The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Utne Reader publishes its list of the most enlightened town for every American state.

January 3 - Utne Reader

46% of all online consumers have already used the Internet to research real estate related information. Is this the future?

January 3 - Inman News

APA publishes it's January legislative update on public policy issues of interest to planners and communities.

January 3 - American Planning Association

Laguna Niguel has begun to establish a network of wetlands that will treat polluted water and provide habitat for numerous species.

January 2 - Orange County Register

Though the Olymipics were more than 4 years ago, the promise of a downtown Atlanta renaissance is finally becoming a reality.

January 2 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Beverly Rhea works to stamp out spawl in one of the nation's fastest growing regions - metro Atlanta.

January 2 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A park has been proposed for the heart of the city, linking the new concert hall, the cathedral and current buildings.

January 2 - The Los Angeles Times

The Community of Temple Terrace is conducting a pilot program where residents are billed for the trash they generate.

January 2 - The Tampa Tribune

Inman News summarizes its top real estate stories from 2000 -- from online loaning to consumer credit scores.

January 2 - Inman News

The census is the largest applied social science project in history. What do the results imply for the US?

January 2 - The New York Times

This isn't your typical "best places" tabulation of cities. Utne Reader creates it's own definition of community.

January 2 - Utne Reader

How will Southern California deal with an unprecedented pressure on the region's infrastructure?

January 2 - The Metro Investment Report

The City of Reno is adding over $260 million in public projects to cope with the region's growth.

January 2 - Las Vegas Sun

Inc. Magazine lists the 50 best areas to start and grow a company.

January 2 - Inc. Magazine

"It's as if the country has been picked up by the corner where Maine is and shaken, with people falling to the South and West."

January 1 - Wall St. Journal

The region is seeing builders transform both the city core and rural areas with new developments, including some notable projects such as Celebration and Avalon Park.

January 1 - The Orlando Sentinel

The Alliance for Regional Stewardship publishes a reports on what makes regionalism work.

January 1 - The Planning Report

Loudoun County, Virginia is a case study in how to balance rapid business growth with slow-growth livability.

January 1 - Inc. Magazine

With a constitutional amendment passed by voters to begin building a rail network by 2003, the state has begun the process of evaluating routes through Central Florida.

January 1 - The Orlando Sentinel

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is accepting nominations for its 2001 list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

January 1 - National Trust For Historic Preservation