The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Smart growth And sprawl collide in the nation's capital over the Techway project.

April 10 - The Washington Post

Rural growth limits in King County, WA, aim to curtail the size of churches. A prominent legal-defense fund based in the nation's capital is threatening to sue.

April 10 - The Seattle Times

Book reviews of 'Hollow City' by Rebecca Solnit and 'The Regional City' by Peter Calthorpe and William Fulton, two books looking at today's hotly-debated planning issues.

April 10 - The Washington Post

In a move that California environmentalists fear, the MWD has approved a plan to pump water from the Mojave underground aquifer.

April 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Graduate students from USC evened the score with UCLA last week by winning the fourth annual planning contest.

April 10 - The Los Angeles Times

This op-ed by Bruce Katz argues that in order for Hartford and other older cities in Connecticut to socially and economically recover, the cities and state need to take radical approaches.

April 10 - The Brookings Institution

The sprawling suburbanization of America has implications for both planning and social justice -- it penalizes the millions of Americans who are too poor to drive.

April 10 - Planetizen

Over 40 anti-srawl groups are opposing The Techway bridge project to link the Dulles International Airport and I-270.

April 10 - Washington Business Journal

This paper serves as a primer on how to view the complex issue of gentrification. It draws its findings and recommendations from case studies in Atlanta, Cleveland, Washington, D.C, and the San Francisco Bay Area.

April 10 - The Brookings Institution

A real estate deal in Chandler, AZ, underscores local governments' vulnerability in attempting land transactions without expert advice.

April 9 - The Arizona Republic

An innovative program in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, precertifies industrial sites to mitigate environmental concerns.

April 9 - American City Business Journals

A review of Robert Putnam's important new book, Bowling Alone concludes "Magnificent and yet unpersuasive."

April 9 - The Public Interest

Air traffic needs to be spread out across Southern CA. Orange County foes of the idea say no, but L.A. says fair's fair.

April 9 - The Los Angeles Times

How will the economic slowdown affect the nation's cities? A look at how Pittsburgh and other prospering cities are faring.

April 9 - The New York Times

Several ongoing developments aim to make Kansas City more livable by revitalizing the city with open space strategies, pedestrian-friendly streetscapes, and a new land-use plan for downtown.

April 9 - The Kansas City Star

Compton's mayor has been called the King of Compton -- and his term the reign of chaos.

April 9 - LA Weekly

Professor Vincent Scully discusses the fundamentals of New Urbanism and architecture -- and its impact on the built environment.

April 9 - The Christian Science Monitor

Osceola County are betting $100 million that a Florida developer can finance the World Expo Center near Disney by October. 2001.

April 9 - GlobeSt.com

Houston's West End neighborhood is in the midst of a dramatic revitlization as residents move back toward the urban core.

April 9 - The Houston Chronicle

FEATURE

The sprawling suburbanization of America has implications for both planning and social justice -- it penalizes the millions of Americans who are too poor to drive. Mr. Lewyn calls for a "no roads without transit" policy.

April 9 - Michael Lewyn