The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Operators of the emerging high-speed rail lines in Europe are joining forces to improve the way European travelers move around the region. Some hope the partnership could increase competition between rail and low-cost airlines.</p>

July 6 - The Economist

<p>The city may be notorious as one of the fastest-growing and car-dependent urban places in the nations, but as a long-time Phoenix architect points out, the city is rich with history and architecture.</p>

July 6 - Dwell

<p>The world famous landmark is set to be modernized by U.S. architect Michael Adlerstein, who was responsible for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty.</p>

July 5 - The New York Times

<p>The premier rating system for green building and design is being adjusted to correct problems that have arisen as the system has evolved.</p>

July 5 - Interior Design

<p>This editorial from <em>The Sydney Morning Herald</em> looks at how the rise in housing prices in Australia has both short- and long-term negative effects.</p>

July 5 - The Sydney Morning Herald

<p>NOLA human rights lawyer Bill Quigley outlines what he believes were thirty-three deliberate actions on the part of the federal government to undermine recovery in New Orleans.</p>

July 5 - Truthout

<p>With little land left to develop and a declining population in recent years, suburban cities in Ohio are beginning to accept that the only way they can continue to grow is by building up.</p>

July 5 - The Columbus Dispatch

<p>National ridership figures may be down, but grassroots collectives are thriving.</p>

July 5 - The Next American City

<p>Good middle class suburbs aren't sustainable without a vibrant city, and vice versa, argues a recent article in the Houston Chronicle.</p>

July 5 - The Houston Chronicle

<p>Ed Uhlir details the development and maintenance of one of America's most successful urban parks.</p>

July 5 - The Planning Report

<p>Plans for the rebuilding of America's busiest rail station, Pennsylvania Station in midtown Manhattan, expand to include enormous investment in surrounding area.</p>

July 5 - The New York Times

<p>The president of Brazil has pledged nearly $2 billion to improve basic services and infrastructure in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. He hopes that providing running water, schools, and better roads will counteract the high crime rate in the slums.</p>

July 5 - BBC

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<p class="MsoNormal">As an educator who also enjoys practice, I periodically weigh up where my efforts are best spent. Is it making a difference via educating students in the classroom, and through my research and writing, as they use this knowledge in their work in the distant future? Or can I make a difference more directly though practice now? It is hard to know which path is best and the path of teaching is a riskier choice. Truly exceptional teachers and scholars, however, can make an enormous impact.</p>

July 4 - Ann Forsyth

<p>Project to recreate Oakland's 7th Street will enable users to experience it's historic jazz &amp; blues club scene in a virtual world.</p>

July 4 - Poynter Online

<p>In part one of a three-part series, Rick Perlstein exposes how the federal government's ideologically-motivated project to promote homeownership in America has become badly derailed.</p>

July 4 - TomPaine.com

<p>A recent survey has revealed that more than 40% of the tourists planning to visit San Francisco this year will use public transit as their main mode of transportation -- a figure that outpaces the ridership of the city's residents.</p>

July 4 - The Examiner

<p>By ignoring the "spinoff" effects of urban growth and sprawl, planners in Jamaica have unwittingly encouraged the creation of slums and overcrowded urban centers, according to experts.</p>

July 4 - Jamaica Gleaner

<p>New York City has approved tighter regulations on noise in the city, an effort officials hope will improve the quality of life for residents in the notoriously noisy city.</p>

July 4 - NPR

<p>Amtrak is experiencing growing ridership despite a dismal track record for service. A new measure being considered in the U.S. Senate could finally help bring the nation's passenger rail service into the 21st century.</p>

July 3 - Kalamazoo Gazette

<p>UCLA Professor Randall Crane blogs about his observations on the differences between Curitiba, Brazil and Bogotá, Colombia.</p>

July 3 - Urban Planning Research