The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>The city's 'segundo barrio' -- a historic Mexican-American neighborhood -- is the focus of a major redevelopment effort that opponents say is trying to 'white wash' the community.</p>

May 4 - The Texas Observer

<p>Citing rules made more than 100 years ago, railroad operators have dodged regulations being pressed by a California air quality board to prohibit locomotives from idling -- a highly polluting activity.</p>

May 4 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>Houses built from used shipping containers are an increasing popular affordable housing option.</p>

May 4 - MSNBC

<p>Could a 'green' makeover of one of China's most infamous public spaces help signal the country's shifting politics?</p>

May 4 - The Guardian Unlimited

<p>Federally-funded home rebuilding programs in New Orleans are having trouble keeping up with the demand of grant applicants, and the governor has cautioned that the budget shortfall may be in the billions.</p>

May 4 - The York Dispatch

<p>The Malaysian government is hoping its new mega-plans for an expansive 21st Century economic hub will bring more action to the country, where other big projects have not lived up to their economic potential.</p>

May 4 - International Herald Tribune

<p>The City of Winnipeg is trying to create incentives for downtown housing development in an attempt to increase the population density of its urban core.</p>

May 3 - Downtown Winnipeg Biz

<p>A freeway collapse in the San Francisco Bay Area dramatically changed commuter patterns this week, and also caused a spike in public transit ridership, giving BART a record-breaking tally of passengers.</p>

May 3 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>Snohomish County, Wash., officials are tussling with local city governments and fire-department officials over regulation of so-called "air condo" developments sprouting in the county's unincorporated areas.</p>

May 3 - The Seattle Times

<p>In this interview, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa talks about how to tackle the city's congestion and housing issues.</p>

May 3 - U.S. News & World Report

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<p>Locating residential development closer to city centers comes with a price: increased exposure to air pollutants.

May 3 - Diana DeRubertis

<p>Researchers have conducted observations in 32 world cities to determine where people walk the fastest. They've found that the world's fastest walkers are in Singapore. To the surprise of many, New York City's walkers are only the eighth-fastest.</p>

May 3 - ITV

<p>By and large, Americans support the rights of property owners -- leaving planners with the challenge of creating regulation that protects the public without infringing on private interests.</p>

May 3 - The Seattle Times

<p>The many of the city's leading preservation professionals are under 40 -- demonstrating a generational interest in protecting the historic character of urban areas.</p>

May 3 - The New York Sun

<p>Dongtan, a master-planned Chinese city, is set to chart a "smarter path" for growth and remedying China's environmental crisis.</p>

May 3 - Wired

<p>In the 20th century, the United States embraced expatriate modernists feeling the rubble of Europe. Today's eclectic style hails from around the world, and, increasingly, talent from Asia is creating bold new ideas in the post-postmodern era.</p>

May 3 - The Planning Report

<p>From fears over immigration to the pursuit of control over territory, countries and cities around the world are increasingly turning to the oldest form of defense: the wall.</p>

May 3 - Reuters

<p>San Francisco's density bonus is being used by for-profit developers marketing condos designated for seniors -- albeit for a price.</p>

May 3 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>Mayors and local officials along the Texas-Mexico border are angry that they were not included in a planning process to create more than 150 miles of fencing along the international border. Officials fear the fences will harm their local economies.</p>

May 2 - The Houston Chronicle

<p>Available land in Washington D.C. is expected to diminish sharply within the next 20 years, prompting some to suggest that increasing building heights and densities should become the new development paradigm.</p>

May 2 - The Washington Post