The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Designed to stop sprawl and preserve farmland, two state tax breaks to farmers are actually fueling further expansion. Much 'farmland' is already developed, yet still gets write-offs.

July 14 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Increase in home prices can be attributed to the rising costs of construction material.

July 14 - Builder Magazine

The Project for Public Spaces asks if architecture critics have forgotten how to judge public spaces.

July 14 - Project For Public Spaces

Ontario considers legislation to control sprawl and channel development towards urban centers.

July 14 - The Toronto Star

The newly-published Phaidon Atlas reviews 1,052 buildings, includes 7,000 images, and weighs in at 824 pages.

July 14 - Slate

U.S. and Britain focus on "neighborhoods of choice and connection".

July 14 - The Brookings Institution

Frustrated by the lack of a vocabulary to describe types of growth, Dolores Hayden has delivered the definitive work on the subject.

July 14 - The Boston Globe

The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) has announced the recipients of its 2004 Professional Awards. (Includes project profiles and photos.)

July 14 - American Society Of Landscape Architects

Business Week evaluates the the impact of rising mortgage rates on the housing bubble -- and arrives at dire conclusions.

July 14 - Business Week

Bush administration announces it will reverse one of the "most sweeping land preservation measures in decades".

July 13 - The Washington Post

A new report compares the economic performance and industrial composition of the nation's technology centers.

July 13 - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Utah candidates for Governor support open space initiative, though measure may fail to make it to the November ballot.

July 13 - The Salt Lake Tribune

A new mixed-use project could revive a historic Chicago neighborhood.

July 13 - The Slatin Report

Author Paco Underhill's new book looks at the effects of psychology on the shopping experience.

July 13 - Newsday

Henderson's desire for a neighborhood-based development exposes the boomtown's lack of city context.

July 13 - Las Vegas Sun

Photos and reports from the first North American Open Source Geographic Information Systems Conference.

July 13 - Slashdot

We can no longer afford to give away highway lanes to carpools and low-emission vehicles, writes Ken Orski.

July 13 - Planetizen

The future of a town surrounded by growth.

July 13 - The Orlando Sentinel

The expansion of ASU to a brand new campus in downtown Phoenix has the potential to revitalize the city's moribund downtown.

July 13 - The Arizona Republic

FEATURE

High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) and Carpool Lanes promote congestion, while benefiting few commuters. Charging tolls rather than using HOV lanes will reduce traffic while bringing in much needed transportation funding.

July 13 - C. Kenneth Orski