The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Congestion is getting worse in Metro New York, and the proposals to reduce it aren't going to work, argues Sam Staley, and the region's economy is going to suffer greatly as a result.</p>

December 1 - The New York Times

<p>Officially named in 2001, this small town in China's Yunnan Province is struggling to cope with over 2 million visitors a year. It's becoming a "high altitude hell."</p>

December 1 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>While the country overall is experiencing a housing slowdown, it hasn't stopped the extremely wealthy from plopping down record setting sums for prime real estate.</p>

December 1 - Forbes

<p>A recent post on a fire chief's blog provides insight on the challenges that clustered, higher-density housing developments present to firefighers.</p>

December 1 - Mutual Aid Blog

BLOG POST

<p class="MsoNormal">Last Year Planetizen published their first Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs.<span> </span>The Guide includes basic information about the programs (location, specializations, faculty, etc) and an overall ranking of the schools and ranking by specialization.<span> </span>It is these rankings that are the source of much consternation within the planning academy.<span> </span></p>

December 1 - Lance Freeman

<p>Fuel costs, environmental concerns, and striking transport workers are reviving interest in horse-driven vehicles in some French towns.</p>

November 30 - Reuters

<p>A Los Angeles City Planning Department employee accidentally leaves a message intended for the developer on the answering machine of a project opponent: The project will be approved "no matter what."</p>

November 30 - LA Observed

<p>Eco-friendly developments are struggling to achieve approval due to zoning restrictions in the suburbs of New York and New Jersey -- a story that is more and more familiar in suburbs across the country.</p>

November 30 - The New York Times

<p>Unable to compete with the large supply of inexpensive homes in the city's outer suburbs, Atlanta's in-town neighborhoods will suffer most from the current mortgage crisis, says study.</p>

November 30 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

<p>The debate over how to divert water around Central California's San Joaquin Valley for delivery to Southern California has been rekindled. A task force is meeting to find a way to address this and many of the state's other long-standing water issues.</p>

November 30 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>In an interview with <em>Preservation Online</em>, author Anne Matthews explains the growing movement to preserve historic sounds.</p>

November 30 - Preservation Online

<p>Desperate to find ways to relieve traffic congestion, local planners are getting creative with transportation plans and potential sources of revenue.</p>

November 30 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>Unscrupulous Londoners have already learned how to beat that city's famed congestion charge system, and with Mayor Bloomberg's plan relying on the same technology, there are worries about a surge in license plate counterfeiting.</p>

November 30 - WCBS 2 TV

<p>Could the secret to getting more people to adopt higher-density (and therefore more sustainable) living be designing a soundproof apartment?</p>

November 30 - Multi-Housing News

<p>President Hugo Chávez is guiding government plans to create several brand new cities to serve as models of social and environmental harmony.</p>

November 30 - The Washington Post

<p>A court of appeal in California ruled that a decades-old plan to realign a road and a two-year-old plan to build a big box improvement store nearby only need to undergo one environmental impact analysis under the state's Environmental Quality Act.</p>

November 29 - California Planning and Development Report

<p>With the pipeline of glitzy real estate projects slowing, star designers are branching out with new fashion items and other luxury goods.</p>

November 29 - Conde Nast Portfolio

BLOG POST

<p><em>When I opened my email this morning I was delighted to see that the City of Flagstaff unanimously approved a <a href="/www.smartcodecentral.com">SmartCode</a> based TND ordinance. The ordinance, created to make a recent <a href="/www.doverkohl.com">Dover Kohl</a> designed project called Juniper Point legal, allows a more compact, pedstrian friendly urban pattern to be established within the City. This is a crucial step in providing alternatives to business as usual sprawl development. Fortunately, more and more cities - From Jamestown, Rhode Island to Miami, Florida, to Montgomery, Alabama - are making smart growth a legal and easy choice. </em> </p>

November 29 - Mike Lydon

<p>A newly released study looked at various programs designed to encourage more students to walk to school, and helps to identify a recipe for success.</p>

November 29 - Health News Digest

<p>With urban areas on the rise, investors are taking a closer look places like Detroit and Philadelphia, where depressed real estate values can equal opportunity for those with local knowledge.</p>

November 29 - Inman Real Estate News