The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

An op-ed advocates increasing the operating hours for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system.

July 3 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Urban housing reclaims former HUD Secretary Cisneros with his new company, American CityVista.

July 3 - Business 2.0

Downtown multifamily development is booming in cities large and small throughout the United States.

July 3 - Urban Land Magazine

Unconventional Swiss concept car uses kitchen and garden waste as fuel.

July 3 - ZZZ Online

Courts debate if municipalities can employ construction bans to control growth.

July 3 - BizJournals

Is rapid development in Ohio 'irresponsible?'

July 3 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

The Philadelphia Housing Authority demolishes a housing complex north of downtown.

July 2 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The New York Times profiles John D. Podesta, the newest member of the board of directors of the League of Conservation Voters.

July 2 - The New York Times

The Christian Century presents an introduction to urban sprawl.

July 2 - The Christian Century

Growth is inevitable -- will the anti-sprawl movement make enemies of us all?

July 2 - Portsmouth Herald

If you live in Irvine, California, you have to move elsewhere when you die. This master-planned city has no cemetery.

July 2 - The Los Angeles Times

In the next fifty years 10 western states will develop land the size of Cuba, according to a University of Colorado report.

July 2 - The Denver Post

Developers and property managers are making access to broadband services a reality for a diverse group of residents in cutting-edge communities throughout the United States.

July 2 - Urban Land Magazine

In the fiercest fight over low-cost housing in decades, lawmakers square off over legislation to determine what role communities outside of Boston will play in alleviating the state's housing crisis.

July 2 - The Boston Globe

The Supreme Court rules that government can be required to compensate owners for takings, even when property owners buy land with pre-existing zoning regulations.

July 2 - The Washington Post

The plan allows developers to recreate lost marshes in other locations, but ecosystems are frequently lost.

July 2 - The Los Angeles Times

Urban growth in Northern California is growaing at an alarming pace, according to a study by the California Department of Conservation.

July 1 - San Jose Mercury News

Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has signed a bill creating a panel that will search for ways to corral the state's growing population.

July 1 - The Baltimore Sun

If you're a smoker, you may find some cities may not hire you.

July 1 - The Tampa Tribune

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley presents his expansion plans for O'Hare International Airport. If adopted, they would double the airport's capacity.

July 1 - The Chicago Tribune