The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Expert says it is time for New Mexico to reform its planning laws.

February 13 - Albuquerque Journal

A developer who sued Weston on the grounds that the City had illegally stopped his 94-home project due to school crowding will pay to settle his own lawsuit; the money will be used to build a road for the school.

February 13 - Sun-Sentinel

Michigan is reviving an eight-year-old plan to create a landmark district as a form of revitalization.

February 13 - Chicago Sun-Times

Nine U.S. housing projects, built by public and private partnerships, received HUD awards for innovative design in affordable housing.

February 13 - HUD News

Suburbia was a reaction to crowded cities but today many suburbs are crowded as sprawl continues to spread.

February 13 - Scientific American

The battle over a building in downtown Atlanta is the latest chapter in the struggle of developers versus preservationists.

February 13 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Looking for alternative energy sources, students at Humbolt State live on 4% of the average home's energy.

February 13 - The Los Angeles Times

A growing number of people, especially minorites and the working poor, are choosing to commute by foot.

February 13 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Mayor Brown of Oakland, CA proposes easing environmental and historical protections to attract development to downtown.

February 13 - The San Francisco Chronicle

State transportation officials are looking for corporate sponsers to purchase "naming rights" for subway stations.

February 13 - The Washington Post

Lawsuit over removal of bike lanes in Houston contends removal violates the federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality program.

February 12 - The Houston Chronicle

California's City of Tracy is facing a lawsuit from a developer claiming that its recent growth control measure goes too far.

February 12 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Denver is considering a $3 million plan to put a herd of bison near the airport to improve the drive to the terminal.

February 12 - The Christian Science Monitor

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has made all of the data from their "State of the Cities Report" available online.

February 12 - HUD News

The Brookings Institution evaluates the key elements for transit success based on Washington D.C.'s 97-mile rail system.

February 12 - The Brookings Institution

Even if MTA says that ridership is close to their 2000 projections, critics say they are not meeting the L.A.'s needs.

February 12 - The Los Angeles Times

Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle is against the urban-growth boundary in King County, WA.

February 12 - The Seattle Times

Challenges of historic preservation in the Kansas City area.

February 12 - The Kansas City Star

The nation's oldest form of local government is seeking to gain land-use authority long reserved for cities -- a change that would likely alter patterns of urban growth and development.

February 12 - The Columbus Dispatch

The bustling urban streets of New York in the 1960s could be a template for the modern office and workplace.

February 12 - The Guardian Unlimited