The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

St. Louis has a new planning director.

October 20 - Richmond Business Journal

Should taxpayers pay to safeguard coastal residents from the ocean or should beach towns shovel the sand themselves?

October 20 - The Christian Science Monitor

Proposal for green space trail through downtown Ann Arbor includes bike and foot paths.

October 20 - Michigan Live

Locals share their tips on how to travel via public transit.

October 20 - USA Today

A new analysis of census data finds that economic segregation among municipalities is rising, but trends vary significantly across time and in different regions of the country.

October 19 - The Brookings Institution

Oil and gas leases are devastating wilderness areas in Utah, even though these supplies are enough to feed US oil demand for about four days.

October 19 - The Independent

The French have a few secrets for building roads that make driving pleasurable, as well as efficient.

October 19 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Can the Hawaiian island of Kauai avoid the planning mistakes made by Honolulu by adopting smart growth strategies?

October 19 - The Garden Island

Study finds unemployment rates and commute times are among factors that affect sleep quality.

October 19 - WebMD

Pottstown's innovative approach to land use demonstrates the power of careful zoning.

October 19 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Rising gasoline prices increase demand for heighten smaller, fuel-efficient vehicles.

October 19 - The Christian Science Monitor

Environmentalists bristle as city moves toward 'shared use' of a local haunt.

October 19 - The Christian Science Monitor

The reality of smart growth can’t be reduced to "stop building roads" or "demolish shopping centers."

October 19 - The Washington Post

With oil hitting $55.00 per barrel, analysts are expecting prices to top $60.00 by the end of the year -- in the middle of northern winter.

October 19 - The Scotsman

Suburban growth is squeezing out middle-class families.

October 18 - USA Today

BLOG POST

Okay, I get it. Cities are getting wireless data connectivity. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/10/18/wireless.city/index.html">Here's</a> CNN.com on the subject. Salient bits:<blockquote>One of only a handful of cities in the nation to try it, Chaska -- just southwest of Minneapolis -- plans to have most of the city's 15 square miles Wi-Fi operational by the end of October.<br /> <br /> "We firmly believe that the Internet is going to be just as much a part of everybody's future as the telephone or electricity is and we want to make sure that everybody has equal access to it," says Bradley Mayer, Chaska's information systems manager. "We wanted to ensure there was some sort of broadband activity that could be affordable by our residents."</blockquote>

October 18 - Anonymous

Is traffic bad in your city? Read this editorial about the challenges faced by Bangladesh, and feel better.

October 18 - Financial Express

Following the lead of first-ring communities that ring Cleveland, older suburbs across Ohio and throughout the country are forming alliances to fight for survival.

October 18 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Nat Tipton will become the first professional town planner for Bolton in Eastern Massachusetts.

October 18 - Boston Herald

Hispanics and blacks lost nearly 27 percent of net worth between 1999 and 2001

October 18 - CNN