The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Originally dubbed the "train to nowhere", ridership has surged on Los Angeles Green Line.

December 15 - Los Angeles Business Journal

The largest school building program ever proposed in New York State outside of Buffalo and New York City wins in Albany, the state capital, after nearly four years of ups and downs.

December 15 - Times Union

Leaders from throughout Central Florida meet to develop long-term solutions for regional problems.

December 15 - The Orlando Sentinel

A new redevelopment plan for downtown Pittsburgh, PA, aims to avoid past mistakes.

December 14 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The American Institute of Architects awarded its highest individual honor to Japanese architect Tadao Ando.

December 14 - The Chicago Tribune

The California Air Resources Board is debating a proposal to change air quality policy to take into account "environmental justice" issues.

December 14 - The New York Times

Lomborg suggests that many dire environmental issues are "phantom problems" inflated by the environmental movement.

December 14 - Grist Magazine

A former Gerber Plant in Ashville, NC, will be redeveloped under new zoning into a New Urbanist development featuring mixed use buildings, pedestrian orientation, and public/private joint partnerships.

December 14 - Excite

A house surrounded by nature helps boost a child's attention capabilities, acccording to a Cornell University study.

December 14 - Cornell University

A collection of editorial cartoons featuring the human transportation device formerly known as "Ginger."

December 14 - Slate

This article summarizes the lessons Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have learned over the past two and a half decades, and outlines the strategies they might pursue to best meet the needs of underserved people and markets in the year

December 14 - The Brookings Institution

Los Angeles has some exciting new buildings: Disney Hall, the Cathedral, the Getty. Now, there may be another.

December 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Dream Works bailed out, Frank Gehry cooled people off, and there's still methane and oil residue. Will it sell?

December 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Last year, the Pennsylvania Legislature approved changes to the Municipalities Planning Code so communities that file joint comprehensive plans can share the distribution of land use zones.

December 13 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

According to a study by the University of Georgia, immigrants "matter more" to the real estate industry during a recesion.

December 13 - REIS

A columnist for the Las Vegas Review-Journal scoffs at Kunstler's scathing review of Las Vegas.

December 13 - Las Vegas Review Journal

The Sacramento Bee's in-depth series, "Grappling With Growth", looks at how well suburban northern California is dealing with growth.

December 13 - The Sacramento Bee

A speech on the future of skyscrapers given by His Royal Highness, Charles, the Prince of Wales on December 11, 2001.

December 13 - The Prince Of Wales

A columnist raises a warning that a joint APA-HUD 'growth blueprint' is an effort to centralize land use control by the federal government. (Link corrected.)

December 13 - Accuracy In Media

Puzzled about the features of the much-hyped Segway Human Transporter? The Onion presents all you need to know in a single "infographic."

December 13 - The Onion