The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Miami developer Craig Robins' high-end Aqua community is a milestone forNew Urbanist precepts; for one thing, it's actually (almost) urban.

January 20 - The Slatin Report

D.C considered private funding option for major league baseball stadium.

January 19 - The Washington Post

The first 12 models of homes at Prairie Crossing represent the firstcommunity-scale demonstration project for the U.S. Department ofEnergy's Building America program.

January 19 - Terrain

Toronto's mayor shares his ideas on how to make the city a more beautiful place.

January 19 - The Toronto Star

What happens when a community puts up 'No Trespassing' signs on public open space?

January 19 - The Los Angeles Times

Photographs of one of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world.

January 19 - Michael Wolf Photographer

Will an aquarium be enough to "re-brand" Toronto as a major tourist destination in the wake of the 2003 SARS outbreak?

January 19 - The Toronto Star

Neal Peirce reviews the revival of Washington D.C.

January 19 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Traffic lights are inefficient tools to handle traffic, and many should be replaced by roundabouts.

January 19 - Cato Institute

Like many neighborhoods across the nation, Seattle's Central Area is changing rapidly.

January 19 - The Seattle Times

Megacities are especially prone to earthquakes, floods and other natural disasters, says the U.N.'s Disaster Relief Director.

January 19 - Environmental News Network

Poll finds 50% of Bay Area residents want new homes to be built near job centers rather than suburbs.

January 18 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Evidence from studies on housing mobility suggests that mobility policy may have positive effects on health.

January 18 - Fannie Mae Foundation

The Iraqi city of Falluja may require more than $1 billion to rebuild; the U.S. is promising a fraction of that.

January 18 - TomDispatch

Loveland, OH, may have the state's first plans for a cohousing development.

January 18 - Akron Beacon Journal

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal President Bush said that nuclear energy was a "clean renewable" energy source for the future."

January 18 - Portsmouth Herald

Like the market itself, real-estate education is hot. But some experts warn this industry is headed for a decline.

January 18 - The Christian Science Monitor

Report by the National Academy of Sciences claims that the Bush administration's "Clear Skies Initiative -- a proposed reform of current air-quality standards -- will be less effective than the existing Clean Air Act.

January 18 - The Washington Post

The current tsunami disaster should cause serious rethinking of seaside development for all coastal locations, writes Joel S. Hirschhorn in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

January 18 - Planetizen

An in-depth look at the myth of economic viability of convention centers.

January 18 - The Brookings Institution