The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A recent survey in Britain discovers that suburban dwellers are happy with their lot, countering the view that UK residents take a negative view of life in the suburbs.

August 4 - The Times (London)

Although indistinguishable from their usual power supply, residential consumers will be asked to pay more the cleaner-produced fuel.

August 4 - Cape Town Mail & Guardian Online

In the third of its four-part look at Canada's suburbs, the Globe and Mail looks at the growing number of upper class families moving to suburban communities in search of larger homes.

August 4 - The Globe and Mail

Software maker Adobe Systems' headquarters, the first building ever to receive a platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council, was pushed to the breaking point during the recent heat wave.

August 4 - San Jose Mercury News

A new book from Columbia University Professor Lance Freeman documents the changes of two African-American communities in New York City.

August 4 - National Public Radio

The mayor of Sydney calls for investment in a new light rail network to combat congestion and improve public transport in the city.

August 4 - The Sydney Morning Herald

Decades in the planning, a $491 million deal between Florida and CSX Transportation will bring relief to commuters in Central Florida, with service scheduled to begin in 2009.

August 4 - The Orlando Sentinel

Controversial technique by mining companies of dynamiting moutaintops to get at coal destroys more than the environment.

August 4 - Grist Magazine

The world's most successful cities are integrating approaches to social, economic, and environmental issues, as well as addressing governmental concerns.

August 4 - Urban Land Magazine

The City of Portland's mayor has undertaken an effort to get input from more than 100,000 residents about what they want Portland to be. The city's alternative weekly paper, <em>The Mercury</em> has outlined its own vision for Portland's future.

August 4 - The Portland Mercury

Despite a still tenuous political situation, this war-battered region in the Northern Caucasuses of Russia is beginning to show signs of life.

August 4 - National Public Radio

Anthony Flint asks: What can we learn from the failures of Boston's Big Dig about what needs to change about planning and building mega-projects?

August 3 - The Hartford Courant

Earth-sheltered houses save some residents of Longmont, CO from excessive heat and cold while cutting energy bills.

August 3 - Daily Times-Call

In the second of a four-part series on suburban Canada, the Globe and Mail looks at how suburban communities are dealing with the aging of baby boomers -- a "battle that's lost ahead of time."

August 3 - The Globe and Mail

A new Pew Research poll shows that American motorists are less enamored with their cars -- though not by much.

August 3 - Associated Press via The Examiner, San Francisco Edition

States are increasingly becoming major players of land conservation agreements between private landowners and preservation groups.

August 3 - Governing Magazine

For 18 years, the Neighborhood Capital Budget Group has helped Chicago's grassroots community organizations understand where and how their public dollars are spent.

August 3 - Shelterforce Magazine

Following closely behind Northern Virginia and Washington DC, condo conversions in Baltimore are now halted.

August 3 - The Baltimore Sun

A recent story about the nation's largest and most successful developer highlights the acceleration of India's urban development.

August 3 - Bloomberg

Backed by government support, Britain's land use laws are bringing new urbanism to the mainstream.

August 3 - The Economist