The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Plans for the rebuilding of America's busiest rail station, Pennsylvania Station in midtown Manhattan, expand to include enormous investment in surrounding area.</p>

July 5 - The New York Times

<p>The president of Brazil has pledged nearly $2 billion to improve basic services and infrastructure in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. He hopes that providing running water, schools, and better roads will counteract the high crime rate in the slums.</p>

July 5 - BBC

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<p class="MsoNormal">As an educator who also enjoys practice, I periodically weigh up where my efforts are best spent. Is it making a difference via educating students in the classroom, and through my research and writing, as they use this knowledge in their work in the distant future? Or can I make a difference more directly though practice now? It is hard to know which path is best and the path of teaching is a riskier choice. Truly exceptional teachers and scholars, however, can make an enormous impact.</p>

July 4 - Ann Forsyth

<p>Project to recreate Oakland's 7th Street will enable users to experience it's historic jazz &amp; blues club scene in a virtual world.</p>

July 4 - Poynter Online

<p>In part one of a three-part series, Rick Perlstein exposes how the federal government's ideologically-motivated project to promote homeownership in America has become badly derailed.</p>

July 4 - TomPaine.com

<p>A recent survey has revealed that more than 40% of the tourists planning to visit San Francisco this year will use public transit as their main mode of transportation -- a figure that outpaces the ridership of the city's residents.</p>

July 4 - The Examiner

<p>By ignoring the "spinoff" effects of urban growth and sprawl, planners in Jamaica have unwittingly encouraged the creation of slums and overcrowded urban centers, according to experts.</p>

July 4 - Jamaica Gleaner

<p>New York City has approved tighter regulations on noise in the city, an effort officials hope will improve the quality of life for residents in the notoriously noisy city.</p>

July 4 - NPR

<p>Amtrak is experiencing growing ridership despite a dismal track record for service. A new measure being considered in the U.S. Senate could finally help bring the nation's passenger rail service into the 21st century.</p>

July 3 - Kalamazoo Gazette

<p>UCLA Professor Randall Crane blogs about his observations on the differences between Curitiba, Brazil and Bogotá, Colombia.</p>

July 3 - Urban Planning Research

<p>An investigation reveals that transit use remains low for residents of several Los Angeles-area transit-oriented housing developments.</p>

July 3 - The Los Angeles Times

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<p>I’ve confirmed that it is possible to take public transportation to the most suburban of suburban locations: the outlet mall.

July 3 - Diana DeRubertis

<p>In what may be a surprise to some, Manhattan residents who are also motorists will not be exempt from the planned congestion pricing fee.</p>

July 3 - The New York Times

<p>With the sale of the Astroland park, the once popular seaside amusement district is facing an uncertain future.</p>

July 3 - The New York Times

<p>Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk discusses Miami 21, the City of Miami's effort to rezone the entire city using the principles of the new urbanism.</p>

July 3 - The Miami Herald

<p>As transit agencies in Chicago and other metro areas deal with major budget deficits, a recent report evaluates other possible revenue sources to fund public transportation.</p>

July 3 - Illinois PIRG

<p>Downtown Los Angeles has long been a heavily used site for filming. But as the area's population rises, filmmakers are meeting resistance from residents who are fed up with the disturbance.</p>

July 3 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>The Mayor of London touts his congestion pricing regime, and suggests that New York and other cities could succeed with a carefully thought out plan.</p>

July 3 - The New York Times

<p>A new report from the United Nations Population Fund argues that cities should be planning ahead to handle the expected population boom in urban areas.</p>

July 3 - New Scientist

<p>New wave of development in scenic areas adjacent to federal lands in the western United States ignore fire risks.</p>

July 2 - The New York Times