The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Northeast Minneapolis neighborhood business area reinvents itself as local businesses join forces.

September 6 - Star Tribune

This paper argues that the American dream of accumulating wealth and owning a home creates demand for housing at the edge of metropolitan areas, inadvertently weakening cities and older suburbs.

September 6 - The Brookings Institution

This Brookings report argues that there is an important, almost inevitable, housing dynamic that shapes many major metropolitan areas.

September 6 - The Brookings Institution

Urban policy expert Anthony Downs advised Broward County, FL, to increase density to accomodate newcomers. The county is reluctant to increase density.

September 6 - Sun-Sentinel

It has a dramatic new bridge constructed from steel and glass. Designed by a Spanish architect, it is causing a furor.

September 6 - The Los Angeles Times

California is an arid desert and it's water is delivered through one of the most sophisticated delivery systems in the nation.

September 6 - The Metro Investment Report

The Toronto Transit Commission is 80 years old. The transit system that serves a million passengers a day faces a bleak future due to lack of funds.

September 5 - The Toronto Star

Astronauts in the International Space Station notice the Earth changing as a result of climate change and impact of landuse decisions.

September 5 - BBC News

Historic wooden houses lining the Bosporus waterfront in Istanbul, Turkey, are 300 years old and in danger of disappearing.

September 5 - The Washington Post

While Silicon Valley's tech hub suffers, Los Angeles' diverse 101 Tech Corridor continues to thrive.

September 5 - REIS

New restaurants at Atlanta's CNN Center will draw tourists to the the downtown.

September 5 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

Private housing associations with covenants, conditions and restrictions are setting the rules that many middle-class Americans have live by. What is the impact of the growth of planned communities on the nation? Should we be concerned?

September 5 - The Economist

The hot new concept for a hybrid mall combines an indoor mall and outdoor restaurants with a town center.

September 5 - International Council Of Shopping Centers

In the past, Europe was the model for the urban future. Today, European cities need to look to America for new models.

September 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Is California's educational system dysfuntional? If so, how does California plan and manage for better education?

September 5 - The Metro Investment Report

With the nation ready to spend billions of dollars to repair or replace public shools, activists championing for the preservation of old school buildings are winning the support of many including preservationists and smart growth advocates.

September 4 - The Seattle Times

Reaction to the Daily News alternative blight plan has been heated, especially from City Hall.

September 4 - The Philadelphia Daily News

Local smart growth advocates say that the solutions is not to allow sprawl, but to increase densities.

September 4 - The Boston Globe

A report by an insurance industry group recommends safety aids such as larger streets signs for elderly drivers.

September 4 - The New York Times

Legislation to limit the amount of pollution and energy used by data centers and telecom hotels may impact economic development.

September 4 - Government Technology