The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>A village on an Alaskan island may disappear in 10 to 15 years.</p>

November 26 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>In this article from <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, Joel Kotkin discusses the history of suburban development, and looks at how they have changed in the years since Levittown.</p>

November 26 - The Wall Street Journal

FEATURE

Community design, the availability of amenities, and ease of mobility have a tremendous impact on the aging population, but the 50+ community is often ignored when these elements are being planned.

November 26 - Robert Hodder

<p>Community members in Ohio are fighting against real estate prospectors by buying up property before investors can move in to "flip" them for a quick profit.</p>

November 26 - The Enquirer

<p>The city of Montreal has pledged an investment of more than $1 billion to revitalize a downtrodden slum neighborhood, though some current residents are calling the move forced gentrification.</p>

November 26 - CBC

<p>Many new developments in metropolitan Atlanta are embracing walkability.</p>

November 26 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

<p>Two blind Missouri women seek to compel their city, state and federal governments to act on the lack of sidewalks.</p>

November 26 - Jefferson City News Tribune

<p>Citing the failure of 2nd generation alternative fuels and the looming issue of traffic congestion, the Chairman of Ford Motor Company ponders 'radical' solutions for the future.</p>

November 25 - The New York Times

<p>The green building certification system LEED is gaining popularity, but some wonder if its success will last.</p>

November 25 - Metropolis Magazine

<p>Plans to redevelop New York City's West Side rail yards are underwhelming, according to this review.</p>

November 25 - The New York Times

<p>A landowner who insisted on selling his property to a local municipality at the market rate had his land seized through eminent domain. Many are calling for a condemnation of the city's action.</p>

November 25 - The Denver Post

<p>Plans to build a supermarket in a small English town have put locals on the defensive, arguing the market will destroy the area's character. Company officials say the market will revive the town.</p>

November 25 - BBC

<p>Environmentalists and hunters have teamed up to fight against developers of a geothermal power plant who want to use the water from a California aquifer that sustains a large swath of vegetation and an active hunting ground.</p>

November 24 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>On November 21st, Britain's "No Music Day" showed why taking a break from ubiquitous music in public spaces is a badly-needed means of reclaiming the ability to actually listen to your surroundings, writes Kevin Berger.</p>

November 24 - Salon

<p>With residents pushing for new rules to prevent tear-downs, a measure to temporarily restrict construction of new homes goes before the city council.</p>

November 24 - The News & Observer

<p>Border walls along the U.S.-Mexico are being called out by environmentalists for creating negative impacts on the area's environment and local ecology.</p>

November 24 - The New York Times

<p>In the arid and frequently drought-stricken southwestern city of Phoenix, plans are moving forward to build a 125 acre water park.</p>

November 24 - The Guardian

<p>The university's plans, which are subject to approval next week, are strongly opposed by local residents, who city decades of poor relations with the elite institution.</p>

November 23 - The Guardian Unlimited

<p>Governor Jon Corzine finally explained that a key strategy to reduce New Jersey's staggering $32 billion debt will be to substantially increase tolls on the 3 major state toll roads, using the revenue to form a public corporation to issue bonds.</p>

November 23 - The New York Times

<p>A major impact of the tumbling real estate market has the developers of an unfinished $224 million mixed-use project in Florida walking away from their project. The developers have no plans to fight a foreclosure suit against them.</p>

November 23 - Daily Business Review