The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>City officials in Berkeley, California, are voicing concerns about a regional government association's proposed ousing quota for the next seven years, one which calls for a yearly increase of more than 200%.</p>

January 18 - The Berkeley Daily Planet

<p>Even in virtual environments, it turns out, good planning matters. The virtual environment, Second Life, offers a view into the future of how planning may evolve in virtual worlds, and how planners might use virtual environments to plan.</p>

January 17 - Planning magazine, American Planning Association

<p>With more and more infill sites being developed, environmental due diligence on potential development sites has become the norm, partly due to the insistence of lenders and municipalities.</p>

January 17 - The Globe & Mail

<p>Mass production and prefabrication have revolutionized the manufacturing of cars, planes and ships -- now a number of pioneering builders and architects are applying these technologies to the housing industry.</p>

January 17 - Wired

<p>State and local officials are offering $100 million dollars in tax breaks to the Internet company should it locate a new facility in Lenoir, North Carolina. Yet some wonder if the generosity will pay off for the town.</p>

January 17 - The News & Observer

<p>Drawing on lessons from Hurricane Katrina, disaster experts and government officials are gathering in New Orleans to discuss how to develop emergency plans for those who can't or don't drive.</p>

January 17 - The Advocate

<p>A shantytown set up to protest Miami's housing crisis is winning over neighbors and has become a "warm community."</p>

January 17 - The New York Times

<p>Alberta's inability to provide the necessary municipal and social infrastructure to keep pace with oil sand developments is beginning to make life in the north "intolerable."</p>

January 17 - Rabble

Despite a long-held promise of not spending any city money to attract a tenant to Kansas City's now-vacant sports arena, the city may be willing to pay millions to build a practice facility in an effort to woo a pro hockey or basketball team.

January 17 - Kansas City Pitch

<p>The central location and the expanse of space to facilitate a variety of different uses are getting people excited about the newly proposed City Plaza in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, despite the fact that it will cut through a well-used street.</p>

January 17 - The Independent Weekly (North Carolina)

<p>A innovative program for gifted children in Australia is giving students a chance to learn the basics of town planning.</p>

January 17 - The Sydney Morning Herald

<p>The father of New Urbanism takes on avant-garde architects and environmentalists as he talks about his latest project in Vancouver, Canada.</p>

January 16 - The Tyee

<p>Tesco, a UK-based supermarket chain, has plans to provide housing for staff members in new mixed-use developments featuring its stores.</p>

January 16 - BBC

<p>In many urban areas, farmers' markets provide both a connection to nature and a sense of community.</p>

January 16 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>Developers in the city's booming downtown are pushing to change the rules originally enacted to preserve view corridors to the Texas State Capitol Dome.</p>

January 16 - San Antonio Express-News

<p>A wave of new development has finally come to gritty Georgia Avenue, and though many are pleased with the sorely needed investment, gentrification worries abound.</p>

January 16 - The Washington Post

<p>Ever in search of more consumers, advertisers seem intent on covering more places and spaces with marketing messages.</p>

January 16 - The New York Times

<p>French architect Jean Pierre Heim has proposed creating a semi-outdoor multimedia entertainment center in Shanghai -- a cinema, shopping center and restaurant all-in-one.</p>

January 16 - Shanghai Daily

<p>With her patrician manner and focused attention to the quality of buildings and public space, New York City Planning Commissioner Amanda Burden has become a controversial figure in the city's planning and development circles.</p>

January 16 - The New York Times

<p>Forest City Enterprises has put forth a proposal to bring a major mixed-use urban infill community to Dallas-Ft. Worth on the grounds of Texas Stadium.</p>

January 16 - New Mexico Business Daily