The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A non-profit affordable housing developer sets an example as one of the first to move into an impoverished neighborhood.

December 31 - Oklahoma Gazette

From a huge investment by Amazon.com's founder to a fake Prada store, something is brewing in Far West Texas.

December 31 - The Texas Observer

In Detroit, a new program sues absentee landlords to force them to renovate their property -- unlike citations, property owners face the threat of losing their property, which can then be put up for auction on a county website.

December 31 - Detroit Metro Times

Manassas, Virginia, is using a zoning ordinance to redefine family, in an attempt to curb possible consequences of illegal immigration.

December 31 - The Washington Post

The City of Austin will hire consultants to develop a Downtown Austin Plan to create "one of the best downtowns in the country."

December 30 - The Austin Chronicle

A public-private financing partnership could spur creation of the 15-stop line.

December 30 - The Austin Chronicle

A slew of new building projects have some worried about implications for the town's historic core.

December 30 - Charleston City Paper

A new Atlanta ordinance requiring additional parking at nightclubs could put many out of business.

December 30 - Atlanta Creative Loafing

Taking public transportation quite seriously in Atlanta.

December 30 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Governor Sonny Perdue's Congestion Mitigation Task Force may give preference to highway-widening over other traffic reduction strategies.

December 29 - Creative Loafing Atlanta

The Asheville Naval Reserve Center played a key role in World War II craft production.

December 29 - Asheville Mountain Express

A Connecticut suburb could have so much underground lead that 114 houses may be demolished –- but is the threat real?

December 29 - New Haven Advocate

In Washington, D.C., some apartment tenants are living without a landlord -- and without a high standard of living.

December 29 - Washington City Paper

The New York Observer profiles MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow and Transit Worker's Union chief Roger Touissant.

December 29 - The New York Observer

BLOG POST

<img src="http://www.eastprovidenceri.net/img/ep-aerial.jpg" align="right" alt="City of East Providence, Rhode Island" />I got a slew of responses (some positive, some not) on my post, "<a href="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/archives/2005/12/20/341/">Top 8 Sins For RFPs</a>". The best response came from Chelsea Pierce, an Associate Planner with the City of East Providence, Rhode Island , who offers a few of her proposal pet peeves. Chelsea writes:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>Great list of RFP sins! I'll keep those things in mind when I write my next one. I have a few proposal submittal pet peeves I'd like to share - small things, really, but also things that drive me bananas.</blockquote>

December 28 - Chris Steins

Duany and Plater-Zyberk have designed Haymount, a "neo-traditional" town set to double the population of its county.

December 28 - The Washington Post

Washington, D.C. suburbs are growing so fast that the roads haven’t caught up.

December 28 - The Washington Post

Annapolitans are steamed about a proposal to insert the chain into a 1784 tavern.

December 28 - The Washington Post

Addition of a commuter tax and higher gas prices will make driving more expensive in Stockholm in the coming year.

December 28 - Svenska Dagbladet

A Seattle Sierra Club member argues against new construction and for highway reclamation.

December 28 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer