The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

American bay boomers are cashing out of the U.S. housing market and trying out early retirement in Baja.

February 27 - The Los Angeles Times

Use of a "Naked" or "Barebones" checklist as the basis for an initial CEQA study is not legally defensible, according to land use attorney Kevin Kozal.

February 27 - Christopher A. Joseph & Associates - The CEQA Expert

Development in Shanghai and Osaka over the past decade shows one region growing fast, the other stuck in the mud.

February 27 - International Herald Tribune

43 bills have hit the legislature, in attempts to limit government power.

February 27 - The Baltimore Sun

Orlando is taking control of telecommunication contracts for new commercial development, although bureaucracy could keep hundreds of thousands of dollars from reaching the city.

February 27 - Orlando Weekly

The Mayor wants to replace a dangerously old waterfront highway with a tunnel -- but could the effort actually make matters worse, especially for Pike Place Market?

February 27 - The Seattle Stranger

The city lags well behind most others, despite a pilot program that has been in place for nearly a decade.

February 27 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

He refuses to raise taxes to pay for billions in road improvements, yet voters may overrule him in November.

February 27 - Minneapolis/St. Paul CityPages

The prevalence of jaywalking in dense, urban cities demonstrates the need for pedestrian-oriented street design.

February 27 - Maisonneuve

Following a new study, business and environmental groups are asking the Bloomberg administration to reduce traffic in Manhattan.

February 26 - The New York Times

Approximately 25 new nuclear plants are planned or in development in Canada, China, the EU, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and South Africa. Companies in the US and UK may order an additional 15 new reactors.

February 26 - Physics Today

A new report from the Apollo Alliance 'New Energy for States' outlines a wide range of clean energy initiatives being undertaken at the State level.

February 26 - Tom Dispatch

King County, Washington, executive Ron Sims participated in a roundtable discussion at the Brookings Institution last week to address challenges faced by counties with changing needs.

February 26 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Herman 'Skip' Mason Jr. is a one man museum, with a personal history collection that preserves both the well-known and oft forgotten details of a proud culture.

February 26 - Atlanta Creative Loafing

The Altamaha Riverkeeper could be all that stands between Georgia's endangered coastline and the steady pace of new development.

February 25 - Atlanta Creative Loafing

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<img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//20060224cssbccog.jpg" align="right" alt='Online Impact Analysis' />Thanks to a kind invitation from <a href="http://www.siembab.com/">Wally Siembab</a> to present at the well-attended<a href="http://www.southbaycities.org/"><strong>South Bay Cities Council of Governments</strong></a>' Seventh Annual General Assembly, I had the opportunity to unveil my annual list of the top technologies for planning.<br /> <br /> I briefly presented each of the top eight technology tools, and then provide one or more examples of each.

February 25 - Chris Steins

Chicago and Indiana have made billions by partnering with private financers on infrastructure assets. Attorneys David Narefsky and John Schmidt explain how California can reap similar benefits.

February 25 - The Metro Investment Report

Deforestration contributed to a landslide in the Phillipines that may have killed over 1000 people.

February 25 - The New York Times

A stream of letters reminds property owners, 'Do you know that your property is worth more than its current use?'

February 25 - The Seattle Stranger

For over four years, longtime residents of Baltimore's Middle East neighborhood have been threatened with eviction in the name of high-tech business development.

February 25 - Baltimore City Paper