The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

While some believe imitation to be the ultimate form of flattery, others describe it as a foolish attempt to replicate the past.

July 19 - The New York Times

The developer of Miami's massive Midtown project says selling the project before it is built does not indicate a change in Miami's hot housing market. Some Real Estate analysts disagree.

July 19 - The Miami Herald

NY's Village Voice publishes its non-scientific list of the 10 worst landlords in the city. The worst landlord will surprise you -- HUD. The story also includes "Apartments in Hell" -- photos from the very worst of the apartments.

July 19 - The Village Voice

With less than 300 residents, the town of Vienna, Maryland, has been grappling with the idea of growth for years. The town's mayor is now supporting a plan that will let the town grow, but not explode.

July 19 - The Baltimore Sun

Civilization owes its survival to the humble plumber writes W. Hodding Carter.

July 19 - The Los Angeles Times

A quarter cent sales tax measure, which has raised $200 million since 1990 and preserved 70,000 acres of open space, may be put before the voters of Santa Rosa, CA, in November for early re-authorization.

July 18 - The Press Democrat -- Santa Rosa ,CA

Neal Peirce comments on the role of private investment in mega-road projects.

July 18 - The Washington Post Writers Group

The city will gain new revenue from its attempt to stop employees from parking in front of downtown storefronts.

July 18 - New Mexico Business Weekly

Chicago area communities restore brick streets for aesthetics and traffic-calming.

July 18 - The Chicago Tribune

Duany, Plater-Zyberk and Company's Director of Town Planning, Tom Low, wasn't always committed to designing walkable communities.

July 18 - Carolina Living

The council will work with city officials and developers identify workable sites for infill housing as an alternative to sprawl.

July 18 - The Sacramento Bee

Private investment in Amtrak is increasingly seen as part of the solution for the poorly performing national rail service.

July 18 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

In this recent edition of Smart City, Memphis serves as a backdrop for creating historically themed entertainment districts and promoting healthy lifestyles through environmental change.

July 18 - Smart City Radio

Long known as a city of writers and artists, San Francisco can't hold on to its creative types due to its high cost of living.

July 18 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Concordia University, in Austin, Texas, is gearing up to move to a new location. But the 22 acres it's leaving behind won't be empty for long. A large-scale and high-rising pedestrian-friendly development is slated for the site.

July 18 - The Austin Chronicle

With major world cities growing in size and economic power, could the next step be independence?

July 18 - BBC News

The Bay Area's Air Quality District is awaiting the outcome of the building industry's litigation against the country's first regulation of "indirect sources" in California's heavily polluted Central Valley.

July 17 - The Contra Costa Times

The revival of the Rampart District, a generation after it became one of the most violent districts in Los Angeles and seven years after its famous police scandal, shows how diverse are the factors that determine urban evolution.

July 17 - The Los Angeles Times

While a London-style congestion charge is unpopular with voters, experts agree that a congestion pricing scheme for major arterial roads is the only way to solve the city's traffic problems.

July 17 - The Sydney Morning Herald

In advance of the anticipated September release of Daniel Libeskind's plans for Denver's Civic Center, a group of Denver-based architects and planners discuss what their own proposals would look like.

July 17 - The Rocky Mountain News