The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

APA publishes its bi-weekly update on legislative and public policy issues of interest to planners and communities.

January 31 - American Planning Association

A federal report says Massachusetts should grant more local control to communities over transportation spending.

January 31 - The Boston Globe

Recent zoning changes favor Perrier's plan to pump out 720,000 gallons a day from Michigan aquifers. What will happen to the neighborhing wells, wetlands, and lakes?

January 31 - The Chicago Tribune

A study of developers, builders and housing organizations finds several factors that limit production of affordable housing in Minnesota.

January 31 - Pioneer Planet

Al Gore will be working with staff at UCLA to develop a family-centered community building curriculum.

January 31 - The Los Angeles Times

The City of Maywood in Los Angeles is the most densely populated city in California. Chances are you've never heard of it.

January 31 - The Los Angeles Times

Oregon voters approved Measure 7 which threatens the state's green regulations and local zoning.

January 31 - Environmental News Network

San Francisco needs housing but the question is where to put it. How about along a transit route?

January 31 - The San Francisco Chronicle

What effect can a clogged-up airport have on the region around it? A billiondollar impact, according to Crain's Chicago Business.

January 31 - California 2000 Project

Next month almost 800 sites across New York awaiting cleanup will be left without funding.

January 31 - Albany Capital District Business Review

Will the "strongest scientificevidence ever linking climate change to man's activities" convince President Bush to address global warming?

January 31 - Salon

Arizona is suffering from "wildcat" subdivisions that leave large swaths of suburban land exempt from zoning.

January 30 - Wall St. Journal

Robert R. Kiley, Boston and NYC subway savior, takes on the oldest subway system in the world.

January 30 - The Boston Globe

It's not just a traffic issue anymore; congestion in Peninsula is a business issue.

January 30 - San Francisco Business Times

As urban sprawl threatens water resources in Pennsylvania, two state lawmakers propose legislation to protect water from sprawl.

January 30 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Massachusetts needs more affordable housing. So why is a developer with plans to build low-income apartments being called an "extortionist, blackmailer, and worse" by the residents?

January 30 - The Boston Globe

Boston's Big Dig officials say that they may not be able to develop an innovative comprehensive design by the scheduled date.

January 30 - The Boston Globe

What started out as a welcome effort to thin out the city's 7,000 billboards may become visual blight in Los Angeles.

January 30 - The Los Angeles Times

Builders are scared of constructing condominiums because of the threat of lawsuits but looking at ways to live with the risk as demand for less-expensive homes increases.

January 30 - Orange County Register

The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency plans to adopt a "single-stream" recycling program.

January 30 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat