The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The myth of the American West as a wild, natural place is long gone, says urban studies professor Carl Abbott. The Western U.S. is actually the most urban part of the nation.

October 24 - The Hartford Courant

The Urban Land Institute reports on their new study, which predicts the real estate market will hit bottom in 2009 and 'flounder' through 2010.

October 24 - ULI's The Ground Floor

Robert Sibley comments on the worldwide problem of homeless people in public spaces, and reflects on how Canadians can and should manage them.

October 23 - The Ottowa Citizen

Budget cuts have resulted in new overtime caps imposed on the Maryland Transit Administration, causing delays and even cancellations of some bus runs.

October 23 - The Baltimore Sun

The last empty lot in Boston's posh Back Bay neighborhood will soon be developed into a luxury, contextually appropriate, condominium.

October 23 - Boston Globe

BLOG POST

<p> <img src="/files/u2/20080827-clip.png" align="right" />Is it possible to condense two weeks of soaring rhetoric by politicians into a single graphic? Let&#39;s find out.<br /> <br /> In my last post I covered free online tools for <a href="/node/34623">creating information graphics</a>.  Here is a look at another free online tool that can be used to easily create sophisticated visualizations and information graphics. <br /> <br />

October 23 - Abhijeet Chavan

October 23 - The Concord Monitor

London, Ontario has been focused on retaining and embracing its creative class. The city remains optimistic that it's on the right track toward becoming a creative city--which has been good news for its economy.

October 23 - The Londoner

San Francisco's Municipal Railway transit system will see incremental but major changes in the next five years.

October 23 - The San Francisco Chronicle

BLOG POST

<p> City streets need only few things to make them safe, according to the famous urbanist Jane Jacobs. She says safe streets need people walking around, places for them to go, things for them to do and other people for them to interact with. Simple as that. But Jane forgot one more thing: a sock full of quarters. <br />

October 23 - Nate Berg

In this review of Alex MacLean's new book, "Over: The American Landscape at the Tipping Point," Hervé Kempf of Le Monde describes MacLean's book as a photo essay on a nation at the end of an era.

October 23 - Truthout

A California-based architecture firm has been selected by a Sichuan planning department to rebuild the city of Dujiangyan after the deadly earthquake in the province earlier this year.

October 23 - Architectural Record

To offset delayed transit funds, the Bay Area Rapid Transit District plans to charge those who drive to BART stations more to park. In some places, commuters will be charged to park for the first time.

October 23 - The San Francisco Chronicle

FEATURE

The problems of today's inner cities and the problems of the suburbs are inextricably linked, says William E. Finley, author of Curing Urbanitis.

October 23 - William E. Finley

A melting economy and struggling suburbs may mean it's time to reconsider how we model our cities and development patterns, according to this column.

October 23 - Chicago Tribune

BLOG POST

<p> <br /> A few days ago, someone asked a question on one of my listservs about the likely impact of America’s economic crises upon urbanism.<br /> <br /> The best answer is: it depends.<br />

October 22 - Michael Lewyn

Vancouver Olympic officials have announced that temporary Olympic housing units will be reused as permanent affordable housing after the Games.

October 22 - The Province

Critics of California's proposed high-speed rail system say that big cities are too spread apart for it to work as well as it has in Europe and Asia. Additionally, Californians will have to learn to adapt to density and public transportation.

October 22 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Travel writers, photographers, and an urban designer selected by Forbes have named the 20 prettiest towns in America; their varied definitions of "prettiness" are reflected in their choices.

October 22 - Forbes Traveler

Senator Obama seems to be more "responsive" to cities' needs, while Senator McCain's focus is largely on cutting taxes to restore jobs and business.

October 22 - Philadelphia Daily News