The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

CP&DR lists all the 54 local land use ballot measures for November 8, 2000.

November 6 - California Planning and Development Report

The Fannie Mae Foundation Conference Defines 'Fair Growth,' Ranks 13 Major Metropolitan Areas According to Sprawl

November 6 - Fannie Mae Foundation

There's now Silicon Barrio in Miami and Silicon Hollow in Tennessee. But is tech growth causing a decrease in quality of life?

November 6 - Interactive Week

The Brookings Institute coins a new term: Edgeless cities. Is this the end result of sprawl?

November 5 - USA Today

In her Sacramento Bee column, Diana Griego Erwin advocatesadhering to urban growth boundaries in efforts to curb sprawl.

November 5 - The Sacramento Bee

The California Transportation Commission approved $127 million for 11 transportation projects that are part of Governor Davis' TrafficCongestion Relief Plan

November 5 - State of California, Office of the Governor

The Internet brings efficiencies to commercial real estate financing, but it does not change the fundamental process.

November 5 - Urban Land Magazine

Over 50 local measures affecting growth throughout the stateappear on the November ballot, the largest number in about a decade.

November 5 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Using new technology, the Environmental Protection Agency is striving to change the standards for arsenic levels in drinking water by as early as 2001.

November 5 - Yahoo! Newswire

"Critical habitat" designation could result in much higher water costs for consumers.

November 5 - The Los Angeles Times

The Brookings Institute presents a preliminary survey of state-wide ballot initiatives and key local initiatives that impact smart growth.

November 5 - The Brookings Institution

To meet the demand for electricity, natural gas producers are tapping in to the Rockies with economic and environmental repercussions.

November 4 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

President of Save our Forest and Ranchlands, Duncan McFetridge criticizes San Diegosupervisors and elected officials for their "empty [smart growth]rhetoric" in this Union Tribune opinion editorial.

November 4 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

September building permit figures show that fewer apartmentshave been constructed in California this year than the state predicted.

November 4 - The Los Angeles Times

With affordable housing ranking as a major issue in nearly all of California, the Davis administration and the Legislature responded this year with a gigantic increase in funding for housing programs.

November 4 - California Planning and Development Report

The Everglades restoration bill enters political waters.

November 4 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

State architects and engineers and private firms are battlingto determine the outcome of Proposition 35, an initiative that wouldlift restrictions on the state and allow it to contract out to privatecompanies for public projects

November 4 - The Sacramento Bee

The Counselors of Real Estate Members examine and rate the impact e-commerce has on various real estate sectors.

November 4 - Urban Land Magazine

Can the U.S. sustain a population of 500 million -- or a even a billion -- by 2100?

November 3 - E-The Environmental Magazine

Orange County Water District will soon begin an experiment using fish to testthe quality of Santa Ana River water.

November 3 - Orange County Water News