The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

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February 1 - The Idaho Statesman

The Planning Report's Southern California readers offer their advice and predictions for land use priorities in 2005.

February 1 - The Planning Report

Florida Department of Transportation is purchasing 30 homes to widen the State Road 826 in Miami-Dade County.

January 31 - The Miami Herald

Gay elder communities have quietly begun to spring up internationally and around the country.

January 31 - Scripps Howard News Service

Groundbreakings in Miami-Dade County could be delayed by a shortage of construction workers, many of whom migrated north to repair homes damaged by last year's flurry of hurricanes.

January 31 - Miami Today

Smart growth won't work in a 'dumb growth' landscape, says the city manager for Ventura, California. He offers an alternative model for growth.

January 31 - The Planning Report

Canada's revamped strategy includes billions in incentives and subsidies to business and consumers.

January 31 - The Globe and Mail

Jennifer Dorn, administrator of the Federal Transit Administration, explains the benefits of TOD in Phoenix.

January 31 - The Arizona Republic

Greenpeace says "clean coal" isn't what it is purported to be.

January 31 - FieldWorks

Developer Steve Wynn has returned with his $2.7-billion 'Wynn Las Vegas' hotel that may again elevate the standard for luxury in Sin City.

January 31 - The Los Angeles Times

New York City's subway system faces it greatest challenge in decades.

January 31 - The New York Times

The American Planning Association publishes a draft policy guide to 'actively address the causes and reduce the risks of threats to our security.'

January 31 - American Planning Association

Thames Gateway is the largest urban-regeneration project in Europe, set to accommodate up to a million people.

January 30 - The Guardian Unlimited

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<img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//taiwan-traffic.jpg" alt="" width="300" align="left" border="0" hspace="2" vspace="2"/>When I was living in Boston the first time, in 1993, I had a conversation with my cousin, a longtime resident, about the then just-starting <a href="http://www.masspike.com/bigdig/index.html">Big Dig</a> project, putting the Central Artery highways underground (and increasing their capacity). Boston has terrible traffic (and terrible drivers -- I have never been closer to a stress-induced stroke than trying to drive around the Hub in rush hour) and I told my cousin, Jeff, that the Big Dig was a good thing, since it would certainly reduce congestion in the city.

January 30 - Anonymous

20/20 reporter John Stossel explores the "myth that urban sprawl is ruining America."

January 30 - ABC News

Start-up bus companies are learning from Jet Blue and finding profit in popular bus routes. Travel from Boston to New Yrok for only $10.

January 30 - Wall St. Journal

Ventura, California looks destined to become the new model for smart growth with the addition of another smart growth expert, Ann Daigle.

January 30 - Ventura County Star

'To just right things would probably take a generation using all the government clout and political will available.'

January 30 - ABS-CBN Interactive

Enterprising hybrid owners tinker to get better mileage.

January 29 - The Christian Science Monitor

A trend among new arrivals in retirement communities: taking those you love from the old neighborhood along with you.

January 29 - The New York Times