the country (or beyond, in California). Drivers indicate they are trip-linking, carpooling, even taking public transit on occasion, yet demand doesn't subside.

April 11 - The New York Times

Some communities are not so keen about Los Angeles County's plan to relocate homeless services to suburban regional centers.

April 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Is economics is the most scientific of the social sciences? Perhaps, but economists today are still grappling with basic questions. The rest of the social sciences -- such as planning -- are even worse off.

April 10 - Foreign Policy

Readers respond to Los Angeles County's plan to relocate homeless services from downtown to suburban centers.

April 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Kennecott Utah Copper Corp., a multinational mining company, plans a new megasuburb twice the size of San Francisco, for a half-million residents. The development is planned on the largest piece of private-owned land in the U.S.

April 10 - Environmental News Network

With litigation costs escalating due to increasingly stringent zoning regulations, many family-owned development firms are forced out of the market by bigger firms that can afford to pay attorney's fees.

April 10 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

In a surprise decision, a Brazilian architect with little international reputation comes away with the field's top honor.

April 10 - The Los Angeles Times

How will the town balance community priorities and developer demands?

April 10 - Michigan Land Use Institue

As immigrants without cars settle in suburban neighborhoods, simply crossing the street to buy groceries is becoming a life-and-death activity.

April 10 - USA Today