The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A review of Worldwatch's State of the World 2005 edition.

January 22 - Joel Makower

A host of economic and political forces are leading to growing concern about the bursting of an "historically unprecedented credit bubble" that could lead to a collapse of the U.S. economy.

January 22 - TomDispatch

Forbes offers a roundup of the ten worst cars on the market, based on worst crash test scores, lowest reliability and lowest residual values.

January 22 - Forbes

A filmaker ends up with footage of 19 deaths by people jumping off what is regarded as the world's No. 1 suicide landmark.

January 22 - The Oakland Tribune

Hendrix College invites a pioneer of "New Urbanism" to participate in creating an updated master plan.

January 22 - CollegeNews.Org

Without the conventional rules and regulations of the road in place, drivers tend to slow down, open their eyes and develop a 'feel' for their surroundings.

January 21 - The Toronto Star

What happens when 23 architects are asked to collaborate on a single hotel in Madrid?

January 21 - The Guardian Unlimited

A new plan to revitalize Pittsburgh's long-ailing Fifth and Forbes corridor is anchored by space for hundreds of new housing units, de-emphasizing retail space.

January 21 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

An ambitious $4.1 billion tunnel project to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct is 'very, very impossible'.

January 21 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Palm Beach County's state legislative delegation served notice on January 19th that growth in western agricultural areas could be taken out of county control unless the County Commission approves a growth plan of its own.

January 21 - Palm Beach Post

Oil and chemical companies are buying entire adjacent neighborhoods to demolish them to prevent future complaints and lawsuits.

January 21 - The Houston Chronicle

A first-in-the-nation experiment in electricity pricing is demonstrating that consumers are willing to change how they use electricity -- and save money in the process.

January 21 - Chicago Sun-Times

Village Homes in Davis, CA, while not strictly adhering to New Urbanist principles, offers a highly liveable alternative to typical suburban development.

January 21 - Architecture Week

Arhitecture firm faces the challenge of designing a 'healthy house.'

January 21 - The Washington Post

Immigrant's design of a modular bedroom provides homeless with their own space.

January 21 - The Sacramento Bee

Twelve national groups sponsor a congressional briefing to rebut three myths undermining a balanced national housing policy in Washington.

January 20 - National Low Income Housing Coalition

The Supreme Court will rule on whether cities must pay for blocking expansion of wireless phone networks.

January 20 - The Los Angeles Times

Public transit use in greater Montreal has risen by 7.8% since 1998 according to new origin-destination survey.

January 20 - The Montreal Gazette

A push by developed nations could cut poverty in half within a generation, the UN says.

January 20 - The Christian Science Monitor

Threatened bald eagles make their home in the an unlikely urban wildlife refuge.

January 20 - The Washington Post