The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Cars and scooters rules the roads -- and often the sidewalks -- in Greece, making things difficult for the country's pedestrians. A new activist movement is looking to bring illegal parking and pedestrian-right-of-way violations to light.</p>

November 9 - International Herald Tribune

<p>This slideshow from <em>Polar Inertia</em> looks at the Toy District of Los Angeles -- an area that is not nearly as fun as its name would suggest.</p>

November 9 - Polar Inertia

<p>The mayors of more than 700 American cities have signed a pledge to reduce the carbon emissions of their cities. Following up on that pledge is turning out to be a bit difficult.</p>

November 9 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>Plans for "EcoDensity" in Vancouver are at odd with the city's willingness to allow big box development, according to this article.</p>

November 9 - The Tyee

<p>Beavers that have moved into and made a home of part of a creek in the Bay Area city of Martinez will be allowed to stay, despite the flood threat their dam poses to the city's downtown. Many are calling the beavers the city's new tourist attraction.</p>

November 9 - The Contra Costa Times

<p>A rash of building demolitions has erased more than 700 units of affordable housing in the Washington D.C. area, but replacement buildings have not been constructed.</p>

November 9 - The Washington Post

<p>Voters in Seattle recently voted down a proposition to significantly fund roads and transit in the region. Advocates are pushing forward with efforts to keep the transportation funding issues alive and attain the money needed.</p>

November 9 - The Seattle Times

<p>More and more universities and colleges are working on greening their operations. Here's the top 10.</p>

November 8 - AlterNet

<p>A surprising poll shows that Bay Area residents -- who already pay the nation's highest gas prices -- would agree to a 25-cent gas tax if revenue were applied to reduce global warming. Efforts are underway to put that support to a vote.</p>

November 8 - San Francisco Examiner

<p>Internationally regarded as one of the most bike-friendly cities, Portland, Oregon, has also become friendly to bike-related industries and small businesses.</p>

November 8 - The New York Times

<p><em>The New York Times</em> recently asked its readers to offer their suggestions on improving the city's traffic congestion. This article reveals their ideas -- and puts them up to the scrutiny of two transportation experts.</p>

November 8 - The New York Times

<p>The key to meeting carbon reduction goals lies in reducing transportation emissions through changing land use. But to do so requires air resources boards and the many metropolitan planning organizations to play key roles.</p>

November 8 - The Contra Costa Times

<p>Advances in reverse osmosis membrane technology are convincing more and more cities to invest in cleaning their own used water instead of piping it in from far-off reservoirs.</p>

November 8 - VerdeXchange News

<p><em>Metropolis Magazine</em> talks with Chinese architect and planner Huasheng Sun about how the two fields have changed as the country transitioned from communism to a more capitalist society.</p>

November 8 - Metropolis Magazine

<p>A $5 million garden restoration in the heart of Kabul is drawing hundreds of visitors and reminding us that beauty always matters, even in a time of war.</p>

November 8 - The Globe & Mail

<p>The effort to repeal Mecklenburg County's half-cent transit tax was defeated by a wide margin at the polls on Tuesday.</p>

November 8 - The Charlotte Observer

<p>Rebuilding and redevelopment continues is New Orleans, with a wide variety of architectural styles creating a patchwork in the city. Some say this free-form redevelopment is good for the city, but others are calling it a mistake.</p>

November 8 - The New York Times

<p>Ambitious effort to restore the Florida Everglades faces lack of funds and political complications.</p>

November 7 - The New York Times

<p>Take a tour inside what may be the skinniest house ever built -- the bite-sized answer to the McMansion.</p>

November 7 - Ah Boon

<p>Volunteer-run neighborhood councils in Los Angeles are gaining political power and showing what a new kind of politics could look like.</p>

November 7 - The Los Angeles Times