The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

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November 1 - American Scientist

The newly opened park, a ground-breaking achievement, is a model for all other cities in terms of both design and operations.

November 1 - The Boston Globe

Frank Gehry is designing a skyscraper for Related's Grand Avenue project in downtown Los Angeles. Critics are concerned his work will be a modernist monstrosity in the middle of a walkable downtown.

November 1 - The Slatin Report

An architect known for his unconventional choice of building materials -- sand, beer crates, even paper -- may be headed for superstardom.

November 1 - The Guardian

In Livermore, California, a developer spends $3 million to convince voters to pass a bond measure that would enable the developer to build on 1,400 acres of grassland adjacent to the city.

November 1 - The Los Angeles Times

Calthorpe Associates has been hired to develop an updated downtown plan for one of the USA's quintessential college towns.

October 31 - Crain's Detroit Business

Andrew Altman, former D.C. Director of Planning, describes how he and Mayor Williams used planning as the catalyst for D.C.'s revival.

October 31 - The Planning Report

The Boston Museum Project will occupy a full block on the emerging Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, and will be a center for residents and visitors interested in Massachusetts's rich history.

October 31 - The Boston Globe

Anaheim, CA, home of Disneyland, follows the lead of Philadelphia, and selects EarthLink, Inc. to build a 50-square-mile municipal WiFi network.

October 31 - Government Computer News

Developer plans to replace a 14 square mile subsistance farm run by an organization of immigrants with a factory warehouse.

October 31 - The Daily Trojan

Wal-Mart's CEO recognizes that zoninig laws will becoming increasingly less friendly to supercenters, and so plans to ramp up expansion with plans to open between 550-600 stores in the upcoming year.

October 31 - CNN Money

A $17 million cut in funding could imperil critical source of planning information.

October 31 - Washington Post

FEATURE

Two months after Katrina, what have we learned? Graham Stroh analyzes Katrina's disaster management lessons on law enforcement, communication and social infrastructure.

October 31 - Graham Stroh

Grist Magazine asks a motley crew of movers and shakers to put on their thinking caps and answer the question.

October 31 - Grist Magazine

The idea that limiting sprawl leads to a scarcity of homes and increased home prices just doesn't hold up, according to new research from California State University at Sacramento.

October 31 - California State University at Sacramento

200 urban designers from around the world work to replan Missisippi coast.

October 30 - INTBAU News

Every American city wants to improve its schools. Although few communities are satisfied with the progress they are making, there are some signs of encouragement.

October 30 - Smart City Radio

Expansion of greenfield development in rural parts of Ada County, Idaho, is cause for concern among some public sector policymakers like Boise's Mayor David Bieter.

October 30 - The Idaho Statesman

Four students of Auburn University's Architecture Program designed and built the Newburn, AL fire station at a fraction of its projected cost.

October 30 - The Birmingham News

Electrified truck stops are a major tool in the battle against particulate pollution from diesel engines. In California, the Air Resources Board has just outlawed overnight idling, effective 2008.

October 30 - The New York Times