The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Experts in Wisconsin try to account for why the greatest number of manufacturing job lost in the metropolitan Milwaukee area were in the suburbs.

August 31 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A new report and survey attempts to quantify the loss of distinctive town character in Britian.

August 31 - New Haven Advocate

Will slowing population growth and higher densities solve the environmental crisis?

August 30 - The New York Times

If Portland and Houston are two extremes for planning, Lincoln, Nebraska is squarely in the middle, say observers.

August 30 - Lincoln Journal Star

Agency’s 'under-representation' of core communities worsens sprawl.

August 30 - Michigan Land Use Institute

The Baltimore Sun profiles urban design firm RTKL Associates, which has been selected to plan the massive Beijing International Sports and Exhibition Center.

August 30 - The Baltimore Sun

The the long-term effect of the glut of new and used cars is cause for concern.

August 30 - The Washington Post

Dozens of presentations from several workshop on developing smart growth zoning codes are published by the LGC.

August 30 - Local Government Commission

Is smart growth more about nostalgia and less about reality?

August 30 - Anchorage Daily News

Cleveland has the highest poverty rate among America's big cities, according to newly-released Census data.

August 30 - The Plain Dealer

Many say that pedestrian cellphone use contributes to unsafe conditions, as well as the privatization of public space.

August 30 - The New York Times

In Southern California's booming market, $10 million buys only a "starter mansion."

August 30 - The Los Angeles Times

BLOG POST

A report by California Performance Review Commission, recommends that state agencies "should take an inventory of software purchases and software renewals...and implement open-source alternatives where feasible." According to <a href="http://news.com.com/California+considers+open-source+shift/2100-7344_3-5327581.html?tag=nefd.top">CNet</a>:<br /> <blockquote><br /> California joins numerous government bodies that have adopted or considered procurement policies that favor open-source software as more cost-effective and secure. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts cast its lot with open-source last year, as have government agencies in Britain, Korea and elsewhere.</blockquote>

August 29 - Abhijeet Chavan

BLOG POST

Governing Magazine has a special report on "E-Governing" in their September, 2004 issue, <a href="http://www.governing.com/articles/9egdata.htm">Dealing in Data</a>. <br /> <br /> This is certainly true,<br /> <br /> <blockquote>"Governments have been trying to break down the silos of data that have been built up agency by agency, government by government."</blockquote><br /> <br /> But I wonder about this evaluation, which seems to be the foundation for most of the article:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>"There is one basic prerequisite that has to be met before any data merging can take place. Government agencies have to take the information that lives on paper and convert it into digitized form. "</blockquote>

August 29 - Chris Steins

Will the open-air mall be the future of retail development? A battle in Glendale, CA may herald the future.

August 29 - The Los Angeles Times

Cities in Contra Costa County, CA, find smart growth appealing.

August 29 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Author David Oates walks along the Portland metro area's urban growth boundary.

August 29 - The Oregonian

Study concludes that warmer temperatures may have in part be caused by human activities.

August 29 - Environmental News Network

A city adopts ordinance to discourage big-boxe retailers.

August 29 - The Salt Lake Tribune

A regional advisory agency in Chicago advises local governments that traffic calming measures are not always the best approach to slowing traffic.

August 28 - The Chicago Tribune