The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>As part of a settlement of a lawsuit brought by housing advocates and environmentalists, the city council will move to cap the number of rental apartments that can be converted to condominiums each year.</p>

April 1 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

<p>Sewer and water pipes across the nation are breaking -- creating a record number of sinkholes.</p>

April 1 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>With one of the worst air quality ratings in the nation, metropolitan Phoenix is looking to reduce its pollution. Part of a new clean air plan targets the construction industry, which produces much of the dust that affects air quality.</p>

April 1 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>The Brazilian government plans to provide free satellite internet access to indigenous rainforest communities in an effort to improve communication between the groups and authorities with the goal of protecting the rainforests.</p>

April 1 - BBC

<p>Only three governments in Metro Atlanta support the local rail transit system. While the Atlanta City Council voted to extend the sales tax funding the system, some elected officials would like to put the issue to a public vote.</p>

March 31 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

<p>The state of South Carolina, through intensive research and public/private partnerships, is positioning itself to be a major player in the "hydrogen economy."</p>

March 31 - The State

<p>The high level of opposition and the power of local labor unions have caused Wal-Mart to abandon plans to open stores in New York City.</p>

March 31 - The New York Times

<p>Last month's implementation of the billion dollar Transantiago plan has caused late arrivals, complaints from frazzled commuters, and lost productivity. Chile’s President responded by sacking the transportation chief and three ministers.</p>

March 31 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>After plenty of false starts since first being proposed almost 90 years ago, the dream of building a $4 billion subway line under 2nd Avenue in Manhattan is gaining traction again.</p>

March 31 - New York Magazine

<p>Google has replaced current maps of New Orleans with pre-Katrina satellite images on its Google Maps website.</p>

March 31 - The Washington Post

<p>Metropopular is an animated short film from 2001 about what the cities of America would say to one another if they could talk. The film was apparently produced by Dreamworks.</p>

March 30 - PDI/DreamWorks via The Internet Archive

<p>One in four new schools approved for state funding in the past four years is being built beyond designated growth boundaries.</p>

March 30 - The Baltimore Sun

<p>Increases in average temperatures are mostly caused by urbanization and not greenhouse warming argue authors of a recent study.</p>

March 30 - Reuters

<p>The new generation of malls like Santana Row in San Jose, which critics accuse of being 'artificial', may indeed be serving a valuable role associated with good urbanism -- public gathering space.</p>

March 30 - Metropolis Magazine

<p>As the city moves forward with plans to expand its overcrowded underground metro system, Shanghai transit officials are also planning to build a 300km network of bus only lanes to speed travel across the city.</p>

March 30 - Shanghai Daily

<p>While the "baby bullet" service on the Bay Area Caltrain commuter rail has attracted new riders, the resulting service cuts have also shunned others.</p>

March 30 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>State legislators are trying to reach agreement on how to work out the kinks from the controversial law.</p>

March 30 - The Register-Guard

<p>Architect Alexandros Washburn has been tapped to lead the city's new urban design division.</p>

March 30 - The New York Sun

<p>UCLA Professor Donald Shoup demonstrates that by pricing curb parking too low, cities are contributing to traffic and pollution and losing out on revenue.</p>

March 30 - The New York Times

<p>New data suggests that demand for smoke-free apartment buildings is increasing, and landlords who ban smoking can expect a positive impact on business.</p>

March 30 - Multi-Housing News