The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A developer finds an innovative space solution to create Boise's fourth tallest building.

March 7 - The Idaho Statesman

Expanding Maine's majestic Baxter State Park has proved to be far more controversial than state officials expected.

March 7 - Maine Sunday Telegram

When CBS profiled the suburban community of Webster Park, outside of St. Louis, few in the neighborhood realized how their culture would appear to outside observers.

March 7 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

California, leading the nation in job growth and personal income growth, saw a net loss of close to 30,000 residents to other states last year, according to the state's Department of Finance.

March 7 - The San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco Chronicle urban design writer John King comments on the city's newest 'supportive housing' development, the eight-story Plaza Apartments, located in the heart of skid row, to open on March 15.

March 7 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Two new studies show that Antarctica is losing ice because of global warming and contributing to higher sea levels, disproving earlier projections that increased snowfall would compensate for melting ice.

March 7 - The New York Times

Politicians, public officials and the public have come to a realization that Los Angeles needs to do something about homelessness. In a lengthy editorial, the Los Angeles Times suggests six attainable goals.

March 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Quebec publishes a best practices guide for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and land use planning.

March 6 - Quebec Government

Former associates reveal a darker side to Thomas Kinkade, a popular artist who has inspired some suburban developments.

March 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Santa Barbara, CA's strong growth controls have kept the region spectacular and maintained a high quality of life, but the control has come with steep economic and social costs, according to a feature article in the Los Angeles Times.

March 6 - The Los Angeles Times

The life of SEKT, Dallas' most notorious graffiti artist, parallels the complex evolution of the city and its suburbs.

March 6 - The Dallas Observer

New legislation would more strictly enforce planning regulations governing public buildings and parks, regulations now often ignored by planners and developers.

March 6 - David Gest

Tesco, the world's fifth-largest retailer, is coming to California -- and with its 546 Tesco Express stores in the UK taking up as much land as just six Wal-Mart supercenters, it could bring a new model of retail land use with it.

March 6 - Slate

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March 6 - Michael Dudley

Two downtown housing plans in Seattle present different demands to developers; each calls for the creation of an affordable housing fund, yet the amount of funding and additional amenities required varies.

March 6 - The Seattle Stranger

The Associated Press has released video and transcripts showing that President Bush was briefed well in advance that the levees in New Orleans could be breached.

March 6 - BBC News

Recent development in one of the U.S.'s three Japantowns could threaten remnants of the neighborhood's historic past.

March 5 - The San Francisco Bay Guardian

The city seeks a national public-relations agency to bolster its image, yet the success of current cultural events might save it the $175,000 effort.

March 5 - Denver Westword

Decision comes amid conflicting smart growth and neighborhood-level planning approaches, which differ over treatment of larger homes.

March 5 - The Austin Chronicle

The Georgia ACLU has successfully petitioned the City of Atlanta to amend a law banning all graffiti, including commissioned graffiti art.

March 5 - Creative Loafing Atlanta