The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

With most consumer goods shipped by truck, high fuel prices are going to start making everything more expensive.

April 7 - The Christian Science Monitor

A report on global 'ecosystems' should be used to spotlight ways for eco-restoration.

April 7 - The Christian Science Monitor

Ft. Lauderdale, FL, approved an automated parking garage -- a robotic system that stacks cars in less space than conventional parking garages -- for a downtown loft project.

April 6 - Sun-Sentinel

Escalating housing prices in northern Virginia force some into very mobile homes.

April 6 - The Washington Post

A huge model of Shanghai in the city's "urban planning hall" reproduces the massive building boom on a micro scale.

April 6 - Slate

Across the globe, the office building is becoming less isolated, less isolating, and more adaptable.

April 6 - Urban Land Magazine

Even though the U.S. has not signed the Kyoto treaty on climate change, a program encourages businesses in Maine to benefit from the growing market for renewable energy products and services.

April 6 - MaineToday.com

REIS offers a primer on eminent domain and introduces the landmark Supreme Court case, "Kelo versus the City of New London."

April 6 - REIS

With a few clicks of the mouse users can switch from a map to a satellite image.

April 6 - TechNewsWorld

Los Angeles should acknowledge that downtown will never be "it" for the city the way midtown Manhattan is for New Yorkers, writes Joel Kotkin.

April 6 - Los Angeles Business Journal

Spurred by Washington's Growth Management Act, a "luxury condos" trend is catching on in Seattle.

April 6 - The Seattle Times

Schools build and remodel to adapt to technological advancements and enrollment growth.

April 6 - The Christian Science Monitor

Why sustainability is good for shareholder wealth.

April 5 - Sustainable Business Insider

Does 'American urban planning' really favor malls accessible only by car over traditional downtowns?

April 5 - Daily Iowan

A new report reveals troubling evidence that the widespread trend of home refinancing is rife with fraud and artificial price inflation.

April 5 - Demos

There are important lessons for planners and architects in the aftermath of the tsunami.

April 5 - The Age, Australia

A 25-year plan would include three new parks in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area and additions to numerous existing park areas.

April 5 - Star Tribune

BLOG POST

<img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//popdens.gif" alt="" width="400" align="right"/>More human beings are moving to cities. You already know that. But according to new data (plus maps!) from the <a href="http://www.earth.columbia.edu/news/2005/story03-07-05.html">Global Rural Urban Mapping Project</a> at Columbia University (yes, that acronym is GRUMP), the Earth looks even more citified than anyone thought.<br /> <br /> Mixing satellite data with stats from that <a href="http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/plue/gpw/index.html?main.html&2">Gridded Population of the World</a>

April 5 - Anonymous

As housing prices continue to increase, California legislators are considering easing CEQA laws to make housing easier to build.

April 5 - San Jose Mercury News

Environmental activists are using "scare tactics" to attack President Bush's "balanced and people-friendly environmental agenda," argues M. David Stirling.

April 5 - The Washington Times