The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

As one of the few remaining public spaces in cities, libraries are a popular means for the architect and urban designer to contribute positively to their communities. ArchNewsNow talks to two architects about the latest trends in library design.

July 3 - ArchNewsNow

The house of Susette Kelo, the plaintiff in the landmark eminent domain lawsuit will be relocated as part of an undisclosed settlement.

July 3 - Abhijeet Chavan

Half a century later, Interstate highways have transformed the face of modern America.

July 3 - The Washington Post

A photo essay illustrates how architects and planners are using inexpensive light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transform urban skylines.

July 3 - Wired

A new documentary film asks, "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

July 3 - The Arizona Republic

Dan Barry conjures up unintended uses for DiamlerChrysler new ultracompact Smart Car.

July 2 - The New York Times

How is Celebtration, FL, Disney's experiment to build a New Urbanist utopia, faring ten years after the first residents moved in?

July 2 - The St. Petersburg Times

Light rail comes out the winner in another showdown against train vs. bus in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

July 2 - Minnesota Public Radio

While the Beijing-Shanghai line has long been scraped, plans for a line from Shanghai to Hangzhou are still in play.

July 2 - China Daily

A once maligned housing style is returning into fashion.

July 2 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A new documentary looks at how the future of the electric car was sabotaged.

July 1 - The New York Times

This report evaluates the current state of research linking public health and neighborhood design and provides recommendations for integrating the knowledge into the LEED-ND rating system to improve public health.

July 1 - U.S. Green Building Council

A private developer's proposal to build a 33-mile toll road bypassing a heavy traffic area in Colorado Springs depends on a crucial city council vote. But even if approved, the mostly private public-private development may not be necessary.

July 1 - Colorado Springs Independent

A new study shows the city's air quality ranks below New York, London, Paris, and even Los Angeles.

July 1 - The Standard

Calling an entire country a major economic force just isn't accurate. At least, that's what Richard Florida contends. His article discusses the regional, not national, nature of areas that are making global impacts.

July 1 - Newsweek via MSNBC

The historic downtown of Santa Ana, CA, is being transformed with lofts, concerts, and an experimental music festival featuring a "carchestra".

June 30 - The Los Angeles Times

New research in Nature indicates that conditions are right for a 100-mile stretch of California's San Andreas Fault to release pressure that has been building.

June 30 - Scientific American

Germany is straying from the European Union's stated goals of compliance with the Kyoto Protocol by postponing emission reduction requirements for some of the country's largest and most polluting industries.

June 30 - International Herald Tribune

A recent change in the method of calculating the size of developable land took the state's wetlands out of the acreage. The result could have been vastly expanded stormwater-runoff infrastructure requirements for developers. But it wasn't.

June 30 - The Raleigh-Durham Independent Weekly

The Graduate School of Design will offer executive education programs for professionals covering topics in real estate development and urban planning.

June 30 - The Chattanoogan