The Daily Source of Urban Planning 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

Hurricanes in the US, an earthquake in Pakistan, and last year's tsunami have focused interest on a field now in high demand: disaster research.

November 18 - The Christian Science Monitor

A Santa Fe CDC responded to skyrocketing housing costs by becoming a lender and broker while it also preserved and built homes. In the process, the organization developed a more retail-oriented approach to ensuring people’s financial security.

November 18 - Shelterforce Magazine

In an attempt to compel a "captive" audience to become more physically active, architects are responding to clients' desires to include opportunities for exercize in the buildings' designs.

November 18 - The Wall Street Journal

Supercenter opponents are losing their battle against Wal-Mart in a small Midwestern town.

November 18 - The Capital Times

Major investments in transportation infrastructure are required to keep California moving. Many companies are leaving California due to congestion delays and cargo backups at the ports.

November 18 - The Oakland Tribune

Sherman Plaza, a new mixed-use development in the heart of downtown Evanston, Illinois is the latest in a series of developments that are transforming this once sleepy college town into a vital urban destination.

November 17 - The New York Times

A deal for a new stadium for the Washington Nationals seems to hinge on who will subsidize the parking, and how fancy the parking spaces will be.

November 17 - The Washington Post

The City of Santa Maria denies a general plan amendment/rezone to allow a Super Walmart store on the outskirts of town. The decision was based on protecting the downtown retail area and not rezoning dwindling industrially zoned land.

November 17 - Santa Maria Times

While LA may be <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/node/17988">smog capital, USA</a> California's San Joaquin Valley is in need of more help to lessen pollution

November 17 - The Sacramento Bee

Orange and Riverside Counties may build a 15-mile tunnel to help alleviate traffic congestion -- even though the tunnel would be only a mile away from a major fault line.

November 17 - The Washington Times

Architect Brenda Levin, FAIA, commemorates the opening of The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in Los Angeles.

November 17 - The Planning Report

Futuristic suggestions to improve New York City's taxi fleet.

November 17 - The New York Times