The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Developer attempts to turn 1960s anti-urban office development into a trendy town center.

November 8 - The Washington Post

Atlanta's old railroad arteries run through some of the city's most expensive real estate. But the railroads have no plans to give up the land.

November 8 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Florida voters repealed a constitutional amendment to develop a state rail network, but the idea may survive.

November 8 - Sarasota Herald-Tribune

The southwestern state is home to a population surge second only to Nevada's in percentage growth.

November 8 - The Christian Science Monitor

Implementation of a controversial bill that developers backed was halted so that the public could comment.

November 7 - Bergen Record

When new homes are built next to wilderness areas, buyers and nature lovers battle over noise, parking and access. The city of Calabasas, CA, has figured out a solution.

November 7 - The Los Angeles Times

Two sales taxes for open space and transportation are defeated in Ventura, CA, despite popular support for the goals.

November 7 - Ventura County Star

A new report discusses the six elements that distinguish BRT from regular bus systems.

November 7 - Transportation Research Board

Offshore outsourcing has created a buzz among architecture and engineering (A/E) firm principals.

November 7 - ArchNewsNow.com

Efforts to revitalize Los Angeles' long-neglected river get a boost as a consultant is sought to design a plan for the waterway.

November 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Chicago has leased the Chicago Skyway to a private toll road company. Could the same privatizaion framework be used for the Chicago Transit Authority, asks Wendell Cox.

November 6 - Chicago Sun-Times

From pool cleaner to actor and now California's environmental protection secretary, Terry Tamminen's unusual background makes him a perfect fit for the job.

November 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Study confirms that smart growth will improve Atlanta's air quality and reduce auto use.

November 6 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Bush administration opposes recommendations in Arctic climate-change report.

November 6 - The Washington Post

BLOG POST

A color-coded map of how different states voted in the 2004 U.S. presidential election was probably the most common graphic used to convey the election results in a single picture by the news media. The following graphic by CNN uses color to highlight the states that "switched" parties.<br /> <br /> <p align="center" ><br /> <img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//20041105-cnn-national-change.gif" alt="CNN: 2004 Election Results by State" /><br /> <br /><br /> CNN: <a href="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/pages/results/president/">2004 Election Results by State</a><br /> </p><br /> <br /> The New York Times had a more informative map that took into account population density.

November 5 - Abhijeet Chavan

Could the computer game SimCity have changed the very idea of urban planning?

November 5 - The Next American City

Ethel Lawrence Homes is a case study in the challenged involved in building afforable housing for poor people in an affluent community.

November 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Skateboarders turn into landscape architects to design skateparks that will appeal to fellow skaters.

November 5 - Westways

BLOG POST

In which metropolitan areas did businesses move to adopt the Internet most quickly? <br /> <br /> A July, 2003 research paper from Carnegie Mellon University, co-authored by Chris Forman, Avi Goldfarb and Shane Greenstein, explores the extent of commercial adoption of the Internet in the nation's 50 largest metropolitan areas. <br /> <br /> The paper -- <a href="http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/cforman/research/digitaldispersion--July%2031.pdf"><br /> "How did Location Affect Adoption of the Commercial Internet?-Global Village, Urban Density and Industry Composition"</a> --explores the connection between industry composition and city size in explaining business use of the Internet.

November 5 - Chris Steins

Despite concerns over the economy, most voters agreed to help pay for new rail systems, highways and bus routes.

November 5 - USA Today