The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Surprising developers, planners and even themselves, Palm Beach County Commissioners agreed on July 24 to consider temporarily halting development.

July 26 - Sun-Sentinel

A new report charges that the Seattle-Tacoma has been unable to plan for its rising population.

July 26 - The Seattle Times

Engineers are building a 400-foot bridge entirely from recycled plastic.

July 26 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Testing transportation in one of the nations fastest growing counties.

July 25 - Clark County, WA

Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan looks at how towns are making recylcing work.

July 25 - National Public Radio

Giant Sequoias, some up to 1500 years old, are threatened by a forest fire. The debate over how to care for them rages.

July 25 - The Washington Post

A work-centric culture and larger homes are changing the traditional notion of what a home means.

July 25 - The Christian Science Monitor

Eminent domain proceedings in Cyrpus, CA are shaping up to be a test of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.

July 25 - The Los Angeles Times

Flint -- Michigan's fourth biggest city -- is an old economy city in a new economy world.

July 25 - The Detroit News

Annie Snyder fought to protect the land against sprawl.

July 25 - The Washington Post

Canada's cities are deteriorating even as they attract immigrants and rural Canadians.

July 25 - Macleans

Jane Pisano, former Dean of External Affairs at the University of Southern Califronia and current President and Director of the Museum of Natural History in LA, discusses the role of institutions in urban revitalization.

July 25 - The Planning Report

Community's design review committee demands that homeowners of a yellow house repaint it beige. This has sparked a heated public debate over the color "yellow" and homeowners' rights.

July 25 - The New York Times

How a technological invention called "air conditioning" changed our lives.

July 24 - National Public Radio

Architects who expand their skills to include all aspects of the development process find expanded business opportunities.

July 24 - ArchNewsNow.com

Let Amtrak President David Gunn do his job.

July 24 - The New York Times

What will be the fate of the closed Orange County, CA El Toro Marine Corps Air Station? A voter-approved park seems unlikely.

July 24 - The Los Angeles Times

To create great architecture, you need great clients with a vision.

July 24 - The New York Times

Some environmentalists say new rules are an "improvement."

July 24 - The Washington Post

Will Disney-style Urbanism infect the World Trade Center site?

July 24 - Slate