The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Ursinis College is offering courses to help citizens do more to restore and protect waterways.

March 4 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Congressman Earl Blumenauer of Portland gives his perspective on what it will take for L.A. to shape its future in a livable way.

March 4 - The Metro Investment Report

The city's sanitation district is being asked to use its fees to discourage urban sprawl.

March 3 - The Sacramento Bee

Long Beach Harbor Commissioner Roy Hearrean elaborates on the importance of the port to the region's economic health.

March 3 - The Metro Investment Report

Norman J. Priest was a member of the team that completed CA's first major redevelopment project: Bunker Hill in L.A.

March 3 - The Los Angeles Times

Increasing traffic, collapsing roadways, and insufficient public transit may be symptoms of the state's next big crisis.

March 3 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Transportation officials are targeting a railway corridor for a new expressway needed to relieve traffic woes.

March 3 - Orange County Register

Leaders of neighboring communities accuse the city of forcing unwanted development.

March 3 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Television looks at the history of the mall.

March 3 - The Los Angeles Times

Microsoft's Gates applies for a permit to add a room to perhaps the most expensive home in the U.S.

March 2 - The Seattle Times

The March issue of Carfree Times features a discussion on the future of Hybrid cars.

March 2 - Carfree Times

State Director of Housing and Community Development Department Julie Bornstein speaks on the current housing situation.

March 2 - The Planning Report

California may win 160,000 acres of Sierra Nevada wild lands and alpine lakes currently owned by PG&E and SCE.

March 2 - The Los Angeles Times

California Assemblyman Alan Lowenthal speaks on increasing housing density to battle housing shortages.

March 2 - The Planning Report

Seattle has adopted the "Zero Waste" concept in its solid waste plan. Proponents say it is a "win-win" strategy.

March 2 - E-The Environmental Magazine

An ambitious private fund-raising effort aims to transform metro Detroit into a region of natural with the help of a strategic plan for linking green corridors throughout the seven-county region.

March 2 - The Detroit Free Press

Community groups are keeping a close eye on City Hall in North America's eastern-most city.

March 2 - Express

Good building codes helped save Seattle from major earthquake damage.

March 2 - The Christian Science Monitor

If you want a neighbor you can count on, move to Montana. Angelenos are the least trusting in the nation.

March 1 - The Los Angeles Times

The new Bush administration has said it wants to allocate funds for "smart growth" initiatives.

March 1 - The San Francisco Chronicle