The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

LMDC passes on biggest names, opting for a new museum, two theater companies, and an art center.

June 12 - ABC News

Michael Cassidy turns the mysteries of congestion and tailgating into science.

June 12 - The Sacramento Bee

The Envision San Diego initiative hopes to shape a vision for the future of San Diego.

June 12 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

In a sweeping act NJ Legislature approves a bill to preserve the northern Highlands and protect the water supply for half the state.

June 11 - The Star-Ledger

Balacing ecurity and public access in post-9/11 America

June 11 - The Washington Post

The new buildings will embrace local design while reflecting today's global environment.

June 11 - The Guardian Unlimited

Transportation engineers failed to predict the movement of jobs in the metropolitan region, causing suburban job centers to go unserviced.

June 11 - The Detroit News

A new Reason study finds that affordable housing ordinances in Southern California have actually caused prices to rise by as much as $100,000.

June 11 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution summarizes the challenges faced by a region on the rise.

June 11 - The Kansas City Star

Mayor Bloomberg pushes an initiative to quiet blaring stereos, noisy construction sites, and honking cars.

June 11 - The Christian Science Monitor

Rather than own a car they barely use, many Europeans are forming joint-use car clubs to ease the hassle of city life without a loss of independence.

June 11 - The Guardian Unlimited

A top Parisian official calls SUVs polluting "caricature of a car" unsuited to Paris' city life.

June 11 - Reuters

BLOG POST

San Francisco - The current issue of <em>Science</em> has an interesting Policy Forum laying out some of the challenges of building in earthquake country (fulltext <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/304/5677/1604">here</a>; pdf <a href="http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/reprint/304/5677/1604">here</a>). The salient point:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>...basic data and analysis are lacking for how buildings and structures perform under the extreme loads produced by earthquakes. Some experts think structural damage prediction models are based largely on opinion. Application of laboratory data is difficult because of soil- structure interactions and difficulties simulating excitations at high frequencies. These limitations are increasingly important as the postearthquake performance goal for critical buildings moves toward immediate occupancy and functionality.</blockquote>

June 10 - Anonymous

A look at one of India's great rivers before a huge dam project changes it for ever.

June 10 - Grist Magazine

Boston is the first city to plan random searches of commuters, spurring questions over civil liberties.

June 10 - The Christian Science Monitor

Claiming that water problems won't slow growth, Sin City bets on expansion over sustainability. Some experts think the city will come up snake-eyes.

June 10 - Las Vegas Sun

The proposed McCain-Lieberman Climate Stewardship Act offers economic incentives to reduce emissions through a market-based system.

June 10 - Moving Ideas

Long-time residents of Yesler Terrace public housing are trying to keep their homes in one of America's most expensive downtowns.

June 10 - The Seattle Times

There's a common perception that Paris is an untouchable ideal, too lofty for other cities to absorb its lessons. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth.

June 10 - Project For Public Spaces

New housing projects in Wisconsin's capital must include affordable units.

June 10 - Madison.com