The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Celebrity architect Rem Koolhaas' unusual design for a skyscraper in Beijing -- his largest project to date -- uses an innovative structural system.

January 9 - Newsweek

If urban areas are to improve, the public must become a more savvy consumer of good architecture.

January 9 - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co will develop the plan for a $500 million community for St. Charles County, Missouri.

January 9 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Tall fences are popping up all over Phoenix. The city's solution? Legalize it.

January 9 - The Arizona Republic

Luxury homes in the Aspen area are taxed as part of a plan to finance green projects.

January 9 - The Christian Science Monitor

Dan Burden is on mission to make America's cities walkable -- and livable.

January 9 - The Kansas City Star

If you had predicted five years ago that downtown Norfolk would have traffic problems as a result of valet parking, residents would have laughed at you.

January 8 - Virginian Pilot

Peter Heyrman comments on the 'burbification' of Annapolis.

January 8 - The Washington Post

Neal Peirce responds to tough questions about smart growth and regionalism posed by prominent California economist Steven Levy.

January 8 - Citistates Group

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said that businesses should be willing to pay more to operate in New York City because it is a "luxury product."

January 8 - The New York Times

California policymakers have long been obsessed with water, and 2003will be no different.

January 8 - California Planning and Development Report

Modern technology and transportation allows people to move away from cities. Is New York City's current crisis a harbinger for the decline of cities?

January 8 - National Review

Welcome to Wal-Mart China. If there's not a Wal-Mart in your neighborhood today, just wait a few minutes.

January 8 - Time

San Francisco, known for its dense fog, launches a major initiative to use solar energy. The city seeks to transform itself into a center for green architecture.

January 8 - Wired

The International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education is offering free online access to all articles through January 12, 2003.

January 8 - International Journal Of Sustainability In Higher

Growth management in Florida faces an uncertain future as Governor Jeb Bush's position on growth remains unclear.

January 8 - The St. Petersburg Times

A columnist for the Globe and News wonders why human ingenuity so often doesn't extend to urban planning problems.

January 8 - The Globe and Mail

Hydrogen is the future and needs to be part of a sound energy policy.

January 7 - E-The Environmental Magazine

Exponetial increases in off-campus housing, and lucrative rental income spark heated debate in the UK.

January 7 - The Times

The surge of theater-building around the world may slowing down.

January 7 - The Economist