The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Despite running a deficit, Cincinnati officials are strongly considering the construction of a streetcar system to spur economic development.</p>

October 22 - The Cincinnati Post

<p>Zalul, an Israeli environmental organization dedicated to preserving the country's marine environments, has released a report harshly critical of municipal sewerage and industrial wastewater practices.</p>

October 22 - Haaretz

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October 22 - Nate Berg

<p>A $47 billion proposal to add new lanes and build 50 miles of light-rail heads to the ballot box, though some wonder if conventional plan is really money well spent.</p>

October 21 - Christian Madera

<p>A team of planners in Akron are trying to create some optimism for the future of one of the city's most blighted stretches of highway.</p>

October 21 - Akron Beacon Journal

<p>A developer with plans for a major urban development in Bethesda, Maryland is trying to buy out an established community of 60 single-family homes.</p>

October 21 - The Washington Post

<p>The concept of using cultural facilities to spur economic development was pioneering by this Spanish rust belt city 10 years ago. Today, many cities want to follow in its footsteps.</p>

October 21 - The Art Newspaper

<p>Government officials in Rwanda are looking to the high-tech sector as a way to bring the country into economic viability. Rwanda is wiring up in hopes of becoming Africa's tech center.</p>

October 21 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>Law enforcement in Sacramento, California are using urban design to reduce crime in the city.</p>

October 20 - The Sacramento Bee

<p>Desperate for jobs and tax revenue, the City of Detroit has permitted its three original casino operators to build new larger complexes.</p>

October 20 - The Guardian Unlimited

<p>Traditional public housing complexes are on the way out in Atlanta as the city looks to move all of its low-income residents to a system of renting with Section 8 housing vouchers.</p>

October 20 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

<p>San Francisco and Los Angeles will turn off their lights tonight in a voluntary effort to show how simple changes in behavior can have a big effect, especially on big city skylines.</p>

October 20 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>A local columnist touts Sacramento, California, as an up and coming star in the green city movement.</p>

October 20 - Sacramento News Review

<p>Philadelphia has appointed a Zoning Reform Commission to rewrite its 1962 Code. Two leaders who advocated for the rewrite share what they learned from other cities.</p>

October 19 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

<p>A European experiment that removed traffic signs to improve pedestrian safety has spread to Australia.</p>

October 19 - The Sydney Morning Herald

<p>Residents say the state's smart growth policies have done little to reign in sprawl, though questions remain about what action to take.</p>

October 19 - The Baltimore Sun

<p>In Houston, the only major U.S. city with no zoning laws, plans to construct a high-rise condo complex in an affluent neighborhood have residents outraged.</p>

October 19 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>Emerging trends in five European cities suggest what could be ahead for the U.S. development environment, observes author Michael Mehaffy.</p>

October 19 - Urban Land

<p>Two years after a prior proposal failed to pass, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has once again challenged the city's developers to help solve L.A.'s affordable housing crisis by including lower-cost units in new projects.</p>

October 19 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>Toronto is positioning itself to become a world model for sustainable waterfront development and has now completed the design phase of a 30 year effort. Urban planner Mary Vogel sets out to explore whether they are meeting their mark.</p>

October 19 - Urban Land