The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A profile of Rem Koolhaas, the highly influential superarchitect who earned his popularity by writing aboutarchitecture.

July 10 - The New York Times

Palm Springs, California, the desert hideaway of the rich and famous, is seeing a boom in casinos that is upsetting residents and businesses that do not want to see their city turn into another Las Vegas.

July 10 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

What can San Francisco's BART learn from Los Angeles' new subway?

July 10 - San Jose Mercury News

Across the country rapid Internet growth is causing evictions, traffic, and other urban problems. The dot-com culture is discovering smart growth.

July 10 - The Industry Standard

Failure to recognize the connection between land use and transportation threatens the region's economic future and quality of life.

July 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Catellus Development Corp., one of the West's largest developers, is selling the majority of its home building operations. Is this a sign?

July 10 - The San Francisco Chronicle

National trust names Santa Anita as one of America's 11 most endangered places. The City of Arcadia is making dramatic changes -- but at what price?

July 10 - Los Angeles Conservancy

Orange County boosters envisioned an oasis for high-tech firms. But high-tech firms have a negative impression of suburbia.

July 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Oregon is experimenting with a new urban village in Orenco. Right now it's just a field of grass with a railway station. Is this planning, or fantasy?

July 9 - The New York Times

California needs to improve its land acquisition planning and oversight, according to a new report by the California State Auditor/Bureau of State Audits.

July 9 - California State Auditor

HUD publishes its results on research into voluntarily entering into consent decrees on discriminatory housing practices instead of litigating.

July 9 - HUD News

A profile of two towns in Iowa that have managed to maintain vibrant downtowns

July 9 - Time

Sacramento Bee editorial praises annual "Fainted Ladies" tour to save historic homes endangered by demolition.

July 8 - The Sacramento Bee

Proposed massive three-county, 1,370 square mile refuge for endangered bighorn sheep would require new land use restrictions.

July 8 - The Los Angeles Times

Feature article in the Brookings Review focuses on how to tame metropolitan growth -- what must government do?

July 8 - California State Auditor

An editorial in the Architectural Record calls for architects to discuss about morals and ethics in the profession.

July 8 - Architectural Record

Pedestrians in Tampa-St. Petersburg Florida face the highest risk of getting killed by a car, according to a report that ranks the most dangerous large metro areas for walking in the United States.

July 8 - Transact

Should Santa Clara get a BART extension before other areas that have paid taxes for decades?

July 8 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Governor Davis signs far-reaching $6.8-billion transportation plan with a variety of targeted projects throughout the state.

July 7 - The Sacramento Bee

State water officials and farmers are joining forces behind a controversial agricultural plan to move wastewater from San Joaquin Valley to the San Francisco delta.

July 7 - San Jose Mercury News