Tim Halbur

<p>Sound Transit is putting a major bus and rail plan on the November ballot. The Seattle Times has the details of where the money will go.</p>

<p>One of the world's largest urban renewal projects is about to break ground in the Kartal area of Istanbul, and every aspect of the new neighborhood is designed by a star architect. The Wall St. Journal reports on the new "city-building industry".</p>

<p>Next American City nails NIMBYs for their vacation choices.</p>

<p>Developers often see naming streets as their way of making a mark, naming streets after daughters, alma maters, or the family dog. But they often find themselves tangled up in regulations and the limits of their own creativity.</p>

<p>OC Transpo (Ottawa's transit authority) says that Frances Woodard can no longer bring her pet ferret on transit.</p>