The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Conflicting interests compete for waterfront redevelopment.

February 7 - The New York Times

California's clean-air effort launched a quest for technology that is finally poised to offer a clean-air cars that use little or no gas.

February 7 - California Legislative Analyst's Office

A selection of letters written by readers in response to the selection of two finalists for the Ground Zero design competition.

February 7 - The New York Times

The Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California Berkeley publishes a "Citizen's Handbook on Environmental Justice & Transportation."

February 7 - Institute Of Transportation Studies

Will the winning proposal for the Ground Zero design competition ever get turned into reality?

February 7 - The New York Times

The California Supreme Court has sided squarely with planners in a ruling on the status of parcel maps recorded prior to the first state subdivision law.

February 7 - California Planning and Development Report

Have the two finalists for the WTC design proven that 'cutting edge' can be uncoupled from 'challening'?

February 7 - Wall St. Journal

ESRI's $15 million grant will provide geographic information systems software to urban planners, and train them in its use.

February 6 - BBC News

Privatizing highway development can speed up road improvements and cut costs, according to a new report.

February 6 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Fifteen hours ago, they thought a footprint came from a tennis shoe and now they are talking about density...

February 6 - The Oakland Tribune

U.S Court of Appeals Court upheld a D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment order that required George Washington University to house 70% percent of undergraduates on campus.

February 6 - The Washington Post

Loudon County's high profile growth management plan challenged by nearly 200 simultaneous lawsuits.

February 6 - The Washington Post

According to the Bush administration's plan, hydrogen-powered cars will not be mass produced until 2020.

February 6 - The New York Times

Office, retail would go lower in new soaring WTC designs.

February 6 - The Boston Globe

Old-fashioned zoning practices are discouraging mixed-use development. Are "form-based codes" the future?

February 6 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Planner and Knight Program fellow Jennifer Hurley offers a personal account of her experiences with new urbanism.

February 6 - Planners Network

In response to rising concern about sprawl, elected officials in Connecticut propose measures to combat sprawl.

February 6 - The New York Times

The regional mall is rapidly being replaced by the more attractive, and more profitable new urbanist "lifestyle center."

February 6 - Governing

Owners of property in New Orleans expropriated by the state for the expansion of a convention center may sue for compensation.

February 5 - The Times-Picayune

A study claims that closing the street in front of Independence Hall doesn't improve security.

February 5 - The Philadelphia Inquirer