The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Wal-Mart builds a 3-story store inside a vacant department store at an enclosed mall in a dense Los Angeles neighborhood.

June 25 - National Real Estate Investor

A new study analyzes how Michigan spent its transportation funding.

June 25 - Michigan Live

Charleston City Council considers new municipal zoning regulations — and quite possibly the future of city life in Charleston.

June 25 - Charleston City Paper

Traditional zoning and parking requirements have contributed to the cluttering of the nation's commercial roadways. Neal Peirce comments on an alternative called "form-based codes."

June 25 - State Farm

The Polynesian Island of Niue has launched the world's first free nation-wide WiFi Internet access service, available to residents and tourists.

June 25 - Business Wire

It would be ironic if anti-tax conservatives were in fact unknowingly creating strong incentives for smart growth. This may be what's happening in California.

June 24 - The Sacramento Bee

Health experts believe that suburban sprawl is responsible for American's bulging waistlines.

June 24 - MSNBC

A logistics airport is being built in southern California to address the nation's import and export needs.

June 24 - Urban Land Magazine

An interview with U.K. deputy prime minister John Prescott; he talks about the urban policy differences between the U.S. and U.K. as well as London's bold congestion charging experiment.

June 24 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

For the new breed of 'urban explorer', the thrill is finding history in abandoned buildings and underground tunnels.

June 24 - The Los Angeles Times

In an effort to raise money, cities are turning over their public spaces to advertisers

June 24 - The New York Times

Despite the billions spent on public transit, 75% drive to work, and only 4.7% use public transit.

June 24 - MSNBC

While New Urbanists suggest that urban sprawl may be responsible for expanding waistlines, detractors think otherwise.

June 24 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Among sprawl's many negatives you can add that it can also be unpatriotic, writes Joel Hirschhorn in a PLANetizen Op-Ed.

June 24 - Planetizen

Communities around the country are working to take school transportation back to the way it was.

June 24 - CNN

Washington State officials may use eBay to auction single-driver access to HOT lanes to find out their true value.

June 24 - MSNBC

FEATURE

Sprawl is reaching military installations and threatening the nation's defense capabilities.

June 24 - Joel S. Hirschhorn

Metro's board considering modifications to its 2025 mass-transit plan

June 23 - The Houston Chronicle

Should recreation be on par with "traditional" water uses in agriculture, homes, and industry?

June 23 - The Christian Science Monitor

Median value hits a new record in Ventura County. Biggest gains are seen in north Thousand Oaks, while Oak Park loses ground.

June 23 - The Los Angeles Times