The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Politicians are "scrambling" to keep up with public opinion about climate change. Bipartisan efforts to curb global warming are gaining momentum.</p>

February 2 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>A city that adores public transporation hopes that a "futuristic" new public transit would make for a recognizable landmark.</p>

February 2 - The New York Times

<p>With its traditional design and mixture of uses, Poundbury -- the experimental development created by Prince Charles -- is fast becoming the model for development in Britain.</p>

February 2 - The Times

<p>As new investment leapfrogs them to outer suburbs and exurbs, first-ring communities are becoming more aggressive in their pursuit of new development.</p>

February 2 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>Preservation of historic African American sites may face challenges from unexpected stakeholders...groups within the Black community.</p>

February 2 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>Hundreds of government scientists accuse the Bush administration of interfering with their work and misrepresenting their findings about climate change.</p>

February 1 - Democracy Now!

To help save endangered salmon, officials are considering making costly improvements to dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon. Removing the dams would cost less than fixing them, but removal forfeits hydroelectric power production.

February 1 - Los Angeles Times

<p>Green roofs can cut air-conditioning bills, last longer than regular roofs, and are environment-friendly. Now they could help you save on taxes too.</p>

February 1 - New York Daily News

<p>Plans for a long-imagined underwater high speed rail line connecting Europe and Africa emphasizes the comparative lack of rail development in the United States.</p>

February 1 - International Herald Tribune

<p>Unconferences, a type of informational gathering among open source software developers, could provide a model for the planning community.</p>

February 1 - WorldChanging

<p>Bend, Oregon -- population 67,000 -- led the nation in home appreciation last year, and has become a symbol of the booming market in picturesque western towns.</p>

February 1 - The Economist

<p>Chicago is keen to use porous asphalt and paving for new transportation projects, touting its environmental benefits, but questions remain about its long term effectiveness -- including its ability to withstand Chicago winters.</p>

February 1 - The Chicago Tribune

<p>A bill is being pushed forward in Maryland that would ban all new "ground rents" -- a housing ownership situation in which one owner owns a house and another owns the land beneath the house. Some say the system is being used in a "predatory" way.</p>

February 1 - The Baltimore Sun

<p>A regional government association is looking at developing brownfields for future commuter rail stations in central South Carolina as a way to cut costs.</p>

February 1 - The State

<p>The land rights battle that spurred the passage of Oregon's Measure 37 may come to an end, with a county-approved expedited process that would divide 22-acres of land into 8 lots.</p>

February 1 - The Portland Tribune

<p>California's governor supports infrastructure funding and fights global warming, but he has no love for high speed rail. His proposed budget may kill a high speed rail agency, and he wants a $9.95 billion rail bond removed from the 2008 ballot.</p>

January 31 - The Sacramento Bee

<p>Writing in Land Lines, Professors Amnon Lehavi and Amir N. Licht offer a new conceptual approach to land assembly problems that attempts to circumvent the problems that arise in using eminent domain for private development.</p>

January 31 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Land Lines

<p>The English village of Ashton Hayes is looking to become the country's first carbon-neutral community. Cooperation village-wide has enabled the installation of solar panels and used recycled building materials in new structures.</p>

January 31 - The Guardian Unlimited

<p>New Orleans Mayor C. Ray Nagin testified to a Senate committee recently that a lack of local control over federal funding is severely limiting the Gulf Coast recovery. He says he doesn't see the federal government's will to rebuild New Orleans.</p>

January 31 - CNN

<p>A new study about the effects of local highway pollution on children's health has determined that living near highways can cause lifelong health risks. The results may cause many planners to reconsider where new housing and schools are developed.</p>

January 31 - The Los Angeles Times