The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Housing Downturn Hits City Hall
<p>A new report from the National Leagues of Cities shows that the housing market decline is hampering many cities' ability to pay for basic services.</p>
Northern Deep-Sea Ports Eyed as Arctic Melts
<p>Climate change is bringing year-round ice-free shipping between Canada and Russia, which could change international trade routes and boost the fortunes of Churchill, Manitoba.</p>
Boise Reconsiders Landlord Status
<p>City officials in Boise, Idaho, are considering a liquidation of properties the city owns and operates as affordable housing. The costs of keeping the housing available is becoming unaffordable for the city.</p>
San Francisco's Congestion Program Touted By U.S. Transportation Chief
<p>U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters came to San Francisco to praise their proposed multi-pronged congestion pricing programs and other technologies that are designed to reduce traffic congestion increase transit usage.</p>
Study Documents Dramatic Voter Support For Transit Ballot Measures
<p>This report looks at a new trend in transportation financing, as communities in 33 different states have approved more than $70 billion in new transportation investment between 2000 and 2005.</p>
Kids In The Hall
<p>In an attempt to discourage urban youth from hanging out in the foyers of apartment buildings, French authorities in Le Havre built them their own faux foyer -- with mixed results.</p>
TDR Not As Easy As It Sounds
<p>A new report finds that the transfer of development rights from one area to another is simple in concept, but difficult in implementation.</p>
Mexico Seeks Claim On Privately-Owned Mayan Ruins
<p>Private ownership of the site of ancient Mayan ruins in Mexico have legislators clamoring to claim the site as property of the country.</p>
Planners Say Traffic Light Sync Money Won't Do Much
<p>Los Angeles will receive $150 million from the state to improve synchronization of its traffic lights, but transportation planners say the new money won't really do a lot to ease congestion.</p>
In City Greening, Buildings Need Policy, Too
<p>New York mayor Michael Bloomberg's widely-touted plan for a greener city have left out the major energy consumer in Manhattan: the thousands of buildings not owned by the city.</p>
More Immigrants Skip Cities For The Suburbs
<p>New Census data has shown that 4 out of 10 immigrants move directly to suburbs after entering the country, mainly because that's where the jobs are.</p>
Seeking 'Green Levees' For The Gulf Coast
<p>As land continues to subside in the Mississippi Delta, scientists are looking to natural systems to provide the flood control man-made infrastructure has failed to provide.</p>
The 'Web 2.0' of Transportation Technologies
<p>Robin Chase, co-founder of Zipcar, talks about how wireless technology can be part of a short-term solution to CO2 emissions.</p>
Affluent Community Torn By Housing Allocation Numbers
<p>In Palo Alto, California, -- one of the country's most affluent and least affordable cities -- the City Council and residents are now wrestling with a regional housing allocation assigned by the Association of Bay Area Governments.</p>
Under the Boardwalk...Amazonian Deforestation?
<p>The New York City Parks and Recreation Department is being criticized for continuing to use Amazonian Ipe wood for its park benches and boardwalks.</p>
Condos Popping Up Around Baseball Stadiums
<p>Condos and luxury high-rise residential buildings are sprouting up next to a number of the country's pro baseball stadiums.</p>
Street Vendors Booted From Mexico City
<p>Mexico City police forced street vendors from nearly 100 streets recently in an effort to clean up the city. But the vendors vow to return.</p>
UK To Ditch Road-Pricing Plans
<p>Plans to roll out a nationwide road-pricing system in the UK may be dropped.</p>
Congress To Look At Chicago's Olympic Bid And Transit Needs
<p>At a time when funding is a major concern, a congressional hearing later this month will look at the transportation needs of Chicago as it tries to win hosting duties for the 2016 Olympics.</p>
Proposed Gold Rush Street Updates Rile Preservationists
<p>A proposal to update the streetscape of a historic Gold Rush-era street in California has local preservationists on the defense.</p>
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