The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The recession, the housing bust and the rise in immigrant populations are cited as some of the main challenges facing the U.S. Census Bureau as it prepares for its decennial count in April.

December 8 - The Seattle Times

Two recent studies on the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED certifications have found that many of the building's with the green certification are actually energy hogs. This piece from <em>The Atlantic</em> offers an explanation.

December 8 - The Atlantic

The Obama Administration is set to announce a new jobs bill and state officials are clamoring to get their hands on some of the $69 billion the federal government is dedicating to the next batch of stimulus-related infrastructure projects.

December 8 - The Washington Times

Planning commissioners in Cleveland are pushing forward a plan to revitalize the city's waterfront and port.

December 7 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Bilbao is known for the Frank Gehry-designed Guggenheim Museum. But there's a living city behind that iconic architecture, and local officials are trying to prove it with a new public park.

December 7 - Inhabitat

But will they be enough to entice Danes to buy them? It may hinge on the availability of charging points and battery switching stations promised by "Better Place" of Palo Alto, CA and the Danish utility, Dong Energy.

December 7 - The New York Times - Energy & Environment

Huffington Post has put together a slide show highlighting the over-the-top architecture of Dubai.

December 7 - Huffington Post

According to a new report from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the proximity of homes to wind turbines showed no average negative impact on property values.

December 7 - The New York Times

The majority of the world's population now lives in urban areas -- except for Britain. Some say that bucked trend must be reversed.

December 7 - Wired UK

Designer Damjan Stanković has proposed a stoplight with a "progress bar," the same sort of countdown that many walk signals have today. Zach Patton wonders if this is a good idea.

December 7 - Governing Magazine

This slideshow from <em>Slate</em> explores some of the strangest maps in history.

December 7 - Slate

Survey data released by the New York City Department of Health indicate a strong correlation between active transportation and better health.

December 7 - Streetsblog

The Bay Area's air pollution regulatory agency may approve in January the nation's first guidelines to limit greenhouse gas emissions for new developments, but it would be up to local governments to enforce them.

December 7 - Contra Costa Times

FEATURE

Jay Walljasper reflects on the glorious urbanism of Rome, and what planners and architects in North America can learn from it.

December 7 - Jay Walljasper

Planner Alex Aylett discusses the challenges municipalities face when trying to create a successful sustainability plan, and how to overcome them with a new toolkit that takes cues from New York City's PlaNYC.

December 6 - WorldChanging

Montreal band Tiny Iota is making an album about the battles surrounding the Ville-Marie Expressway and the Turcot Interchange project.

December 6 - Commissioners of the North

The Unified Traffic and Transportation Infrastructure (Planning and Engineering) Centre (UTTIPEC) has for the first time created pedestrian design guidelines to ensure that walking in the city is a safe and a pleasurable experience.

December 6 - Hindustan Times

The new Citygarden park in downtown St. Louis is seen by some locals as a sign of hope for the future of the city.

December 6 - Metropolis

Stimulus funds directed at high speed rail projects have inspired a flood of lobbying efforts across the country, according to this analysis from the <em>Center for Public Integrity</em>.

December 6 - The Center for Public Integrity

The recession and fewer urban job prospects are driving young American families to try rural living.

December 5 - The Wall Street Journal