The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

While LA may be <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/node/17988">smog capital, USA</a> California's San Joaquin Valley is in need of more help to lessen pollution

November 17 - The Sacramento Bee

Orange and Riverside Counties may build a 15-mile tunnel to help alleviate traffic congestion -- even though the tunnel would be only a mile away from a major fault line.

November 17 - The Washington Times

Architect Brenda Levin, FAIA, commemorates the opening of The National Center for the Preservation of Democracy in Los Angeles.

November 17 - The Planning Report

Futuristic suggestions to improve New York City's taxi fleet.

November 17 - The New York Times

Electric-car driver was not an eco-terrorist, FBI admits, and settles for $100,000.

November 17 - Newsweek

Homeowner associations provide controls for which buyers are willing to pay more and relinquish freedoms.

November 17 - Rutland Herald

A new study finds links between suburban sprawl and storm water runoff.

November 17 - The Macomb Daily

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What will be the next public participation technology? Here's one possibility… wireless laptops with electronic ink capability (and built in hand generators to boot!). All packaged to cost less than today's keypad polling devices. Way cool! <br /> <br /> 1. <a href="http://laptop.media.mit.edu/">http://laptop.media.mit.edu/</a><br /> 2. <a href="http://news.com.com/2300-1044_3-5884639-3.html">http://news.com.com/2300-1044_3-5884639-3.html</a><br /> <br /> Too bad they're not for sale, but I'm sure others will follow.

November 17 - Ken Snyder

Environmental activist and former San Gabriel Valley resident is paid $100,000 by the FBI after being mistakenly jailed in connection with the vandalizing and setting ablaze of SUVs in 2003.

November 16 - The Los Angeles Times

During the 1990s, downtown population grew by 10 percent, a marked resurgence following 20 years of overall decline, according to a new study, "Who Lives Downtown?".

November 16 - The Brookings Institution

BLOG POST

Just to keep everyone updated on the continuing development of Wi-Fi, Muni-wireless released a new <a href="http://muniwireless.com/municipal/reports/841">report </a>on the state of the Wi-Fi market. The long and short of it is the market is expanding rapidly with just about every city looking to get in on the action. <br /> <br /> On the flip side, the Philadelphia Inquirer last weekend ran a <a href="http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/13151838.htm">story</a> about the uncertain future of wireless as a city-led initiative.

November 16 - Scott Page

Their homes destroyed and the available housing stock almost wiped out, 150,000 displaced victims of Hurricane Katrina may find themselves evicted from their government-subsidized hotel rooms in little more than two weeks, according to a new decision from

November 16 - The Washington Post

Forbes identifies the top ten architects who are most influencing the American landscape.

November 16 - Forbes

Attractive perks are emerging for buyers of hybrid cars.

November 16 - The Christian Science Monitor

A new book, "Sprawl Costs" evaluates the costs of unchecked dvelopment. The book merely recycles the tired claims that suburbanization (pejoratively called urban sprawl) is more costly, writes Wendell Cox.

November 16 - The Public Purpose

Regional economic transition invites new reckoning with transit.

November 16 - Michigan Land Use Institute

A new book, 'Sprawl Costs', calculates the cost of sprawl. Leading the list is Las Vegas, which has the highest per-capita cost, at $72,697 per person.

November 16 - Sacramento Business Journal

Rebuilding the all-important tourist market hasn't been an easy task for Cancun residents, but Mexico's prosperity depends on it.

November 16 - The Los Angeles Times

A dangerous new game being played in European cities -- le parkour, or Free running -- has players making death-defying leaps across urban buildings.

November 16 - The Christian Science Monitor

As the price of natural gas and heating oil skyrockets, Americans are expected to turn to a cheaper, and often readily available alternative - wood, with severe public health consequences. Fortunately, strategies are in place to mitigate woodburning.

November 15 - USA Today