The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Squatters' rights dispute in Colorado causes public outrage.</p>

December 4 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>As Europe and Asia invest in high-speed rail, the U.S. continues to play politics with Amtrak -- leaving customers unhappy and taxpayers footing the bill.</p>

December 4 - The Washington Post

<p>A Boston Globe correspondent takes a walk along the still unfinished Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway that has replaced the I-93 freeway.</p>

December 4 - The Boston Globe

<p>A new report from the Brookings Institution ranks the 30 largest U.S. metro areas according to the number of walkable places per capita.</p>

December 4 - The Houston Chronicle

<p>Study finds U.S. "brimming" with opportunities for reducing greenhouse gas emissions while saving money with small innovations and modest cost.</p>

December 4 - The New York Times

<p>As one of the most notorious polluters of greenhouse gas emissions, airplanes and airports are increasingly being called on to green their operations. This interview from <em>VerdeXchange News</em> looks at some efforts being made in Los Angeles.</p>

December 4 - VerdeXchange News

<p>In the southern New Jersey community of Chesterfield, a state-sponsored transfer of development rights program is proving successful at preserving the historic character of the small town.</p>

December 4 - The New York Times

<p>The engineering jargon name "light rail" is just not lovable. Maybe that's why the more familiar streetcar is gathering support in cities across the country, writes Alex Marshall in this column from <em>Governing</em>.</p>

December 4 - Governing

<p>A recycling incentive program that awards households based on the amount of material they recycle has doubled the recycling rate in one city after just one week.</p>

December 4 - Environmental News Network

<p>Every Sunday from 7am to 2pm, up to 2 million residents of Bogotá, Colombia enjoy over 70 miles of car-free streets. The event is called Ciclovía. StreetFilms brings you along for the ride.</p>

December 4 - Streetsblog

<p>Federal land in Las Vegas has been sold off by the government, creating a fund worth billions of dollars. The fund has been used for many public service and preservation projects in the state. But some say it opens space up for unchecked growth.</p>

December 3 - The New York Times

Digital billboards are slowly cropping up in cities across the country. Federal officials have ruled them safe, but many opponents are calling them a blight and a safety hazard.

December 3 - Stateline

<p>New Orleans struggles to boost its supply of rental housing, in which more than half the city's residents lived before the storm.</p>

December 3 - The New York Times

<p>A look at the past and future of the car sharing service PhillyCarShare as they exceed 35,000 members and look towards the next 100,000.</p>

December 3 - Philadelphia Magazine

<p>The governor of Illinois and legislators outside of Chicago are fighting over transportation funding, which is delaying the bailout for Chicago transit.</p>

December 3 - St. Louis Post Dispatch

<p>Green development is gathering steam in Sal Lake City, where the downtown area is gaining popularity with new residents and developers.</p>

December 3 - The Washington Post

<p>San Francisco is studying a London-style plan to charge drivers a fee when they travel to high-traffic areas, like downtown SF, during peak commute hours. But is congestion pricing a boon for public transportation? Or the death of downtown?</p>

December 3 - KQED - QUEST

<p>Many Japanese cities are in decline, and people there are counting on the new prime minister to put a stop to it.</p>

December 3 - Der Spiegel

<p>Seattle pushes forward with an inclusionary housing bill, but housing advocates have pushed back, saying the plan does not go far enough.</p>

December 3 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

<p>Preservationists have filed suit against the city of Stockton to prevent the demolition of historic hotels to build surface parking lots.</p>

December 3 - The Stockton Record