The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Government officials say that the cost of Boston's yet to be completed $14.6 billion dollar megaproject could increase by as much as $75 million dollars, an increase that would be absorbed by Massachusetts taxpayers.

December 24 - The Boston Globe

Smart City Radio investigates why the branding of cities is so often done so poorly,

December 24 - Smart City Radio

Could allowing homeowners in a community to pool their property for sale to a private developer be a suitable alternative to eminent domain powers?

December 24 - Forbes

BLOG POST

Cool application underway by <a href="http://socialight.com/?p=index">Socialight</a>. Sticky Shadows are digital post-it notes for urban areas. I like the idea of neighborhood narratives.<br /> <br /> From their website:<br /> "How's it Used? <br /> -- I leave a note for all my friends at the mall to let them know where I'm hanging out. All my friends in the area see it. <br /> -- A woman shows all her close friends the tree under which she had her first kiss. <br /> -- An entire neighborhood gets together and documents all the unwanted litter they find in an effort to share ownership of a community problem.

December 23 - Scott Page

The Orlando Sentienl presents a compelling multimedia presentation about "America's Battered Gulf," and a compilation of stories about the gulf.

December 23 - The Orlando Sentinel

Demolition looms for historic home: In the era of the 1962 World's Fair, the dream of a "flexible house" became a reality for commercial architect Robert Allan Adams.

December 23 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

As the environmental community celebrates in victory in preventing oil drilling in ANWR for at least another year, Peter Maas offers an alternative perspective.

December 23 - The New York Times Magazine

Using a network of thousands of CCTV cameras which will be able to read license plates, Britain will be first country to monitor every car journey on all motorways and main roads. Data will be stored for two years.

December 23 - The Independent (UK)

In order to inspire better urban development, the Project for Public Spaces has honored some of the best public squares in American and Canada.

December 23 - Making Places

New Orleans debates the future of the city's canals "that betrayed this city".

December 22 - The New York Times

A mediator reports that transit union leaders have agreed to allow striking employees to return to work while negotiations continue.

December 22 - CNN

CNN Money publishes its list of the fastest-growing states in the US. And for the 19th straight year, Nevada leads the list.

December 22 - CNN Money

Forest City's long-term investment in L.A.'s core is paying off, says Senior VP of Development Kevin Ratner.

December 22 - The Planning Report

A group of architectural and development professionals and thinkers discuss their views about recent trends across the globe.

December 22 - ULI Urban Land Magazine

Welcome to the latest In LA high-rise style: In Los Angeles, the newest housing status symbol for the young, design-savvy crowd is a condo in the 32-story Modernist block of stucco and glass on Sunset Blvd, and built in 1964.

December 22 - The Los Angeles Times

Can a California REIT find happiness (i.e., tenants) for a big biotech building on the East River?

December 22 - The Slatin Report

FEATURE

When <em>The New York Times</em> linked CNU planners to an alleged scheme to replace a neighborhood with a golf course, it blundered and missed a larger story on renewing Coastal Missisippi, say CNU co-authors John Norquist and Stephen Filmanowicz.

December 22 - John Norquist

Just in time for the transit strike, we learn that Big Apple taxis will be cleaner and more energy efficient -- and the SUVs should be able to handle the increased passenger loads as well.

December 22 - Sustainable Industries

Oakland's Planning Commission is delighted to approve two residential highrises as the city continues enjoying its downtown revival under Mayor Jerry Brown.

December 22 - The Oakland Tribune

The new city plan for Madison, WI, "turns suburban sprawl on its head" by making infill and new urbanism the official city policies.

December 21 - Wisconsin State Journal