The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Charlotte Observer starts a five-day series on our automobile-obsessed society.

July 24 - The Charlotte Observer

As development continues on the urban fringes, one person's sprawl becomes another person's backyard.

July 24 - California State Auditor

Industrialized nations finalized a global warming agreement in Bonn, Germany without the participation of the U.S.

July 24 - The Washington Post

Ridership on public transit across the nation jumped 2.8 percent in thefirst quarter of 2001.

July 24 - American Public Transportation Association

This survey maps the new American employment landscape, using zip-code employment files to map the location of jobs in the 100 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.

July 23 - The Brookings Institution

New "starchitects" are challening San Francisco's traditional sense of urban design.

July 23 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Deteriorating air pollution has cost the Atlanta region federal funds for roads.

July 23 - The Washington Post

In Golden, CO, priceless dinosaur footprints may be threatened by plans for a new golf course.

July 23 - The New York Times

There is a research park being built next to UC Irvine. The technology slump is causing companies to pull out of their leases.

July 23 - The Los Angeles Times

A study by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation found electric plants contributed the most to industrial pollution and identified the top polluting states.

July 23 - The Chicago Tribune

Churches, synagogues and other religious organizations sitting on increasingly valuable parcels of land are giving in to development pressure to help meet costs.

July 23 - The Boston Globe

Are urban growth boundries are causing minorites to be locked out of the American dream?

July 23 - Planetizen

Despite active affordable housing efforts, Cambridge suffers after rent control ends.

July 23 - Shelterforce Online

A contest to "re-imagine" the White House asks contestants to demonstrate how contemporary architecture could symbolize democratic ideals.

July 23 - The Washington Post

Citizen-led groups in Las Cruces, New Mexico struggle to rejuvenate an ailing downtown.

July 22 - Las Cruces Sun-News

The Atlantic Monthly reviews Michael T. Klare's "Resource Wars: The New Landscape of Global Conflict." Our future is the future of natural resources.

July 22 - The Atlantic Monthly

A recent analysis of Governor Davis' $5.3 billion transportation spending package concluded that population growth over the next 25 years may nearly outpace efforts to relieve gridlock on Southern California freeways.

July 22 - The Los Angeles Times

Hoboken, New Jersey is the poster child for successful gentrification.

July 22 - Shelterforce Online

FEATURE

Housing affordably drops in Portland, but increases in Atlanta. Are urban growth boundries are causing minorites to be locked out of the American dream?

July 22 - Wendell Cox

HUD Secretary Mel Martinez is reactivating a federal council that will coordinate the activities of 15 agencies as part of a comprehensive effort to improve the delivery of federal services to homeless individuals and families.

July 21 - HUD News