The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Both political parties are to blame for the nation's energy crisis, writes Ronald Brownstein.

May 2 - The Los Angeles Times

Churches in New York, Chicago, and Washington, D.C, are selling land and air development rights to provide major funding for outreach programs.

May 2 - The Washington Post

Ronald Bailey believes free markets will address the world's oil supply problem.

May 2 - Reason

Amtrak's Capitol Corridor, connecting the Bay Area to the state capitol, Sacramento, is the third busiest Amtrak route in the country. Yet it faces formidable obstacles -- because it runs on Union Pacific tracks.

May 2 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Mui, only 53, was one of the few first-generation Chinese Americans to successfully run for political office, becoming mayor of San Gabriel in 2003. He also worked for a number of Southern California community groups on civil rights and other issues.

May 2 - The Los Angeles Times

How one non-profit design competition led to the creation of temporary housing for the homeless using a simple formula: asking future residents what they wanted.

May 2 - The New York Times

Twin Cities residents are realizing that the seemingly affordable homes bought far from the region's core are not quite as affordable when transportation costs -- which have escalated as a result of high gas prices -- are taken into account.

May 2 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

Based on this OECD report, the World Trade Organization has begun negotiations on classifying bicycles as an "environmentally preferable product" that would be free of tariffs and other trade barriers.

May 2 - The Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation

New Urbanists have damaged Jane Jacobs' legacy writes Nicolai Ouroussoff.

May 1 - The New York Times

In an era of ever increasing satellite map imagery and tools like Google Maps to view them, savvy advertisers are now creating 'ground ads' large enough to show up on satellite map images. Think: crop circle advertising.

May 1 - eWeek

Residents on a quiet San Fernando Valley cul-de-sac get some unexpected visitors on Easter Sunday, raising questions about permitting, production, and power under the law.

May 1 - The Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times special commemorative edition celebrates 125 years of real estate in Southern California. Includes several articles, photo galleries, and an interactive feature.

May 1 - Abhijeet Chavan

Why don't more people know about the profession of landscape architecture?

May 1 - Reflector Online

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Building on the Google thread here started by Chris, this <a href="http://www.geotracing.com/">Geo-Tracing</a> site was brought to my attention that links google mapping with individually uploaded content. Its, as I see it, the next iteration of <a href="http://www.foundcity.net/">Found City </a>and other geo-tagging sites. Very interesting combination of technology to provide a sense of experience and place in cities that is often hard to capture on screen. As stated from the site:<br /> <br /> "The main concept is depicted above.

May 1 - Scott Page

As the country's economy booms, the number of prospective college- and graduate school-educated employees has not kept up.

May 1 - International Herald Tribune

An unlikely partnership between community gardeners and local prison inmates will help feed the over one fifth of the city living below the poverty line.

May 1 - Philadelphia City Paper

Can California's legislators unclog the political logjam keeping its highways mired in traffic?

May 1 - Riverside Press-Enterprise

Amy Goodman hosts a debate between two energy experts on the controversial theory of "peak oil."

May 1 - Democracy Now

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April 30 - Abhijeet Chavan

Once the world's tallest building, a New York City landmark will celebrate its 75th birthday.

April 30 - The Seattle Times