The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Slatin Report takes a measured look at Atlantic Station, and how it's remaking the map of Atlanta.

March 3 - The Slatin Report

The conventional wisdom that some financial institutions or forces are 'too big to fail' will not hold true for housing: according to Peter Schiff, Fed governor Ben Bernanke is gambling with the problem of the housing bubble, not addressing it.

March 3 - PrudentBear.com

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From Pew / Internet: "A new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 45% of online American adults have taken virtual tours of another location online. That represents 54 million adults who have used the internet to venture somewhere else. On a typical day, more than two million people are using the internet to take a virtual tour."<br /> <br /> The need to represent urban areas on-line is greater than ever, especially when we consider the impact a movie can have on a City (The Sixth Sense is Philadelphia's best example of a tourist 'push' after release).

March 3 - Scott Page

Cyclists now have a legal right to organize in New York, but what real privileges have the events led to?

March 3 - New York Press

The charity English Heritage proposes seven conservation principles for debate.

March 3 - INTBAU News

If we are going to make a genuine effort to address climate change, it means re-evaluating our reliance on passenger jets, says George Monbiot.

March 3 - AlterNet

Plans for 300 kilometers of the public transit lanes would be complete by 2010, easing congestion in the daily seven million passenger load.

March 3 - Shanghai Daily

A recent article in Canada's national newspaper pointing out the sad state of Winnipeg's downtown has ignited debate about what's wrong, and how to fix it. Dallas Hansen believes car culture is to blame.

March 3 - The Winnipeg Free Press

Citing an increased need for housing affordability, Bloomberg establishes a task force to examine an outdated pro-development city initiative.

March 3 - The New York Observer

A columnist for the Hindustan Times argues that planners have ignored possible problems with the project in the name of progress.

March 3 - Hindustan Times

Newt Gingrich and John M. Barry comment on New Orleans' vulnerabilities and why the city should be rebuilt.

March 2 - Time

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty sends an letter to the Mayor and City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas warning them that a denial of a temple's Conditional Use Permit would violate both the U.S. Constitution and federal law.

March 2 - The Becket Fund For Religious Liberty

Cost-consciousness and a narrow field of design firms may mean that the Vancouver Winter Olympics will produce a weak architectural legacy.

March 2 - The Globe and Mail

The proposal would cut the entire $33 million currently dedicated to community health centers that many say provide critical resources to American Indians nationwide.

March 2 - MSNBC

The city aims to implement the well-known crime-fighting theory as part of demonstration projects in two neighborhoods.

March 2 - The Rocky Mountain News

A report recently released by USC's Keston Institute for Infrastructure describes how the proceeds from state-issued General Obligation bonds for transportation and infrastructure could be leveraged to provide seven to eight times their face amount.

March 2 - The Keston Institute for Infrastructure

A cooperative in the Bronx is re-using waste materials and creating community-based employment at the same time.

March 2 - Yes! Magazine, Grist

Because of higher diesel fuel prices and increased imports of containerized products, railroads are earning record profits and investing in expansion projects.

March 2 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Welcome to the first self-planned housing development for the elderly.

March 2 - The New York Times

TriMet's design for the new transit mall harms businesses and creates safety concerns.

March 2 - The Oregonian