The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Scientists who studied pollution from a pair of major cities in both the U.S. and China urge the rapidly developing nation to learn from the past environmental mistakes in the U.S.</p>

September 6 - AP via Forbes

<p>Protests, lawsuits, and accidents have caused big delays in the construction of the controversial Atlantic Yards mixed use project in Brooklyn, New York. But the developers say the project will be completed on time.</p>

September 6 - The New York Observer

<p>Despite estimates that the state of California's population will grow to 60 million by 2050, Wendell Cox argues that growth in the state is slowing.</p>

September 6 - Orange County Register

<p>Home to the bright lights and elaborate signage of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, may revise an ordinance to more effectively regulate the bright signs and displays that illuminate the Las Vegas Strip and other parts of the county.</p>

September 6 - Las Vegas Sun

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<p>This week <a href="http://salon.com" target="_blank">Salon.com</a> published a <a href="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/09/03/richardson_qa/index.html?source=rss&amp;aim=yahoo-salon" target="_blank">remarkable interview</a> with a contender for the White House. The candidate didn&#39;t offer the solution to stabilizing Iraq, strengthening the economy, or bringing down the price of a six-pack (at least not directly), but for the first time in the history of American campaigning that I&#39;m aware of, he referred to the issue of &quot;land use.&quot; </p>

September 6 - Josh Stephens

<p>A landowner in suburban Atlanta who had planned to sell his property to Wal-Mart is now suing the city of Duluth over a big-box moratorium that he claims is not in the best interest of the city.</p>

September 6 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

<p>This column from <em>The Toronto Star</em> bashes the city's plan to spur economic activity by developing a city-owned casino.</p>

September 6 - The Toronto Star

<p>Fast-moving plans to build a subway system in the Dominican Republic have some locals angry over a waste of money and others commending the leadership for good foresight.</p>

September 6 - International Herald Tribune

<p>By increasing the amount of migrant work permits and political rights, Ireland has beckoned immigrants from all over the world, becoming one of Europe's immigration leaders.</p>

September 6 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>Newly elected Gov. Ted Strickland (D) has made the pursuit of alternative energies a focus thus far in his tenure. Are the winds finally changing in Ohio?</p>

September 6 - Dayton Daily News

<p>The controversy over whether the environmental impacts of Hawaii's new "Superferry" should have been assessed continue. The large ferry boat sits idly in a harbor in Honolulu.</p>

September 5 - The New York Times

<p>A new network of sensors will detail how ecological threats to the waterway affect the seacoast.</p>

September 5 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>This editorial calls on the governments of Portland, Oregon, and its intimately-connected neighbor, Vancouver, Washington, to expand the reach of the metropolitan planning agency whose jurisdiction ends at the border between the two cities.</p>

September 5 - The Oregonian

<p>The state of Wisconsin has plans to use $4 million in federal transportation grants to encourage students to walk or bike to school. Much of the work will focus on improving road conditions to convince parents that walking or biking is safe.</p>

September 5 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

<p>Suburban Washington D.C. residents are upset over a rash of new buildings in their neighborhoods that they say don't fit in with the character of their communities. It's not just that the houses are too big, but that they are housing too many people.</p>

September 5 - The Washington Post

<p>Small city public officials in the Sacramento area are using public money to support a bid to turn an unincorporated plot of land into a new city -- a move they hope will help to distribute regional planning power more equitably to smaller towns.</p>

September 5 - The Sacramento Bee

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">My Toyota Prius just turned 100,000. That’s quite a milestone for a car and it may be a harbinger of things to come. Many planners are betting so-called “peak oil” will undermine our car culture because we won’t have the fuel to feed them. The history of my Prius suggests otherwise. </font></p>

September 5 - Samuel Staley

<p>A roller coaster has opened up right next door to a family's summer home in the Houston suburb of Kemah -- a town with no zoning ordinance.</p>

September 5 - KLTV

<p>A high speed train has debuted on a line between London and Paris, making the 213-mile trip in a little over two hours.</p>

September 5 - ABC

<p>A U.S. Senator from Texas has vowed to oppose a state-supported plan to convert existing interstate highways into tollraods.</p>

September 5 - The Houston Chronicle