The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Democratic presidential candidates are expanding the environmental debate to include social justice, national security and morality.

July 3 - The New York Times

The Senate should think hard about changing the tenor of the nation's environmental debate.

July 3 - The Christian Science Monitor

An innovative research project measures "nature's services" supporting approximately 50,000 residents in a dense urban Los Angeles neighborhood.

July 3 - Urban Land Institute

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is accepting proposals for residential development near the Red Line's Porter Square station in Boston.

July 2 - The Boston Globe

Most experts agree that the level 4 facilities would probably be pretty safe, since they are made of numerous isolation chambers that researchers would enter in moon-style protective gear. Whether they are suitable for urban areas is a matt

July 2 - The Independent

National momentum can't substitute for hard organizing work at the local level, but sometimes it can set the stage -- or provide a needed burst of energy.

July 2 - Shelterforce Online

Five democratic presidential candidates criticized the Bush administration's environmental policies and touched on issues such as climate change, air quality, and brownfields.

July 2 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The 101-story, US$1.7 billion building in Taipei's Hsinyi District will stand 16m taller than the current tallest building in Shanghai.

July 2 - Taipei Times

James Kunstler calls suburbia "the greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the world."

July 2 - Michigan Land Use Institute

The U.S. attorney's office initiates a criminal investigation into the finances of the Los Angeles Housing Authority.

July 2 - The Los Angeles Times

Critics say EPA chief Christie Todd Whitman, who stepped down last week, played an active role in weakening environmental protections.

July 2 - Democracy Now!

The Bush administration's environmental actions are comparable to the Catholic Church's 17th century attempt to censor Galileo.

July 2 - The Los Angeles Times

Bruce Wilkey encourages communities to keep out "big boxes."

July 2 - The Chattanoogan

Life behind the flooding of the world's largest dam is surreal.

July 2 - The New Yorker

EPA witheld key findings of a Senate air pollution plan that would provide more health benefits that the Bush administration's Clear Skies Initiative.

July 1 - The Washington Post

What happens when an oppressed community moves into a neighborhood where another oppressed community lives – and starts gentrifying it?

July 1 - Shelterforce Online

A 24-hour marathon catalogs the rich bio-diversity of New York City's Central Park.

July 1 - The New York Times

A new million-dollar home is built next to a decades-old popular music club, which is then found out of compliance for live music.

July 1 - Florida Herald Tribune

As the senior population grows, a niche market is thriving for a new kind of retirement facility.

July 1 - The Washington Post

A new rezoning plan in downtown Glendale, CA, calls for building housing above neighborhood retail stores and restaurants.

July 1 - The Los Angeles Times