The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A report by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) examines the impact of transportation systems in developing and developed countries on economic development,social welfare and environmental quality .

November 2 - U.S. Department Of State

For all the blame it gets for a number of societal problems, is sprawl a good thing for Black America?

November 2 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Indiana's smaller cities are experiencing a problem they thought only impacted big cities -- sprawl.

November 2 - The Indianapolis Star

Controlling sprawl in Greater Cincinnati is difficult when many communities believe that they do not face a sprawl problem.

November 1 - The Cincinnati Post

California's fourth-fastest growing county is facing a housing crisis: thousand of working poor live in illegal mobile home parks.

November 1 - Desert Sun Palm Springs

As thousands of postwar buildings are becoming eligible under historic preservation laws, preservations search for labels to classify architectural styles.

November 1 - The New York Times

Real estate investment prospects are expected to decline in major metropolitan areas in 2002. Who will be left standing?

November 1 - Business Wire

Biodiversity conservation efforts in the Amazon rainforest benefits from satellites and geographic information system (GIS) technology.

November 1 - National Geographic

Maryland Gov.Parris N. Glendening announces a plan for a new Metro line.

November 1 - The Washington Post

Theresa "Terry" Brown was presented with an award by the National Trust for Historic Preservation for her pioneering work.

November 1 - The Washington Post

Joel Kotkin writes that, like most other major U.S. cities, New York will have to rethink its development strategy and spread out to survive.

November 1 - San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center

The former director of Amtrak discusses Amtrak subsidies and transit in the U.S.

November 1 - Tom Paine - Common Sense

Resident of the remote 4.5-square-mile island of Waldron are trying to zone privacy.

November 1 - The Los Angeles Times

This paper finds that neighborhood segregation hurts the home values of black homeowners, thus undermining the wealth-creating potential of homeownership. This "segregation tax" is generally highest where racial segregation is the highest.

October 31 - The Brookings Institution

Trees provide an important part of the urban infrastructure. This case study examines Seattle's use of urban forests.

October 31 - Landscape Architect

The new town of Prospect in Colorado is equal parts daring, eclectic and utterly livable.

October 31 - The Town Paper

Should an agency in Colorado charged with preserving open space be allowed to borrow $115 million for additional purchases?

October 31 - The Denver Post

Herbert Muschamp comments on architect Norman Foster's design for the Hearst Corporation headquarters building in New York.

October 31 - The New York Times

Traffic problems in Southern California are expected to get worse as the population of Riverside and San Bernardino counties continues to grow.

October 31 - The Los Angeles Times

Subway lines damaged by the attacks on the World Trade Center will reopen ahead of schedule.

October 31 - The New York Times