The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The winning design at an international competition to design the city of tomorrow incorporates hydrogen-powered neighborhoods, interlocking 'greenway' parks.

June 6 - The Globe and Mail

Two thirds of New York City's two million apartments are subject to rent controls. Rent control comes up for renewal again on June 15.

June 6 - The Economist

Cincinnati face 'grave challenges' as it seeks to transform itself into a "market-performing" city.

June 6 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Jeff Speck, is currently director of town planning for DPZ, is appointed Director of Design for the National Endowment for the Arts.

June 5 - National Endowment For The Arts

Anthony Downs provides an overview of sprawl and smart growth. He evaluates the costs/savings of smart growth and argues that smart growth needs to embrace affordable housing if it is to be successful.

June 5 - AnthonyDowns.Com

The LDMC announced that 13,683 prospective participants from 94 nations and all fifty states have registered for the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition.

June 5 - Lower Manhattan Development Corporation

A businessman proposes high-rise student housing for the Univ. of Nevada, Reno on a part of the city's oldest cemetery.

June 5 - Las Vegas Sun

Political insider Dan Garcia discusses Los Angeles Mayor Hahn's plan to redesign Los Angeles International Airport.

June 5 - The Metro Investment Report

Convinced that urban sprawl contributes to obesity in the U.S., a growing movement advocates walkable cities.

June 5 - The Miami Herald

Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine sue the EPA, arguing that the Clean Air Act requires the EPA to regulate carbon dioxide.

June 5 - The Boston Globe

This four-part series explores Wal-Mart's social and economic impact.

June 5 - National Public Radio

A new company promises to help universities pay for new sports facilities that include residential, retail and other commercial ventures.

June 5 - American City Business Journals

Light rail proponents say Orange County's projected growth will turn the freeways into "crawlways." But is light rail the right solution?

June 5 - Orange County Register

The public has an absolute legal right to be on the beach in Florida -- but just try telling a beachfront property owner.

June 5 - Florida Trend

Author and urban planning commentator Bill Fulton announces his candidacy for a Ventura City Council seat.

June 4 - The Los Angeles Times

Daniel Libeskind discuss his design for the World Trade Center site.

June 4 - WNBC

Archaic zoning laws lock cities into unfortunate growth patterns. Governing Magazine examines the case of Chicago and discusses NU and form-based codesas new zoning options.

June 4 - Governing

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's anti-sprawl initiative runs into opposition in Oakland County.

June 4 - The Detroit News

'The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit,' Sloan Wilson's 1955 bestseller, is a timely -- and timeless -- suburban story.

June 4 - The Christian Science Monitor

A keynote peech by Anthony Downs on affordable housing and growth management.

June 4 - The Brookings Institution