The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

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

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will be shutting off irrigation water to hundreds of farmers to save endangered fish threatened by drought.

April 8 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

California state officials approve $388 million in grants to cities and counties for improving parks.

April 8 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Several new projects in Minnesota are using energy-efficient building practices to develop sustainable buildings and neighborhoods.

April 8 - Pioneer Planet

Child magazine evaluted qualities such as air quality, parks per capita, and schools to come up with a list of family friendly cities, with Denver, CO topping the list.

April 8 - Child Magazine

The city of Orlando is working to develop its downtown from a dull concentration of office buildings into a hip residential and commerical center.

April 7 - The Orlando Sentinel

Virginia officials object to the lack of input for the proposed line across the Potomac into Prince George's County.

April 7 - The Washington Post

Base rate of $1.90 would make SEPTA the second most expensive system in the nation.

April 7 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

A bill tackling crowded schools, urban sprawl and similar problems cleared a key Florida Senate committee, but not without complaints by Senators and lobbyists that more time is needed to study the wide-ranging overhaul of the State.

April 7 - Sun-Sentinel