The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Boca Raton, FL, known for its strict design codes, is working on an ordinance lays down the rules for the design of front porches.

January 9 - Sun-Sentinel

The University of British Columbia launches design-a-future computer game for public to play.

January 9 - The Vancouver Sun

Roger Snoble is a planner who suddenly found himself running a major transit agency.

January 9 - Downtown News

For 17 years land owners have been banned from building on their own property at Lake Tahoe. Finally, an outcome is near.

January 9 - The Los Angeles Times

Neal Peirce writes that an 'international architectural emergency' should be declared in Cuba where great urban spaces with distinguished buildings are in danger of being lost.

January 9 - The Washington Post Writers Group

Atlantic Monthly flashes back to January, 1962, with an essay by Robert Moses on what was wrong (and right) with America's cities.

January 9 - The Atlantic Monthly

History may record that September 11 ended the modernist dream for cities.

January 9 - Planetizen

This commentary by Bruce Katz outlines his New Year's resolutions for American cities.

January 9 - The Christian Science Monitor

A $40 million plan aims to revitalize the historic neighborhood of Fairview in Camden, New Jersey.

January 9 - The New York Times

After the attack on the World Trade Center, monumental architecture and "swagger buildings" are no longer popular.

January 9 - The New York Times

FEATURE

The Twentieth Century ushered in a historic era of optimism for the rational "modern" future. History may record that September 11 ended the modernist dream for cities. But already new visions are emerging for a wiser, more hopeful future.

January 9 - Michael W. Mehaffy and Nikos A. Salingaros

Analysis of traffic patterns indicates growing use of sport utility vehicles and sprawl. This trend is worsening air pollution in D.C. region and could jeopardize transportation funding.

January 8 - The Washington Post

It's a small oil town of 9,300 residents, surrounded by a big city. All they want is their own zip code.

January 8 - The Los Angeles Times

Is it a case of bad urban planning, or a case of junk science? The CDC's study has struck a nerve.

January 8 - The Los Angeles Times

Cambridge, MD. is hoping that a new $155 million resort and subsequent development will boost the region's economy.

January 8 - The New York Times

Dennis Byrne expresses his views about the current battle between the Chicago Transit Authority and the Regional Transit Authority.

January 8 - The Chicago Tribune

A farm bill has brought together two unlikely groups -- small farmers and environmentalists fighting sprawl.

January 8 - The Boston Globe

Tokyo's largest builder says Tokyo's future is in growing upward with office and residential high-rises.

January 8 - The New York Times

One of the most ambitious planning efforts in California history reaches the homestretch.

January 8 - California Planning and Development Report

Has America's affluence and comfort -- personified by the suburban dream -- left the country too weak to fight a war?

January 8 - The Atlantic Monthly