The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Europe's second congestion pricing program has been put into effect. Unlike London's (a plan promoted by mayor-to-be Ken Livingston), the Stockholm program was initiated by the city's Green Party, though with the support of Social Democrats.

January 11 - Reuters (on-line)

How and why Minneapolis built the nation's largest skyway system.

January 11 - The Next American City

Mary Newsom, a Knight Fellow and editor for the Charlotte Observer, responds to criticism that New Urbanism is elitist.

January 11 - The Naked City

Corporate retailers and the American ghetto: a successful combination?

January 11 - The Next American City

How Nassau County, New York, is trying to reinvent its "old suburb" status and serve as a model for suburban evolution.

January 11 - The New York Times

The Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal's final report to Governor Haley Barbour is published on the web.

January 11 - Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal

FEATURE

January 10 - Carol Coletta

Grants, loans, and expertise propel a coastal community, building on considerable funding from Michigan's brownfield redevelopment program.

January 10 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Former residents of the Lower Ninth Ward face crucial decisions about their own future and that of their homes.

January 10 - The New York Times

The city's official blueprint for redevelopment will call for shrinking the footprint of New Orleans.

January 10 - The New York Times

The city has agreed to wait for a court verdict on whether the city can raze houses without homeowner permission.

January 10 - The New York Times

Even before approval of an official ban, nearly 200 bars and restaurants have prohibited smoking on their own.

January 10 - The Washington Post

A new website streamlines the home buying process, threatening realtors and their 6% commission.

January 10 - The New York Times

Governor Schwarzenegger's new strategic growth plan does not include any funding for the ambitious 700-mile route.

January 10 - The Sacramento Bee

Loudoun County, Virginia, developers have little time to get approval for hundreds of new homes before a revised zoning ordinance is passed.

January 10 - The Washington Post

MultiCare Health System wants to buy the property for $6 million -- twice the appraised value -- while a small group of preservationists object.

January 10 - Tacoma News Tribune

A raging fire guts Adler & Sullivan's 1891 K.A.M./Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood and, in silencing the rich echoes of over a century of human aspiration, offers a potent reminder of how architecture channels urban memory.

January 9 - Repeat

New alliances and collaborations are winning community benefits agreements that dramatically improve the lives of low-income residents.

January 9 - Shelterforce Magazine

With rising energy costs have come booming oil revenues for western and eastern Canada, while central Canada may be facing "brownouts" and a difficult future -- how will energy change the Canadian landscape?

January 9 - The Globe & Mail

After sowing investment in their locales, a growing number of universities in urban centers are reaping vibrant near-campus districts.

January 9 - The Washington Post