The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Blaming SUVs is the new national pastime.

January 19 - Reason Online

Centuries after the Dutch created New York's Battery, a Dutchman is asked to give Battery Park a needed makeover.

January 18 - The New York Times

Toronto's waterfront is an asset.

January 18 - The Toronto Star

Portland designer Kevin Cavenaugh's projects prove that urban infill doesn't need to be boring or unprofitable.

January 18 - Business Journal Of Portland

Cutting-edge tolling technology creates a new revenue stream for transportation infrastructure and new transportation value for all motorists.

January 18 - Reason Public Policy Institute

A new report argues that fully protected marine reserves are an effective tool for restoring and maintaining coastal and marine habitats.

January 18 - Pew Oceans Commission

Three of the seven designs submitted for the future of Ground Zero are leading in popularity.

January 17 - The New York Times

The Coalition to Free Chestnut Street met with the Mayor of Philadelphia persuading him to reconsider closing Chestnut Street, a major transit street, in front of Independence Hall as a post-9/11 security measure.

January 17 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The problem with rail in Los Angeles is that we treat it as transit. That's all wrong. We should actually look at it as entertainment.

January 17 - The Los Angeles Times

Hillsborough County, Florida Commissioners voted to begin drafting a zoning code to put age restrictions in place for retirement communities; if approved, this would be the first such zoning code on the East Coast.

January 17 - The St. Petersburg Times

The California San Joaquin Valley's air pollution is not of its own making --- it is being exported from elsewhere.

January 17 - The Public Purpose

Philadelphia's Independence Hall stands as a symbol of liberty and the birthplace of the United States, but since 9/11 the security around it has crippled a section of Philadelphia.

January 17 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bruce Weinberg, a Los Angeles resident, was one of 30 residents nationwide to receive a pre-release Segway.

January 17 - The Los Angeles Times

Chicago could learn a thing or two from New York. This is the last part of a series that chronicles the politics of historic preservation and demolition in Chicago.

January 17 - The Chicago Tribune

A new comprehensive transportation plan for Tempe, AZ, focusses on moving people, not cars.

January 17 - The Arizona Republic

In his first State of the State address, New Jersey's Gov. McGreevey promises that fighting sprawl will be his one of his top priorities.

January 17 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The 30-year effort to complete the Long Beach (710) freeway extension may end up being a tunnel.

January 16 - The Los Angeles Times

Florida Governor Jeb Bush may ask voters to abandon a high-speed train plan if the project requires too much public money.

January 16 - Sun-Sentinel

The suburbs of major metropolitan areas are aging faster than the nation as a whole.

January 16 - The Brookings Institution

Chelan County issues its "Code of the West," warning emigres from urban areas on what to expect of rural living.

January 16 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer