Art Community infanticide in Jersey City. Artists in the role of urban pioneers again find themselves on the wrong end of the deal. (frm NYT) View full entry

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a proposed law that would make it harder for Wal-Mart to erect superstores in the city by requiring the company to study whether surrounding areas would be harmed by the addition of the mammoth centers. From the LA Times View full entry

The Jerde Partnership today announced the completion of a revised master plan for a new Science Center campus in West Philadelphia's University City. The vision behind the master plan is to help Philadelphia, which is home to the nation's highest percentage of physicians engaged in research and... View full entry

Bio Mapping is a research project which measures an individuals Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) to their surroundings, through emotional reactions to urban simulation. View full entry

Justin Davidson reports for Newsday : Suburban retailers' influx poses a threat to the experience of city neighborhoods View full entry

Newsweek : "Can the City of Light escape the shadow of its past and get its groove back?," on the will to jump-start urban renewal with a re-do of Les Halles. View full entry

Independence Square -- the open space where the Declaration of Independence was first proclaimed -- could be divided by an 8-foot fence under a security proposal by the site superintendent. From SFGate View full entry

A new magazine is on the shelves. Monu is a magazine about urbanism, based in Amsterdam, New York City, Berlin and Kassel whose intent is to be a forum for young writers, designers, and photographers working on urban topics. Have anything to say about ”˜Middle Class Urbanism?' They... View full entry

Many cities in California and in some other states have banned trucks over 6,000 pounds from their streets. In doing so, they have also unintentionally banned many large SUVs. This regulation may be "a contender for the least enforced traffic regulation in America." from Slate View full entry

London. A set of five skatable sculptures will be assembled next Saturday at the Queen Elizabeth Hall's undercroft, a mecca for British skateboarders since the 1970s. The initiative is part of a new strategy by the South Bank Centre of "talking rather than fighting" with the skateboarders. The... View full entry

While Habitat for Humanity thinks they're struggling, what could be worse than the housing crisis in Iraq? Well, it could be these vultures of Italy's new EcoMafia . View full entry

Contrary to the predictions that urban growth would slow after the September 11th attacks, the trend toward the revitalization and reoccupation of downtowns nationwide is continuing, according to an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription). Full article: Big-city growth has downtowns... View full entry

The Planners Network, an "association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic, and environmental planning," has released a Statement on the Israeli Wall and here is a copy: Planners Network Statement on the Israeli Wall August 3, 2004 This... View full entry

By Jeremy Lovell. LONDON (Reuters) - British environment authorities mounted a major cleanup operation on Wednesday after flooding forced hundreds of thousands of tons of raw sewage into the River Thames running through central London. The Environment Agency said 600,000 tons of untreated sewage... View full entry

All around is the crumbling architectural legacy of wartime Shanghai ”” a unique mix of styles ranging from art deco to Bauhaus. Renowned as a sanctuary for about 30,000 Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi persecution, the neighbourhood is now blighted by commercialization and neglect. A... View full entry