The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

San Francisco's BART becomes the first transit system in the nation to offer wireless access on all underground trains.

November 21 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The Bring New Orleans Back Commission has named designers and architects to chair committees that will oversee the dispersion of funds and the redevelopment of New Orleans.

November 21 - Architectural Record

Increasing scarcity of oil and improved technology have renewed interest in oil shale production. New legislation opens 35% of federal oil shale lands to private industry.

November 21 - The Los Angeles Times

Building green isn't just a matter of construction and design -- we must change our entire way of thinking.

November 21 - Business Press

The first article in a week-long series examines how Portland, Maine's growing reputation as one of the most livable cities in the United States is quickly altering the social demographics of a once working and middle class city.

November 21 - Portland Press Herald

Are commercial architects ruining St. Petersberg's historic panoramic views as a result of penny-pinching investors?

November 20 - The St. Petersburg Times

A deputy district attorney charges she was fired after protesting a Lennar development project. The lawsuit uncovers a series of questionable payments from the city of the developer.

November 20 - The Sacramento Bee

In an attempt to reduce car use and traffic congestion, the SF Planning Commission passes legislation to limit residential parking in downtown -- and ban freestanding parking garages.

November 20 - San Francisco Examiner

CEO Richard Branson says his company is looking into alternative methods for jet fuel as a way to save costs.

November 20 - Planet Ark

Red tape and foot-dragging on the part of FEMA may prevent thousands of Black voters dispersed by Hurricane Katrina from voting in local elections.

November 20 - In These Times

A postage stamp-sized parcel of land in Jackson Township, Indiana is selling for $1,500. It's 0.0000000159 of an acre.

November 19 - The Los Angeles Times

The area around Denver International Airport is rapidly expanding into a fully developed city, with two dozen or more projects in development.

November 19 - The Rocky Mountain News

The greatest and most immediate effect of global warming may be on the world's fresh water supplies

November 19 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Besieged by growing traffic snarls, the Oakland County Board of Commissioners has voted to consider a light rail system in the greater Detroit area.

November 19 - Metro Times

Yellowstone gateway looks to guide rapid growth, change.

November 19 - Bozeman (MT) Chronicle

The 1960 film, depicting the origins of the Tennessee Valley Authority, has been restored and got a rare screening at a recent film festival.

November 18 - Brenda Meyer

With ambience becoming more important than ever, the gathering place is beginning to replace the anchor.

November 18 - Urban Land Magazine

The Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture is hosting an exhibit that chronicles the last 100 years of suburbia in England.

November 18 - Brenda Meyer

Community leaders and developers all agree that New Orleans must be built towards the future, but there are many ideas about how to go about doing it.

November 18 - The Times-Picayune

Thirty years after urban renewal effort, jury rules that a city's condemnation threat constitutes temporary taking.

November 18 - The Roanoke Times