The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>One Alabama city's efforts at redevelopment serves as an example for communities struggling with the economic impact of a base closure.</p>

June 16 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>The Borough President of Staten Island has called for a boycott of 'Staten Island Landfill' ice cream, saying it is insulting to the community -- yet sales of the creamy confection are through the roof.</p>

June 15 - Gothamist

<p>Research by several economists shows that areas with a lack of child-care suffer economically, since parents are more likely to drop out of the workforce or move to communities with more options.</p>

June 15 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>U.S city parks have given over large swaths of green to automobile storage, but not every park is held hostage by the automobile. Cities are finding ways to increase access while relieving pressure to provide parking in parks.</p>

June 15 - Parks & Recreation

<p>State and local governments are starting to demand money back from companies that receive tax breaks and grants to locate in their community, and then skip town.</p>

June 15 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>California Planning &amp; Development Report columnist Morris Newman doesn't think much of the Disney Company's attempts to prevent housing development in Anaheim's resort district.</p>

June 15 - California Planning & Development Report

<p>The Baltimore City Council has approved an inclusionary housing bill requiring developers to designate a certain portion of new developments as affordable. Proponents say the measure is flawed, but a good first step.</p>

June 15 - The Baltimore Sun

<p>In response to a recent report that cast doubt on the effectiveness of dedicated bus lanes in Vancouver, some are cautioning against abandoning the lanes too soon.</p>

June 15 - The Vancouver Sun

BLOG POST

<p> <span style="font-size: 12pt">Some readers may be familiar with the </span><span style="font-size: 12pt"><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/telecom-cities">TELECOM-CITIES listserv</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt"> that I&#39;ve run for the last ten years, sharing discussions about how information and communications technology is transforming cities and the process of urbanization. Once upon a time back in 1998, 1999, TELECOM-CITIES was an active community of researchers trying to figure out what fiber optics and cell phones and dot-com startups meant for the future of cities. Over the years, the list has maintained that focus, but growth of readership has been stagnant for years.

June 15 - Anthony Townsend

<p>Walkability has been shown to greatly improve the health and wellbeing of senior citizens. In response to recent studies on this issue, planners are looking to create walkable neighborhoods that encourage healthy habits for residents of all ages.</p>

June 15 - The Seattle Times

<p>Broad regulations have been approved in Berkeley, California, that would ban certain activities in public spaces, such as laying on the ground and urinating. This set of rules seeks to impose greater control over the city's homeless population.</p>

June 15 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>With a regional goal of curbing greenhouse gas emissions, the Western governments of British Columbia, California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah have joined forces to push environmental policies the federal government has avoided.</p>

June 15 - NPR

<p>This report from <em>NPR</em> looks at the city of Las Vegas, the high value of water in the desert, and the water chief who is trying to control the growing city's consumption.</p>

June 14 - NPR

<p>A zoning loophole classifying backyard gardens as brownfields has opened the door for developers in England to tear down homes and rebuild flats and apartments, eating up the equivalent of nearly 3,000 soccer fields in the next decade.</p>

June 14 - BBC

<p>West Palm Beach, Florida, is entertaining several ideas to embolden its skyline. One proposal suggests a 1,500 foot tower, which would be the tallest in the United States.</p>

June 14 - The Miami Herald

<p>A simple sidewalk widening project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn marks a radical shift in land use policy for New York City.</p>

June 14 - Streetsblog

<p>Efforts are underway to 'green' ferries and other commercial ships -- which represent a major but largely ignored source of air pollution.</p>

June 14 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>Parents who grew up in the city but raised their children in the suburbs wonder if they made the right choice.</p>

June 14 - The Charlotte Observer

<p>Plans for a new high school next to a busy freeway interchange in New Haven, Connecticut, call for sealed windows and air filtration systems, but community and environmental groups are calling the entire proposal unconscionable.</p>

June 14 - New Haven Independent

<p>New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson promised to redirect funding from roads to mass transit if he's elected President.</p>

June 14 - San Diego Union Tribune