The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The study begins to see if Hollywood can afford independence. The vote to secede may come in 2002.

November 21 - The Los Angeles Times

SM has new guidelines for building size. This may slow growth and possibly reduce the value of some property.

November 21 - The Los Angeles Times

The Smithsonian recognized three architects and designers for their contributions to building and landscape design.

November 21 - CNN

The construction industry has been slow to embrace technology. Now architects, urban designers and developers are making the transition in leaps and bounds.

November 21 - The New York Times

At the summit on global warming, the US finally appears willing to limit its use of forest projects to meet its quota for reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gases.

November 21 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Towns in Wisconsin's Waukesha County adopt voluntary anti-sprawl standards.

November 21 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

With crime decreasing, the newest challenge for Harlem is maintaining the neighborhood's character in the face of gentrification.

November 20 - The Christian Science Monitor

Thirteen states to adopt controls on bus and truck emissions that are "far more stricter than federal rules."

November 20 - The New York Times

The California EPA is establishing new criteria with which to assess state environmental programs and create a standard environmental evaluation.

November 20 - Bakersfield Californian

San Francisco State University faces a housing crisis as students struggle to find a place to live.

November 20 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The California Coastal Commission rejected a proposal to allow developers to choose from a range of affordable housing incentives.

November 20 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Anaheim hopes the new $176.5 million convention center will bring in profits as the city transforms itself into a tourist and convention destination.

November 20 - Orange County Register

MTA is drawing a 25-year blueprint to lessen travel congestion. Rush hour averages 34 mph today. In 2025 the commute will slow to 20 mph.

November 20 - The Los Angeles Times

In response to a state-mandated program to alleviate the housing crisis the Association of Bay Area Governments has developed yearly housing quotas for each city and county.

November 20 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The nation's new suburbia is expanding at a frightening rate, "claiming a chunk of open land the size of Chicago" every six months.

November 20 - Chicago Sun-Times

"Guy Dreger and his family just want to keep farming. But look what's happeningacross the street."

November 20 - Isthmus

This consumer guide explains the impacts of different electricity sources and rates the environmental impact on the environment.

November 20 - Environmental Working Group

Developments in the future will combine design elements to suit a segmented housing market.

November 20 - Planning Magazine

FEATURE

November 20 - Gus Salzar

An editorial discusses the disparity between affluent and poor neighborhoods in the creation of neighborhood councils.

November 19 - The Los Angeles Times