The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Artists and authors from across the country share their vision of the future for Canada's cities.

January 9 - CBC News

A 'visioning book' illustrates the town's wish list its future appearance.

January 9 - Woonsocket Call

The moratorium was triggered by the growing "hodgepodge" of buildings, stores, and fast-food restaurants.

January 9 - Sun-Sentinel

Houston new light rail begins operations with regular service and fares. The article also has a nice Flash tour that explains aspects of the light rail system.

January 9 - The Houston Chronicle

Oregon county rejects Wal-Mart's expansion plans.

January 9 - The Oregonian

Five teams make a short list for Los Angeles' high-profile and ambitious Grand Avenue makeover.

January 9 - The Slatin Report

A study reveals that global warming could cause the extinction of a million species by 2050.

January 9 - BBC News

Taxing land values more heavily than building and improvements could protect undeveloped land.

January 9 - Land Lines, Lincoln Institute Of Land Policy

Despite public disdain and Hollywood derision, modernism maintains its grip on architecture.

January 9 - The Providence Journal

Free markets may be the ticket to a clean energy revolution.

January 9 - Grist Magazine

Howard Cohen helped reform planning practice in Toronto. Now, he is realizing his vision for the city, one development at a time.

January 8 - The Toronto Star

Subsidised homes are a major draw for top-notch faculty and students at the new Cal State Channel Islands campus.

January 8 - The Los Angeles Times

Shipping containers serve as stackable, modular, low-cost homes or shelters.

January 8 - The Christian Science Monitor

A new development firm makes a splash with an auspicious debut in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

January 8 - The New York Times

The planting of bogus bombs at construction sites brings attention to new developments in 'forgotten' neighbourhoods.

January 8 - The Montreal Gazette

Differing attitudes toward growth characterise America's political boundaries.

January 8 - The Economist

Financing and building affordable housing in Europe is simpler, faster, and more efficent than in the U.S.

January 8 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Suburban development in wildland areas increases the risk of devastating forest fires.

January 8 - Independent Arts And Media

The Wall Street Journal's architecture critic wonders if sometimes historic preservation just means that we prefer the 'stagnant status quo.'

January 8 - Wall St. Journal

Back to (controlled) nature on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

January 8 - American Society Of Landscape Architects