The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Fort Worth Transportation Authority is hoping to begin service connecting it to Dallas before November.

June 2 - Dallas News

Desertification of farmlands in China is responsible for dust-storms over neighboring countries and the U.S.

June 2 - National Geographic

Appeals court halts logging in the Northwest to protect fish.

June 2 - The Chicago Tribune

Sonoran Institute spotlights 19 approaches to building in Tucson

June 2 - Arizona Daily Star

The Hudson River, contaminated with cancer-causing pollutants, placed fourth on a recent list of the nations endangered rivers. Towns along the river oppose a plan to cleanup the river.

June 1 - National Geographic

Two strategies attempt to balance growth with restrictions on development.

June 1 - Star Tribune

In Hong Kong, building construction crews use bamboo instead of steel to construct scaffolding up to 50 stories high.

June 1 - The Chicago Tribune

The Sierra Club of Canada criticizes Ontario's Premier Mike Harris for his policies and abuse of the term "Smart Growth."

June 1 - The Toronto Star

Affordable housing is being built in Washington's pricey suburban communities as a result of the state's Growth Management Act of 1990.

June 1 - The Washington Post

President Bush announces increased spending for national parks and calls for the creation of "stewardship plans."

June 1 - The New York Times

Competition is heating up between Bay Area transit advocates and highway industry officials to secure project funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

June 1 - The San Francisco Chronicle

A federal law requiring federal government websites to be accessible to persons with disabilities will take effect on June 21, 2001.

May 31 - Wired

An introduction to the role played by landscape architects, landscape designers, and horticulturalists.

May 31 - Toldeo Blade

Maryland has taken a hard line on sprawl: the state will challenge any policy that violates smart growth principles.

May 31 - Sun Spot

Proposed legislation would establish penalties for California cities who are not in compliance with their housing element.

May 31 - San Jose Mercury News

"A model for urban partnerships." That is how the proposed entertainment and sports district in L.A. is being described.

May 31 - The Los Angeles Times

A report by the Population Reference Bureau concludes that growth in industrialized nations has essentially stopped, and has shifted to the less developed countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

May 31 - Associated Press

Reason Magazine interviews Jane Jacobs about New Urbanism, city planning, Los Angeles, and how she would like to be remembered.

May 31 - Reason Online

This editorial calls for the state of Pennsylvania to increase funding for public transit projects and gives reasons why this is necessary.

May 31 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Congress for the New Urbanism has announced 15 winners of it's first annual Charter Awards.

May 31 - The Congress for the New Urbanism