The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Federal regulators have cleared two national banks to develop office and hotel properties -- actions long barred by the Treasury Department. What does this imply for the development environment?

January 20 - National Real Estate Investor

Across the nation, developers and city officials warn that weakening eminent domain could undermine rehabilitation of cities.

January 20 - The New York Times

In recent decades conservation easements—promises to restrict land development—have become enormously popular, but now they are in trouble.

January 20 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Los Angeles needs to use zoning, land swaps, tax breaks, and imagination to ensure green space for its residents says Patt Morrison.

January 20 - The Los Angeles Times

There were 269 murders in Baltimore City in 2005, after a 1999 campaign promise by Mayor Martin O'Malley to reduce the number to 175. What do so many homicides do to a city's psyche?

January 20 - Baltimore City Paper

A savvy lawyer continues to slide through a loophole in the D.C. Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, preventing longtime apartment residents from becoming homeowners at the time of sale.

January 20 - Washington City Paper

The New York Press' 'Brooklyn Issue' features commentary from 11 authors on the evolution of each neighborhood in the borough.

January 20 - New York Press

Planner says for smart growth to be successful, it must consider economics, environment, and livability.

January 20 - Daytona Beach News-Journal

The technology is here; now supporters need to garner enough political support and funding to make the dream a reality.

January 20 - The New York Times

Recently inaugurated official sets stage for "long-term transportation investment plan."

January 19 - Richmond Times Dispatch

After conducting research on dangerous bus stops in Los Angeles, UCLA Professor Loukaitou-Sideris has embarked on another project to learn what strategies have been successful in addressing concerns by women about safety and the built environment.

January 19 - Institute Of Transportation Studies

The Gotham Gazette outlines a series of traffic reports and policies, analyzing the steps necessary to confront New York's 800,000-a-day car problem.

January 19 - The Gotham Gazette

The Pawcatuck Borderlands illustrates what is fast becoming one of the major puzzles in land use policy -- how to plan across boundaries.

January 19 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

State governors are risking their political capital on mega-fix-it projects at the statewide level, from the "Trans-Texas Corridor" to a $222 billion California infrastructure improvement plan.

January 19 - The Los Angeles Times

A federal appeals court rules that cities cannot block construction of the towers for aesthetic reasons alone.

January 19 - The Los Angeles Times

The secretary of the Massachusetts Office for Commonwealth Development explains how additional housing can be factored into models for regional growth.

January 19 - The Boston Globe

Stephen A. Hammer argues that Bloomberg should take cues from the London Spatial Development Strategy, which creates a "coherent, long-term vision" for the city.

January 19 - The Gotham Gazette

Two of Boston's leading suburban developers are partnering up to build a transit oriented development project in suburban Westwood.

January 19 - The Boston Globe

In "Plan B 2.0, Rescuing a Planet under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble", Lester Brown explores how city design fits into larger, global environmental issues.

January 19 - Earth Policy Institute

According to a new study, there may be no net effect on air pollution from Canada's commitments to Kyoto on autmobile emissions.

January 18 - The Globe and Mail