The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Mall of America's management company has unveiled an ambitious $1 billion expansion plan to double the size of the nation's largest retail destination.

February 26 - Retail Traffic

Prince Charles resumes his long-standing argument with architects and planners.

February 26 - The Guardian Unlimited

An upstart pyramid scheme to bring wind power to gusty regions of Kansas is spinning heads in the mid-west.

February 26 - Kansas City Pitch Weekly

A new play in New York examines how one creates public works in a democracy.

February 25 - The New York Times

Canadian cities will get a portion of the Federal gas tax to fund public transportation and other major infrastructure projects.

February 25 - The Globe and Mail

How to refresh streets blighted by aging steel and concrete parking garages?

February 25 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

An academic article makes the public health case for reforming zoning policy.

February 25 - American Journal Of Preventive Medicine

Denver residents love light rail and they want more of it.

February 25 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Legislators have unveiled a package of proposals being called 'lifestyle bills' aimed at limiting sprawl, reducing traffic and increasing housing.

February 25 - The Los Angeles Times

Study ranks 99 major real estate markets based on how much they are under or overpriced.

February 25 - CNNMoney

Former developer and transit authority chief Richard Ravitch argues against cheap sale of prime real estate to aid city's bid.

February 25 - The Village Voice

New Mexico's Dept. of Transportation (DOT) seeks to complement pending rail service with a transit oriented development (TOD).

February 25 - Albuquerque Journal

First there were malls, then outlet malls. Then came power centers followed by lifestyle and town centers. Now there is a new type: "Hybrid centers" or "power towns"

February 25 - Retail Traffic

The City of Berkeley takes the University of California at Berkeley to court over 15-year growth plan.

February 24 - ABC News

Prince Charles launches an attack on the 'cavalier attitude' of Britain's architects and planners.

February 24 - BBC News

Tallahassee, FL, envisions a denser, more walkable future near Florida State University than the university's administration.

February 24 - Tallahassee Democrat

A professor from England visiting Arizona wonders if America's dangerous exurban growth will find its way to the UK.

February 24 - The Guardian Unlimited

Louisville, KY, plans a 15-year $20 million upgrade of its park system, expanding it to its suburbs.

February 24 - Louisville Courier-Journal

A new Brookings Institution report ranks world cities based on competitiveness.

February 24 - The Brookings Institution

Magazines and new media are unearthing our cities' hidden stories and stressing the need for quality public space.

February 24 - Maisonneuve