The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

School buildings built in the 1900s and the Depression era are in danger of being lost due to neglect and lack of funds as students are moved to "sprawl schools."

July 6 - The New York Times

Fitchburg, Mass.was abandoned by GE, residents left, and there was no money for economic development.

July 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Rural areas of the Dominican Republic are not connected to the nation's power grid but villagers benefit from solar energy powered by the Carribean sun.

July 6 - Wired

Colorado faces controversial choices over use of water for recreation and its impact on the economy and development.

July 6 - The New York Times

Chicago's $6 billion expansion plan for O'Hare airport will require an additional $2.8 billion for transportation improvements.

July 5 - Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. National Forests -- managed for uses such as logging, ranching and recreation -- are also used for other unusual activities.

July 5 - The New York Times

Tests in New Jersey confirm that as suburbs expand, nearby lakes and streams degrade dramatically.

July 5 - New Jersey Record & Herald News

Microsoft's Money Central looks at the hidden costs of living in a big city and asks, from an economic standpoint, is it worth it?

July 5 - Microsoft Money Central

Portland is named as one of three top International cities for livability. Is Portland developing civic conceit?

July 5 - The Oregonian

Planned subdivision in Urbana, IL, inspired by New Urbanism, receives mixed reactions from residents.

July 5 - News-Gazette

Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten is accepting nominations for the "Armpit of America."

July 5 - The Washington Post

This paper finds that the tax benefits associated with owning one's own home are skewed spatially, with a few areas receiving large benefits and most areas receiving small ones.

July 5 - The Brookings Institution

A weed invasion in the Western U.S. is threatening wildlife, lifestock, and the local economy.

July 5 - National Geographic

This New York Times editorial examines President Bush'senvironmental policy decisions in the context of recent politicalhistory.

July 5 - The New York Times

Cleveland's aging communities team up to market postwar era housing.

July 4 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

The question should not be "Can we build an iron Interstate, but, "How quickly can we do it."

July 4 - The Christian Science Monitor

Charlotte's University City is a fast-growing university town, with three different development plans in three years.

July 4 - American City Business Journals

An attorney provides an insider's look at the Supreme Court case that dramatically alters government's ability to regulate land use.

July 4 - Wall St. Journal

Eco-terrorists target research to create genetically modified trees that grow thick, tall, and fast and even create their own pesticides.

July 4 - National Public Radio

A NORC describes a place in which half of the residents are over 60 and have decided to spend their last years in their home.

July 3 - Wall St. Journal