The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Turn your gaz-guzzling car, truck, or SUV into a zero-emissions vehicles with no special equipment.

June 22 - CNN

The hybrid service is already a hit in Las Vegas. With the promise of FTA start-up funds, can cities like Houston be far behind?

June 22 - The Houston Chronicle

Defense workers near the Pentagon told legislators they would rather quit their jobs than move further out to the suburban fringe.

June 22 - The Washington Post

The carpooling practice of picking up strangers might be facing extinction if a new bill is signed that will allow single-drivers access to HOV lanes.

June 22 - The Washington Post

BLOG POST

Mostly I'm posting this just to maliciously tweak my fellow blogger Charles Kaylor. Hi, Charles!<br /> <br /> It seems that not everybody <em>wants</em> free WiFi downtown. At least, not everybody in Orlando, Florida, which according to the <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/orl-locwifi21062105jun21,0,6347590.story">Orlando Sentinel</a> is cranking down the valve on the urban teat. Or something.<br /> <br /> <blockquote>Sunday marked the last day of a pilot program that allowed those in certain downtown "hot spots" to access the Internet free of charge. The test program was initially supposed to last six months, but the city kept it going 17 months.<br /> <br /> City officials said the service worked well -- as many as 200 people using laptop or hand-held computers could log on at once to check e-mail or surf the Web from a wireless zone bordered by Orange Avenue, Eola Drive, and South and Robinson streets.<br /> <br /> The problem: Few people were interested.<br /> <br /> Despite daydreams of working and browsing the Internet while lounging on a bench at Lake Eola Park, only about 27 people a day, on average, accessed the free service. City officials said they couldn't continue to justify the $1,800-a-month expense.</blockquote>

June 21 - Anonymous

The Seattle Monorail Project has released the final plan to build an elevated train for public review.

June 21 - The Seattle Times

Far from being the 'City of Light', Paris is now the city of traffic and high rent.

June 21 - The Baltimore Sun

The election of former union organizer Antonio Villaraigosa as Los Angeles' next Mayor is part of a new progressive political force in America's cities.

June 21 - The Nation

Dann Seo teaches others how to be environmentally friendly while not losing flair.

June 21 - CNN

From Miami to New York, certain luxury hotels are allowing buyers to purchase suites.

June 21 - MSNBC

The challenge for builders has been to retain the look of the intown neighborhoods while giving new residents suburban amenities.

June 21 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Fannie Mae VP makes case that current trends mirror previous housing bubbles.

June 21 - Marketwatch

Will the new federal Highway Bill actually hurt America's highways?

June 21 - Planetizen

The end of cheap oil -- and with it, our present food production and distribution system -- will bring catastrophic changes, writes Jan Lundberg.

June 21 - Culture Change

High-Occupancy Toll Lanes, a long-time staple of California commuting, are making their way East.

June 21 - The Washington Post

FEATURE

June 21 - Ryan Prince

Retired government scientists say the Bush administration altered key sections of a scientific environmental impact analysis before relaxing rules regulating cattle grazing on public lands.

June 20 - The Los Angeles Times

A prominent environmentalists asks why Americans have such a fascination with owning things -- including the past.

June 20 - Environmental News Network

TransLink should spend more than $50 million over the next three years to expand service hours and get new buses on the road faster, says a report to the regional transportation authority.

June 20 - The Vancouver Sun

The City of San Diego, once thought of as a model city, is experiencing a political 'melt down'.

June 20 - The Metro Investment Report