The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

FEATURE

A questionnaire administered by the Planning Commissioners Journal yields fascinating results concerning the diversity, occupational backgrounds, and selection processes of various planning boards and planning board members nationwide.

October 14 - Wayne Senville

The positive benefits of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act are beginning to show but a new dispute has emerged over housing in reservations.

October 13 - The Washington Post

One of best known "smart growth" communities still suffers from air pollution and traffic congestion. The solution? Golf carts for everyone!

October 13 - The Chicago Tribune

Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced the formation of 10 new national parks which would increase the total area of Canada's national parks by almost 50 percent.

October 13 - National Geographic

Are there more homeless on the streets of New York?

October 13 - The New York Times

Philadelphia's Neighborhood Transformation Program advocates the demolition of vacant buildings, whether they are historic or not.

October 12 - Philadelphia City Paper

What does the merger of Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad mean for commuters?

October 12 - The New York Times

New residents of Downtown Jacksonville townhomes face urban realities of noise and vagrants.

October 12 - The Florida Times-Union

According to a report by the University of Toledo, cities in Lucas County, Ohio, unknowingly contributed to sprawl.

October 12 - Toldeo Blade

New census data suggests that St. Paul and Minneapolis aren't hollowing out at the core like many of their midwestern counterparts.

October 11 - Star Tribune

After an environmental study and public input, a team of Virginia and Metro officials recommended the extension of rail to the Dulles corridor over buses.

October 11 - The Washington Post

Visioning exercise challenges participants to consider where to locate Southern California's projected 6 million new residents.

October 11 - The Los Angeles Times

If transit ballot measures pass, Seattle-area residents will have to pay the price.

October 11 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

While the public debate over what happens to the WTC site continues, the site is already being rebuilt. Though the redevelopment is supposed to be "temporary" no one knows for how long.

October 11 - The New York Times

Anti-secession advocates say carving up Los Angeles could increase utility bills.

October 11 - The Los Angeles Times

Using satellite photos taken on Sept. 11th, 2001, reasearch attempts to track the spread of the plume of pollutants after the attacks and its impact on health of New Yorkers.

October 11 - Newsday

A former Los Angeles County planner was arrested for falsifying public records that cost the county "hundreds of thousands of dollars."

October 11 - The Los Angeles Times

Mayor Masiello takes a major step forward in the effort to revitalize the downtown Buffalo neighborhood.

October 11 - The Buffalo News

Efforts to clean up "one of the most important places in all the Americas" could sweep away the city's history too.

October 10 - The New York Times

The Metropolitan Water Districted of Southern California rejected a plan to store water under the Mojave Desert.

October 10 - The New York Times