The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Can the Hawaiian island of Kauai avoid the planning mistakes made by Honolulu by adopting smart growth strategies?

October 19 - The Garden Island

Study finds unemployment rates and commute times are among factors that affect sleep quality.

October 19 - WebMD

Pottstown's innovative approach to land use demonstrates the power of careful zoning.

October 19 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Rising gasoline prices increase demand for heighten smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles.

October 19 - The Christian Science Monitor

Environmentalists bristle as city moves toward 'shared use' of a local haunt.

October 19 - The Christian Science Monitor

The reality of smart growth can’t be reduced to "stop building roads" or "demolish shopping centers."

October 19 - The Washington Post

With oil hitting $55.00 per barrel, analysts are expecting prices to top $60.00 by the end of the year -- in the middle of northern winter.

October 19 - The Scotsman

Suburban growth is squeezing out middle-class families.

October 18 - USA Today

BLOG POST

Okay, I get it. Cities are getting wireless data connectivity. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/18/wireless.city/index.html">Here's</a> CNN.com on the subject. Salient bits:<blockquote>One of only a handful of cities in the nation to try it, Chaska -- just southwest of Minneapolis -- plans to have most of the city's 15 square miles Wi-Fi operational by the end of October.<br /> <br /> "We firmly believe that the Internet is going to be just as much a part of everybody's future as the telephone or electricity is and we want to make sure that everybody has equal access to it," says Bradley Mayer, Chaska's information systems manager. "We wanted to ensure there was some sort of broadband activity that could be affordable by our residents."</blockquote>

October 18 - Anonymous

Is traffic bad in your city? Read this editorial about the challenges faced by Bangladesh, and feel better.

October 18 - Financial Express

Following the lead of first-ring communities that ring Cleveland, older suburbs across Ohio and throughout the country are forming alliances to fight for survival.

October 18 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Nat Tipton will become the first professional town planner for Bolton in Eastern Massachusetts.

October 18 - Boston Herald

Hispanics and blacks lost nearly 27 percent of net worth between 1999 and 2001

October 18 - CNN

Chicago's recently-opened Millennium Park has transformed Chicago's East Loop into a thriving (and profitable) neighborhood.

October 18 - National Real Estate Investor

Instant carpooling called "slugging" shortens commute times.

October 18 - The Washington Post

Wal-Mart begins construction on a new store north of Mexico City, next to the pyramids of the ancient city of Teotihuacan. For some, the symbolism is too great as Wal-Mart becomes Mexico's largest private employer.

October 18 - Counterpunch

Political party affiliation isrelated to distance from city center.

October 18 - The Washington Post

A mountain valley known for its bucolic lifestyle is about to become the largest winter resort community in the Sierra Nevada.

October 18 - The Los Angeles Times

The growing efforts to revitalize downtown Phoenix with a new ASU campus, light rail, and Civic Plaza expansion is now without its challenges.

October 17 - The Arizona Republic

A six year drought uncovers a town from 1865 that has been underwater since it was flooded. Similar finds are occurring across the U.S.

October 17 - The Los Angeles Times