The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Planetizen 2005 List features the top 10 popular titles published in 2004.

December 21 - Planetizen

A report by the Trust for Public Land, which will be released Monday, knits together a nascent proposal for a 22-mile transit loop through 46 historic Atlanta neighborhoods with an ambitious blueprint for a 23-mile bike trail, 1,400 acres o

December 21 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Environmentalists push back against author Michael Crichton's selective use of facts in his new novel, "State of Fear."

December 21 - The Earth Institute At Columbia University

The National Low Income Housing Coalition has released a report showing that, with few exceptions, most States have cost-of-living rates that far exceed their legal minimum wage rates, leaving affordable housing "out of reach" for many.

December 21 - National Low Income Housing Coalition

City officials have agreed to soundproof schools and cut pollution as LAX prepares for an $11 billion expansion.

December 21 - The Christian Science Monitor

Wieland Associates's newsletter provides a list of the top ten noise and vibration ips for new construction.

December 20 - Sound Advice

Laurence Aurbach applies anevaluation system to illustrate how TND design can be rated using a small,relatively simple set of standards.

December 20 - The Town Paper

What seemed like a pipe dream is now being touted by a nationally respected conservation group as the next great vision for the city of Atlanta.

December 20 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Cox and Forkum features a humorous editorial cartoon, "Sprawl or Bust."

December 20 - Counterpunch

Metro Atlanta's suburban cities rediscover importance of central gathering places in an effort to slow sprawl to a crawl.

December 20 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Nine homeless people have filed a class-action lawsuit in in San Diego federal court to fight tickets for illegal sleeping.

December 20 - The Christian Science Monitor

Is urban sprawl the most important issue of our time or a "half-baked liberal scare tactic?"

December 20 - Dispatch Tribune

As land prices climb and density increases, urban residents in England are increasingly moving to the countryside.

December 20 - The Los Angeles Times

People change their lifestyle as they adapt to rapid growth on the area.

December 20 - Inland Valley Daily Bulletin Ontario

The popular website Yahoo! is the first to launch a national service to display realtime traffic conditions on customized maps.

December 20 - Reuters

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Because I'm kind of a dumbass, I forgot to post the link to this really interesting <a href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.12/traffic.html">story</a> from the December issue of <em>Wired</em>, the magazine for which I work. Does it still count as flacking my mag if I didn't write or edit the story?<br /> <br /> Anyway, the point of the piece is that you can control traffic by not controlling it -- let chaos reign, and people naturally slow down and find their own order. Wisdom of crowds, or something like that.

December 19 - Anonymous

Could a new generation of traffic lights respond to conditions to ease congestion?

December 19 - Nature

Will Wright developed the remarkably popular computer game, 'The Sims' -- a combination of divine architect and urban planner.

December 19 - The Age, Australia

Grist Magazine speculates on who may be the next to head up the Environmental Protection Agency.

December 19 - Grist Magazine

A Salt Lake City ordinance is designed to bring pedestrians back to the city's streets.

December 19 - The Salt Lake Tribune