The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Are dedicated truck tollways a market approach to reducing congestion and making roads safer, or an environmental nightmare?

July 25 - E-The Environmental Magazine

Carl Pope comments on U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' legal opinions on environmental cases.

July 25 - The Huffington Post

The 'Northern Way' £100 million growth fund would bring development to Northern England.

July 25 - CIOB International News Service

Joel Kotkin on the greatest challenge facing the world's major cities.

July 25 - The Washington Post

A trade group announces its selection of the World's top sustainable companies that stand out for both sustainability and financial strength.

July 25 - Sustainable Business Insider

Eugene Robinson urges the nation to address its deteriorating infrastructure.

July 25 - The Washington Post

Washington state is considering building a series of wildlife pathways to allow animals to safely cross a rural stretch of I-90.

July 25 - The Los Angeles Times

After sitting in at the construction site, a majority of protestors accepted an agreement to promote alternative transporation.

July 24 - The New York Times

A dramatic vote in favor of far-reaching growth controls in Loudon County surprises observers.

July 24 - The Washington Post

Worsening highway congestion and spiking house prices has many people ready to head out of 'livable' San Diego County, CA.

July 24 - The North County Times

Leaders from almost every sector have identified unsustainable consumption and production as the root causes ofecological degradation.

July 24 - MIT Press

Several cities in the outlying Maricopa County areas are offering a variety of perks, hoping that buyers will choose their communities.

July 24 - The Arizona Republic

Some say bikes are a practical solution in a city that has seen repeated transit disruptions since the July 7th bombings.

July 23 - Yahoo! Newswire

The historic urban area has seen a recent revitalization that planners hope will spark more growth.

July 23 - The Chicago Tribune

The Dutch Bijlmermeer high-rise housing estate located outside Amsterdam has seen more than a lot of trouble. But now, after years of unsuccessful regeneration effort, the Bijlmermeer is finally thriving.

July 23 - Shared Spaces

The Aerogenerator doesn't look like an ordinary turbine -- something that could sway anti-wind farm groups.

July 23 - The Guardian Unlimited

HUD announces the release of its latest analysis of the housing market, based on performance numbers of housingproduction, sales, affordability, and multi-family housing unit production.

July 23 - HUD News

Despite a construction and housing boom, less than 6% of the properties are classified as 'affordable'.

July 22 - The San Francisco Chronicle

France, Poland, Slovenia and Sweden offer feedback about their approach to handling the challenges of high-rise residential housing.

July 22 - Shared Spaces

BLOG POST

I haven't clicked through all the links yet on this <a href="http://www.primidi.com/2005/07/22.html#a1253">fantastic post</a> on research in urban climate from Roland Piquepaille's technology blog. I plan to. As usual, it's a tremendously good aggregation of the state of research in a field. Meteorologists and urban planners, with the help of Earth-sensing satellites, are starting to get a sense of how even small features of cities -- individual skyscrapers -- have an effect on global weather patterns and pollution.

July 22 - Anonymous