The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Washington Post editorial approves of architect Rafael Viñoly's plan for the extension to the Kennedy Center.

January 26 - The Washington Post

A proposal to use giant rubber dams in L.A.'s river would create a new artificial lake in Downtown Los Angeles.

January 26 - The Los Angeles Times

The Segway Human Transporter attracts attention on the streets of New York. Some find it irresistible but others question whether it belongs on the sidewalks.

January 25 - The New York Times

Is it really too much to ask a developer to justify, in detail, why his building needs to dwarf everything else in the neighborhood?

January 25 - The Boston Globe

Big retailers are opening smaller stores after realizing that not everybody likes shopping at a "superstore."

January 25 - The New York Times

Anti-SUV ads are having an impact. Massachusetts state government is eliminating all but the most essential sport utility vehicles in the state's fleet.

January 25 - The Boston Globe

Churches, mosques, and synagogues are looking for ways to make their buildings more energy efficient.

January 25 - The Christian Science Monitor

The popularity of urban "infill" developments demonstrates that more people would like to live, work, and shop in close proximity. But developers say financial and regulatory obstacles make "infill" projects expensive.

January 24 - The Washington Post

Curious about how it feels to drive an electric, hybrid, natural-gas-powered cars?

January 24 - The New York Times

Atlanta's proposed 59-mile toll road would do more to harm the region's quality of life than to improve it.

January 24 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Author Bjorn Lomborg, a former environmentalist who exposed the failures of the environment movement, responds to attacks on the science of his work.

January 24 - Wall St. Journal

Scottsdale, AZ bought the 13-acre grocery site in 2001 expressly to control its development.

January 24 - The Arizona Republic

The Baltimore Sun editorializes on Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s initial actions on sprawl.

January 24 - The Baltimore Sun

Architect Rafael Viñoly designed the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia and lead the "Think Team" that designed a proposal for Ground Zero.

January 24 - The New York Times

California's Coastal Commission -- which has survived 30 years of wrath from land developers -- faces an uncertain future.

January 24 - The Christian Science Monitor

If property values increase for land adjacent to mass transit, is this a compelling argument for residents to support transit?

January 24 - The Los Angeles Times

Can landscape architects really camouflage the ubiquitous cell tower?

January 24 - Landscape Architect

Conservation International and National Geographic Traveler announce awards for the best examples of responsible tourism that balances nature conservation, the protection of heritage sites, social responsibility, and commerce."

January 23 - National Geographic

Amtrak is facing another fiscal crisis that could lead to a systemwide shutdown in the spring.

January 23 - Associated Press

Phoenix, AZ is expected to be a Hispanic-majority city by 2007.

January 23 - The Arizona Republic