The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Loveland, OH, may have the state's first plans for a cohousing development.

January 18 - Akron Beacon Journal

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal President Bush said that nuclear energy was a "clean renewable" energy source for the future."

January 18 - Portsmouth Herald

Like the market itself, real-estate education is hot. But some experts warn this industry is headed for a decline.

January 18 - The Christian Science Monitor

Report by the National Academy of Sciences claims that the Bush administration's "Clear Skies Initiative -- a proposed reform of current air-quality standards -- will be less effective than the existing Clean Air Act.

January 18 - The Washington Post

The current tsunami disaster should cause serious rethinking of seaside development for all coastal locations, writes Joel S. Hirschhorn in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

January 18 - Planetizen

An in-depth look at the myth of economic viability of convention centers.

January 18 - The Brookings Institution

After decades of decay, Cincinnati is on the mend.

January 18 - The Next American City

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January 18 - Joel S. Hirschhorn

Rail expansion takes a back seat to new highway.

January 17 - The Washington Post

A new outlook and 50 new business have emerged downtown since the storm of 1999 in Clarksville, TN.

January 17 - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle

A new development in Miami successfully combines Modernist architecture with New Urbanism.

January 17 - The Next American City

Author Daniel Sweeny provides an in-depth review of the history of human transportation -- and where it is likely to lead us in the future.

January 17 - Innovative Transportation Technologies

'Sometimes the best incentive you can give is to get out of the way.' -- Con Howe, Los Angeles Planning director, reflecting on his strategy for spurring more housing Downtown.

January 17 - Los Angeles Downtown News

More high rise construction is planned in the heart of a quintessential college town.

January 16 - Athens Banner-Herald

Toxic spills by Mexico's oil company, Pemex have turned a coastal area into 'one of the most contaminated regions in the world.'

January 16 - The Los Angeles Times

Former EPA administrator Christie Whitman's forthcoming book assails GOP's rightward lurch.

January 16 - Grist Magazine

San Diego's regional planning and transportation agencies are studing the impacts of border wait times on the economy of the San Diego and Baja California border regions.

January 16 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Milwaukee aims to attract more Chicago passengers.

January 16 - The Chicago Tribune

Richard Carson writes about his planning agency -- the Clark County, Washington Community Development Department -- used performance audits to reinvent itself .

January 15 - Planning Magazine

Bush plans to reduce and cut crucial HUD programs.

January 15 - The Washington Post