The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Congress gets ready to respond as members of the armed forces face housing shortages at their duty stations across the country.

February 14 - Nation's Building News

Compact, walkable development near public transit may be the next big real estate boom in Massachusetts, according to the Boston Globe's Sunday magazine.

February 14 - Boston Globe Magazine

A new book blends real estate market fixation with Eastern philosophy-inspired self-help advice.

February 14 - New York Times via Chicago Tribune

In remote Modoc County, the median home price just passed $100,000 -- and this only six-and-a-half hours from San Francisco.

February 14 - The Los Angeles Times

Residents of Rome's historic center are protesting exorbitant rental prices, prompting a decree from Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi postponing a slew of evictions.

February 14 - Associated Press via Chicago Tribune

Landscape architect Ken Smith is in charge of designing the transformation of the abandoned El Toro military base in Irvine, CA, into a park bigger than New York City's Central Park.

February 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Three new developments in the Ozarks will be based on New Urbanist principles.

February 13 - Missouri News-Leader

The Bush administration is planning to sell 300,000 acres of national forests and other public land.

February 13 - The Los Angeles Times

To an ethical investor, growth doesn't always lead to happiness. Investors are looking for ways to differentiate good growth from bad growth.

February 13 - The Christian Science Monitor

A radical proposal from San Francisco: if you want to end automobile dependence, stop fetishizing the automobile. Disallowing its advertisement would be a start.

February 13 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The monorail might not be complete by 2009, but an impressive light-rail line could be.

February 13 - Seattle Weekly

Expert sports economist Mark Rosentraub analyzes lessons learned from D.C.'s recent stadium deal.

February 13 - The Wall Street Journal

Coal mining in the heart of America's ancient ecosystem is destroying Eastern Kentucky's natural beauty.

February 13 - International Herald Tribune

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing evidence that global warming threatens the survival of the polar bear; if it is declared a threatened species, the U.S. might have to limit carbon dioxide emissions.

February 13 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Aerial photos and maps display elaborately researched price estimates for neighborhood properties.

February 13 - The Wall Street Journal

Planners envision transit villages in the Bay Area connected by trains, ferries, buses, and light rail.

February 12 - The Contra Costa Times

NASA climate expert who accused the Bush administration of "censoring" scientific information says the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is also silencing researchers studying global warming.

February 12 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Pittsburgh lives and dies with the Steelers. Good thing they won.

February 12 - International Herald Tribune

Recent reports show sharp rise in home inventories, along with a decline in new orders across the U.S.

February 12 - The Wall Street Journal

How will Torino capitalize on the international attention to revive its fading industrial economy?

February 12 - International Herald Tribune