The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>The city has outfitted more than 1,000 parking meters with new technology to allow motorists to pay over the phone. Yet most of them haven't noticed.</p>

April 5 - The Examiner

<p>The recent vote against a new toll freeway in Orange County signals that California's don't want more roads. Instead, transportation dollars should go to building the state's high-speed rail system.</p>

April 5 - The Sacramento Bee

<p>Local leaders and residents of Greensburg, Kansas -- which was devastated by a tornado last year -- are hoping to rebuild their town into a model of environmental sustainability.</p>

April 5 - WorldChanging

<p>Parking structures topped off with synthetic fields offer a practical solution for areas where parking and recreation space is in short supply.</p>

April 5 - Athletic Business

<p>This segment from <em>Which Way, L.A.?</em> discusses Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's density bonus plans.</p>

April 5 - Which Way, L.A.?

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<p> Another week has passed, and some more exciting and interesting ideas have taken root in the world of urban planning.

April 4 - Nate Berg

<p>The nation's gentrified neighborhoods are threatened by new trend.</p>

April 4 - The Onion

<p>Boston's plan to blanket the city with wireless internet access has met a series of obstacles which seriously threaten the project.</p>

April 4 - The Boston Globe

<p>Urban issues and metropolitan policy are noticeably absent from the platforms of the three main presidential candidates.</p>

April 4 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

<p>Sales of automobiles are down across the board -- except for the segment of small, fuel-efficient vehicles.</p>

April 4 - USA Today

<p>Capitalizing on the booming Mexican home market and government calls for better urban planning, Mexico's second biggest residential developer is planning six new towns complete with homes, stores, employment and schools.</p>

April 4 - Reuters

<p>A new plan in the Senate looks to help the country deal with the backlash of the housing crisis by offering tax breaks and credit. But will it help people whose homes have been foreclosed?</p>

April 4 - NPR

<p>This report from <em>Metro Magazine</em> outlines 25 North American cities currently planning bus rapid transit lines.</p>

April 4 - Metro Magazine

<p>Local Salt Lake City developer enlists Adam Kalkin, container architecture expert, to design the nation's first mid-rise shipping container condo project.</p>

April 4 - The Salt Lake Tribune

<p>Six weeks after taking office, Raul Castro has lifted the ban on Cubans staying in local hotels.</p>

April 4 - The Miami Herald

<p>Differences between the clean trucks programs at the ports of Long Beach and L.A. may bring months of litigation, derailing clean air efforts at the nation's largest port complex.</p>

April 4 - The Planning Report

<p>A four year pilot project to charge solo drivers a variable toll to use carpool lanes begins April 26.</p>

April 3 - Seattle Post Intelligencer

<p>New research suggests that urban sprawl doesn't cause weight gain in residents, though it does attract people who are inclined to be heavy and prefer to move around by car.</p>

April 3 - Reuters

<p>Owners of gas-guzzling SUVs would pay $50 to drive into the central city, while drivers of low emission vehicles would now be exempt from the $16 congestion charge.</p>

April 3 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>In and around Washington D.C., traffic planners are experimenting with converting intersections to traffic circles. Residents are slowly embracing the new roundabouts.</p>

April 3 - The Washington Post