The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Travel writer Matt Gross reports on the state of tourism in New Orleans.</p>

November 28 - The New York Times

<p>Bruce Katz, Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institute, highlights the need for set of new policies for managing the complexity of 21st century cities.</p>

November 28 - The Brookings Institution

<p>As the ranks of Mexico's rich swell, the haves and the have-nots in Mexico City are living increasingly separate lives. Walled cities are being built to separate the upper and lower classes in Mexico's capital, while bullet-proof evening wear is selling briskly.</p>

November 28 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

<p>A proposal to charge drivers $7 for entering Manhattan below 60th Street, previously rejected by Mayor Bloomberg, is being floated again by a diverse group of a civic and community groups.</p>

November 28 - The New York Times

<p>A new report suggests that Vancouver, widely regarded as the world's "most livable" city, is facing a growing population of working poor, inaccessibly expensive housing, and increasing social inequities among minority groups.</p>

November 28 - The Tyee

<p>Voters in Michigan and elsewhere are increasingly supportive of public expenditures for transit and open space, but many public officials don't seem to be paying much attention to shifting taxpayer priorities.</p>

November 28 - Michigan Land Use Institute

<p>The nation's transportation alternatives are not limited to continue driving as we have or privatizing roads. Neal Peirce wonders if there is a third alternative.</p>

November 27 - The Washington Post Writers Group

<p>As an apparently successful experiment, several European cities are doing away with traffic signs in hopes that drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists will interact in a free and humane way.</p>

November 27 - SPIEGEL Magazine

<p>Households looking for alternatives to building a new home from scratch are discovering the possibilities and cost effectiveness of modular homes.</p>

November 27 - The New York Times

<p>Joel Kotkin makes the case for the coming decline of dense, coastal metropolises and the rise of second- and third-tier suburban cities of the Sunbelt.</p>

November 27 - The American

<p>A new conference and exhibition at the Pratt Center for Community Development examines the relationship betweens artists and the struggles over urban space.</p>

November 27 - The Gotham Gazette

<p>The editors of Planetizen have released their annual list of the best books in planning. Find out which titles made our must-read list for 2006.</p>

November 27 - Planetizen

<p>Rules may soon be changing along the Champs-Élysées in Paris, allowing more shops to open for business on Sundays -- a day the country traditionally sets aside for rest.</p>

November 27 - International Herald Tribune

<p>Once a force of gentrification themselves, gays and lesbians are increasingly being displaced from once queer urban enclaves that have become popular and upscale.</p>

November 27 - Bay Area Reporter

<p>By taxing land more than buildings, cities can encourage valuable sites to be used productively, rather than banked by investors hoping for even higher prices.</p>

November 27 - St. Paul Pioneer Press

<p>A sustainable development program in the Cuban mountains has shown success in revitalizing and diversifying the agricultural-based economy of the mountain regions, as well as in implementing basic infrastructure.</p>

November 27 - Granma Internacional

<p>A real estate investment trust in Hong Kong has successfully turned a profit on the retail spaces located in the SAR's myriad of public housing developments.</p>

November 27 - Forbes

<p>Downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina is finally beginning to reap the benefits of its past downtown development plans.</p>

November 26 - Spartanburg Herald-Journal

<p>Many wonder if the government's action will work to slow down the pace of construction in its rapidly growing cities.</p>

November 26 - Forbes

<p>How planners should spend their share of $19.9 billion approved for new infrastructure in California.</p>

November 26 - The Los Angeles Times