The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In Reason magazine's Joel Miller examines the ways the government causes increases in the price of owning a home. He finds that permit delays "of six months can add nearly $7 per square foot to the price of a house.

July 10 - Reason Magazine

The wealthy, reclusive owner of the Santa Barbara News-Press rebukes editors for coverage of an article about actor Rob Lowe's petition to build a mega-mansion. It's the latest in a series of problems that leads to an 'editorial bloodbath'.

July 10 - The Santa Barbara Independent

The new website provides information and a forum for residents to give feedback on transportation funding.

July 10 - The Chicago Tribune

Maryland's eastern shore is trying to cope with new growth spreading out from Washington and Baltimore.

July 10 - The Baltimore Sun

A recent opinion article rejects the promise of plant based fuels, and calls for a strategy of conservation and sound urban planning as a remedy for the nation's energy problems.

July 10 - The Denver Post

A case in New York has reasserted a centuries-old law allowing a user of someone else's land to acquire title without paying for it.

July 10 - The New York Times

Figures show change in growth trends across the sun belt with shifts from large cities to outlying communities.

July 10 - USA Today

FEATURE

Using Wrights & Sites new "A Mis-Guide To Anywhere", city dwellers around the world can unlock a "mental toolkit" that will help them discover the extraordinary in the seemingly mundane urban experience, writes author Phil Smith.

July 10 - Phil Smith

Caltrain's ridership has increased since it began its express service, but several cities looking to encourage TOD development are calling for restored local service to all stations.

July 10 - San Francisco Examiner

Several non-profit organizations around the country are using prizes to help motivate the poor to improve their lives.

July 10 - The Wall Street Journal

Say goodbye to garish golden arches. McDonald is transforming its cookie-cutter architecture to catch-up with a broader cultural shift.

July 9 - The Los Angeles Times

Developers in Palm Beach County didn't even have to twist any arms to get the county zoning commission to drop its affordable housing requirements.

July 9 - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Many houses in flood-ravaged New Orleans are currently selling for more money than before Hurrican Katrina.

July 9 - The New York Times

The WSJ's Kimberly Strassel interviews Bjorn Lomborg on his latest economic exercise -- asking eight U.N. ambassadors to prioritize global projects. Global warming ends up at the bottom. Again.

July 9 - The Wall Street Journal

Richard A. Cellarius, past president of the Sierra Club, lists five landmark years in the nation's environmental history.

July 9 - The Arizona Republic

Findings from a new study indicate that the increasing number of forest fires in the West may be due to global warming.

July 8 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is setting new limits on how much water can be used by towns in the Charles River watershed, drastically altering the development plans of many towns.

July 8 - The Boston Globe

Decades of metropolitan growth have outstripped most American cities' ability to provide adequate infrastructure, leaving them extremely vulnerable to disruption.

July 8 - The Providence Journal

Robert Samuelson questions whether we can conserve our way out of global warming.

July 8 - The Washington Post

Morristown, New Jersey, wants to ban any new bank branches from the town's business district to protect its lively pedestrian character.

July 8 - The New York Times