The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In 2013, San Francisco will host America's Cup; many hope this will expedite development along the Bay City's waterfront.

March 11 - The Achitect's Newspaper

StreetFilms has a new video on the beneficial impacts separated bicycle lanes can have in neighborhoods across the country.

March 11 - Streets Blog

Budget-troubled Jefferson County, Alabama -- once thought to be on the brink of the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history -- is moving forward with plans to clean up its finances.

March 11 - Reuters

The city of Baltimore has a new open space plan it thinks will lead the city to future growth that is smarter, more vibrant, and better overall for its residents.

March 11 - Project For Public Spaces

Governmental support for plans for a religious theme park in Kentucky featuring a replica of Noah's Ark have spurred protests.

March 11 - NPR

The San Francisco Bay Area has seen its smallest rate of growth in the state's history, according to data from the 2010 Census.

March 11 - The Contra Costa Times

Birmingham, Alabama is creating a new system of open markets that will bring fresh foods as well as more social space for the city's residents.

March 11 - Project For Public Spaces

Architects and planners in New Delhi are collaborating to create three new visions of the city, all based around the concept of sustainability.

March 11 - Frontline

Americans have shunned the "McMansion" for smaller, more appropriately proportioned homes, a trend which has benefited from the economic recession.

March 10 - ecohome

Several factors are leading to the end of commercial strip development while simultaneously leading to more and more town centers and mixed-use facilities.

March 10 - UrbanLand

The next frontier in urban planning could be in building "smart infrastructure" for cities in partnership with multinational high-tech firms.

March 10 - The Globe and Mail

The Indian state of Maharashtra has proposed new rules that would require developers to reserve 35% of new units for low and middle-income families.

March 10 - Affordable Housing Legislation May Come to Mumbai

A new book of photography compares the legacies of two modernist cities: Brasilia and Chandigarh.

March 10 - Azure

Drastic flooding inundated Queensland, Australia, and damaged many of the city's buildings. As recovery begins, some are rethinking the city's development patterns.

March 10 - Architectural Record

A huge mall in China -- the largest in the world -- has just a 1% occupancy rate.

March 10 - Gadling

Neighbors across the country are clashing over whether or not to build sidewalks in their neighborhoods.

March 10 - The Wall Street Journal

Critics in Toronto are blasting a new transit plan from Mayor Rob Ford that they say overlooks the city's suburban areas.

March 10 - The Toronto Star

Homes located near transit stops are more energy efficient than homes classified "energy efficient", according to a new study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

March 10 - USA Today

WebUrbanist.com has identified 11 of the most interesting modern urban rooftops in the world.

March 9 - Web Urbanist

An event held at The Brookings Institution invited transit experts to discuss the lessons learned from BRT systems in Latin America and their applicability in the United States.

March 9 - Sustainable Cities Collective