The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A report by the Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center identifies key factors that impact the real estate market in the region.

January 11 - Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center

Small multifamily properties account for 88 percent of the unsubsidized, affordable rental housing stock.

January 11 - HUD News

Sunrise, FL., is considering a minimum height of 8-12 storeys for medium and high-density residential buildings to create a 'suburban downtown' skyline.

January 10 - Sun-Sentinel

Grueling graduate programs in architecture demand intense dedication from students but leave them unprepared for the practice.

January 10 - The Chicago Tribune

Proponents say the 14-mile monorail system can be built faster and cheaper than light rail.

January 10 - The Seattle Times

Urban sprawl almost certainly poses a far greater threat to your health than bioterrorism.

January 10 - Michigan Land Use Institute

The year's key land use case before the U.S. Supreme Court is a 32-month building moratorium an unconstitutional taking of property rights.

January 10 - California Planning and Development Report

Anti-New Urbanism has become a cottage industry, but this report stuffs its proponents back in their box.

January 10 - The Congress for the New Urbanism

A study by the Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center titled "Flight (Or) Fight" looks at trends of urban decay, sprawl, and economic growth in the region.

January 10 - Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center

Lack of regional planning in Philadelphia promotes both sprawl and decay, according to the Metropolitan Philadelphia Policy Center's Flight or Fight report.

January 10 - Philadelphia City Paper

Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani wasn't afraid to identify stupid ideas that were causing the disintegration of New York City.

January 10 - U.S. News And World Report

Boca Raton, FL, known for its strict design codes, is working on an ordinance lays down the rules for the design of front porches.

January 9 - Sun-Sentinel

The University of British Columbia launches design-a-future computer game for public to play.

January 9 - The Vancouver Sun

Roger Snoble is a planner who suddenly found himself running a major transit agency.

January 9 - Downtown News

For 17 years land owners have been banned from building on their own property at Lake Tahoe. Finally, an outcome is near.

January 9 - The Los Angeles Times

Neal Peirce writes that an 'international architectural emergency' should be declared in Cuba where great urban spaces with distinguished buildings are in danger of being lost.

January 9 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Atlantic Monthly flashes back to January, 1962, with an essay by Robert Moses on what was wrong (and right) with America's cities.

January 9 - The Atlantic Monthly

History may record that September 11 ended the modernist dream for cities.

January 9 - Planetizen

This commentary by Bruce Katz outlines his New Year's resolutions for American cities.

January 9 - The Christian Science Monitor

A $40 million plan aims to revitalize the historic neighborhood of Fairview in Camden, New Jersey.

January 9 - The New York Times