The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

cities along Colorado's Front Range seek the right mix of jobs and homes to keep commuting distances.

January 14 - The Denver Post

Roger Thoma envisions building the kind of habitat that once dominated the lakeshore before people built marinas and docks and lined the river and lake bank with steel walls.

January 13 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Denver is experiencing a housing glut, with downtown lofts, condos, and apartments all coming on the market at the same time.

January 13 - The Rocky Mountain News

Auto-makers know their customers well and market SUVs for a certain type of customer -- the "self-centered", "me-first" driver.

January 13 - National Public Radio

A former state trooper provides training on how to reduce traffic jams

January 13 - The Seattle Times

The long envisioned beltway around metro Denver is missing a 15-mile section due to lack of funds and opposition to a key junction.

January 13 - The Rocky Mountain News

An editorial in the Arizona Daily Star argues that Arizona needs to make sacrifices if it is to avoid an "environmental hell."

January 13 - Arizona Daily Star

Neal Peirce reports on the efforts to create Detroit's first-ever regional transportation agency

January 13 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The first of a 3-part series re-evaluates how segregation in major urban cities is measured and publishes an updated index of the most integrated cities.

January 13 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

According to traffic engineers, chronic backups are caused by drivers.

January 13 - The Washington Post

Planning can be dangerous. Planning Magazine editor Ruth Knack investigates the increasing danger of plan rage.

January 13 - Planning Magazine

Developers are weaving in past history into new high-end homes built on derelict but historical sites.

January 12 - The New York Times

Lately, there have been more than a few ominous developments for those trying to maintain the wildness of the remote mountain lands of southern Apache County in Arizona.

January 12 - The Arizona Republic

How often do the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times push a story the same day with the same point of view? It's rare.

January 12 - Citistates Group

Concentrating the poor is misguided public policy.

January 12 - Urban Land Magazine

This week's Smart City radio show addresses the issue of livability in cities.

January 12 - Smart City

Governor's decision energizes lively legislative debate in Michigan.

January 11 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Kane County is working on the 2030 Land Resource Management Plan, to be released in November.

January 11 - The Chicago Tribune

A new publication takes a different look at the future of cities and suburbs.

January 11 - The Baltimore Sun

Controversial TV ads created by the creator of the "Got Milk" campaign says sport utility vehicles are a threat to national Security.

January 11 - National Public Radio