The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Spaniards are quickly adapting to life with a high-speed rail network. Air travel between Barecelona and Madrid is down 46% because of it.

August 8 - The Guardian U.K.

Tracking tags have been implanted in garbage in New York and Seattle to monitor where garbage goes and how municipal waste management systems can improve.

August 8 - Seed

A new light rail bridge spanning the Willamette River in Portland will include separate lanes for pedestrians and cyclists -- and no lanes for automobiles. But biker and pedestrian congestion remains a concern.

August 8 - The Oregonian

Stamford, Connecticut's Downtown Special Services District knew that their zoning was causing needless delays and roadblocks to development. They hired the Regional Plan Association to do something about it.

August 8 - The Stamford Advocate

A 20-year old Chicago man has been arrested by federal agents for imitating transit officials and repeatedly interfering with Chicago Transit Authority communications.

August 7 - Chicago Breaking News Center

In order to clean the air in Calcutta, officials have begun enforcing a rule that removes all vehicles manufactured before 1993, mandated by the city's High Court.

August 7 - BBC

As water resources dwindle, golf course managers are becoming go-to experts on conservation.

August 7 - The New York Times

In a surprising turn of opinion, Miami commissioners voted against the city's long-planned form-based code, Miami 21.

August 7 - The Miami Herald

In 1975, the City of Oneonta, NY, established a law limiting the number of unrelated people allowed to live under one roof. Ruled unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court, the city is working on redefining the so-called 'family zoning.'

August 7 - The Oneonta Daily Star

Philadelphia's public transit system is preparing to launch a new service that makes bus and train arrival times available to riders' handheld devices.

August 7 - Plan Philly

Libraries are struggling to make ends meet in Milwaukee. One possible solution: integrating a mix of uses.

August 7 - Library Journal

Nine finalists have been chosen for the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's Congestion Challenge. Andy Nash, a San Francisco transportation planner, gives his perspective on the entries.

August 7 - Andy Nash Network

The American Society of Landscape Architects has released an extensive online guide to resources for sustainable urban development.

August 7 - ASLA's The Dirt blog

A century ago there were plans to supplant much of Manhattan's metro system with subterranean moving walkways. This article looks at the history.

August 6 - New Scientist

This Labor Day, a 300-ft. section of the east span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge will be cut out and pushed aside, connecting to a new detour that will facilitate the switch from a double-decker configuration to a side-by-side one.

August 6 - CalTrans

Secretary Ray LaHood is promoting livable communities, but the Wisconsin Department of Transportation insists that Madison's new Amtrak station should be located on the edge of town next to a big parking lot at the airport.

August 6 - The Capital Times

In Honolulu, plans for 21 train stations on the new Kapolei to Ala Moana rail are raising eyebrows, primarily because of their significant size. Designers have taken steps to hide the bulk through landscaping and camouflage.

August 6 - The Honolulu Advertiser

Where do those 'clunkers' go once they've been accepted by the new car dealer for a $3500 or $4500 credit from the Cash for Clunkers program? Turns out the economic stimulus continues with the auto wreckers, junkyards and recyclers.

August 6 - Los Angeles Times

The Miami Herald looks at the redevelopment of Biscayne Boulevard, which was unofficially accomplished using the still proposed Miami 21 zoning regulations, and wonders if all of the city's corridors could redevelop in such a manner.

August 6 - Miami Herald

Due to economic hardship, the Worcester County, Maryland is proposing to consolidate 3 departments into 1, cutting 11 jobs out of 65, just as new codes are coming online. Environmentalists are concerned.

August 6 - Center for Public Integrity