The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

How did a city capitalize on a three-hour sporting event to develop a clear set of goals for urban revitalization?

February 8 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Shortfalls in promised aid from Washington to rebuild New Orleans have led Mayor Ray Nagin to consider asking for help from abroad.

February 8 - Truthout

The challenges are great, but city officials and business leaders are hopeful that Detroit will build upon its successful Superbowl weekend.

February 8 - The Detroit News

The ski industry is already feeling the impact of global warming and is adopting innovative measures to survive.

February 7 - Grist

It has been five months since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Urban Land publishes a 24-page special report with an overview, recommendations, and essays from urban planners, local business leaders, developers, architects, and academia regarding the future of the Crescent City.

February 7 - Urban Land Magazine

Students demonstrate how to create community spaces with sensitivity.

February 7 - MetropolisMag.com

An index of walkability incorporates land use, street connectivity, net residential density, and retail floor area ratios, with health-related outcomes in King County, Washington.

February 7 - Journal Of The American Planning Association

After decades of decrepit school conditions, activists respond to new, multi-million dollar baseball stadium funding to ask: if baseball gets millions, why can't schools? The measure could lead to $1 billion over 10 years.

February 7 - The Washington Post

FEATURE

February 7 - Ricky Mathews

An eminent domain story from the New Jersey coast illustrates the complexity of the controversial issue.

February 7 - The Weekly Standard

While President Bush admitted that the United States is addicted to oil, he offered few real remedies. To address this gap, Michael Brune of the Rainforest Action Network offers a '12-Step' energy program for America.

February 7 - Common Dreams

Once blighted with boarding houses and abandoned buildings, Boston's already gentrified South End is still an ongoing project in hip urban transformation.

February 7 - The Boston Globe

600 feet below Manhattan is one of the biggest urban infrastructure projects in history, yet most city residents do not even know about this 50-year water project.

February 7 - The New York Times

As Mayor John Street's eight-year term comes to a close, it's clear he has accomplished much locally, but how much has the city's reputation really improved?

February 6 - Philadelphia City Paper

New development explodes in the underregulated rural Arizona desert, as developers realize that a severe lack of water won't prevent development.

February 6 - The Arizona Republic

Dan Turner narrates his personal experiences as he takes on the challenge of traveling to Los Angeles International Airport using only public transportation

February 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Jim Rhodes may soon be the Nevada's largest home builder. His developments are popular, but opponents and some previous homebuyers are wary.

February 6 - The Arizona Republic

Author Ray Bradbury of "Fahrenheit 451" fame predicts that in the next five years Los Angeles' freeways will freeze and explains why he believes monorail is the answer to the region's transportation needs.

February 6 - The Los Angeles Times

A $200-million hotel project, touted as the first major tourist lodging in the neighborhood since 1966, drifts into obscurity amid corruption charges aimed at the developer.

February 6 - The Village Voice

Ronal Brownstein urges the Bush administration to take bold steps to cure nation's oil addiction.

February 6 - Los Angeles