The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

About a quarter of the counties in the U.S. are seeing more deaths per year than births, according to census data.

February 26 - ABC

An emerging design movement is trying to counteract obesity in American cities.

February 26 - Fast Co. Design

While Philadelphia has a real-life statue of the famous underdog Rocky Balboa, an online campaign in Detroit wants a similar RoboCop statue put up. TIME Magazine has other must-have icons from the 80s era it thinks cities should adopt in stone.

February 25 - Time

A new peer reviewed study reveals that housing located in compact, transit-oriented and location efficient developments are more likely to consume less energy than developments in low density suburban areas.

February 25 - NRDC

Recent legislation introduced by Senator Alan Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) aims to get the ball rolling when it comes to protecting bicyclists from passing motorists.

February 25 - Streetsblog LA

In this piece from <em>Metropolis</em>, Joel Kotkin argues that as the world urbanizes, cities are becoming increasingly unequal and do not provide the opportunities they once did.

February 25 - Metropolis

A rapid transit system gets closer to reality in Honolulu as officials conduct groundbreaking ceremony, while some still object to the project for aesthetic reasons.

February 25 - the transport politic

With the recent developments happening in North Africa and the Middle East, public squares are taking center-stage as the epicenters of change.

February 25 - Urban Omnibus

A new conference that debuted in San Francisco this week is devoted to creating smarter, greener, and more prosperous cities for the future.

February 25 - Fast Company

After having a hard time financing their Olympic Village, Vancouver, which was home to the 2010 Winter Olympics, has begun an new campaign to attract residents to the developments.

February 25 - The New York Times

What exactly is Green Urbanism? The Next American City has a detailed explanation of the major principles of Green Urbanism all in a nifty slideshow.

February 25 - Next American City

China's city planners are busy figuring out solutions to transportation issues at a time when the rapidly developing country has become the world's largest automobile market.

February 25 - The New York Times

The city of Helsinki has developed a master plan for its burgeoning underground city.

February 24 - The Huffington Post

The video was created by a group of Kenyan teenagers who submitted it for the "1 Minute to Save the World Video Contest," which they won.

February 24 - GOOD Magazine

A study suggests that changes in land use planning will be necessary for California cities to reap the full economic and environmental benefits of HSR.

February 24 - SPUR

Jay Walljasper discusses the role of public spaces in recent protests and revolutions from Madison, Wisconsin to Cairo, Egypt.

February 24 - On The Commons

Residents in New Orleans' still-struggling 9th Ward are considering the creation of a land trust to help revitalize the neighborhood.

February 24 - Miller-McCune

FEATURE

Planners' activities in a community have a direct impact on its character, says Edward Jepson, and can be pivotal in creating sustainability.

February 24 - Edward J. Jepson Jr.

The federal government should play a larger role in lending money to local governments for transit projects, and not just spending money, according to this oped.

February 24 - San Gabriel Valey Tribune

This column from <em>The Seattle Times</em> looks at two of the physical legacies of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and finds both success and room for improvement.

February 24 - The Seattle Times