The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Fuel costs, environmental concerns, and striking transport workers are reviving interest in horse-driven vehicles in some French towns.</p>

November 30 - Reuters

<p>A Los Angeles City Planning Department employee accidentally leaves a message intended for the developer on the answering machine of a project opponent: The project will be approved "no matter what."</p>

November 30 - LA Observed

<p>Eco-friendly developments are struggling to achieve approval due to zoning restrictions in the suburbs of New York and New Jersey -- a story that is more and more familiar in suburbs across the country.</p>

November 30 - The New York Times

<p>Unable to compete with the large supply of inexpensive homes in the city's outer suburbs, Atlanta's in-town neighborhoods will suffer most from the current mortgage crisis, says study.</p>

November 30 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

<p>The debate over how to divert water around Central California's San Joaquin Valley for delivery to Southern California has been rekindled. A task force is meeting to find a way to address this and many of the state's other long-standing water issues.</p>

November 30 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>In an interview with <em>Preservation Online</em>, author Anne Matthews explains the growing movement to preserve historic sounds.</p>

November 30 - Preservation Online

<p>Desperate to find ways to relieve traffic congestion, local planners are getting creative with transportation plans and potential sources of revenue.</p>

November 30 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>Unscrupulous Londoners have already learned how to beat that city's famed congestion charge system, and with Mayor Bloomberg's plan relying on the same technology, there are worries about a surge in license plate counterfeiting.</p>

November 30 - WCBS 2 TV

<p>Could the secret to getting more people to adopt higher-density (and therefore more sustainable) living be designing a soundproof apartment?</p>

November 30 - Multi-Housing News

<p>President Hugo Chávez is guiding government plans to create several brand new cities to serve as models of social and environmental harmony.</p>

November 30 - The Washington Post

<p>A court of appeal in California ruled that a decades-old plan to realign a road and a two-year-old plan to build a big box improvement store nearby only need to undergo one environmental impact analysis under the state's Environmental Quality Act.</p>

November 29 - California Planning and Development Report

<p>With the pipeline of glitzy real estate projects slowing, star designers are branching out with new fashion items and other luxury goods.</p>

November 29 - Conde Nast Portfolio

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<p><em>When I opened my email this morning I was delighted to see that the City of Flagstaff unanimously approved a <a href="/www.smartcodecentral.com">SmartCode</a> based TND ordinance. The ordinance, created to make a recent <a href="/www.doverkohl.com">Dover Kohl</a> designed project called Juniper Point legal, allows a more compact, pedstrian friendly urban pattern to be established within the City. This is a crucial step in providing alternatives to business as usual sprawl development. Fortunately, more and more cities - From Jamestown, Rhode Island to Miami, Florida, to Montgomery, Alabama - are making smart growth a legal and easy choice. </em> </p>

November 29 - Mike Lydon

<p>A newly released study looked at various programs designed to encourage more students to walk to school, and helps to identify a recipe for success.</p>

November 29 - Health News Digest

<p>With urban areas on the rise, investors are taking a closer look places like Detroit and Philadelphia, where depressed real estate values can equal opportunity for those with local knowledge.</p>

November 29 - Inman Real Estate News

<p>A Canadian economist says the U.S. is heading for a major collision between rising energy prices and its lifestyle of excess.</p>

November 29 - The Houston Chronicle

<p>Even with increased awareness of global warning and more focus on urban living, the process of outward development continues in cities across America -- driven by homebuyers' continuing desire to own a piece of the American Dream.</p>

November 29 - The Chicago Tribune

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<style> <!-- ul li {margin-bottom: 10px;} --> </style> <p>Online versions of journals have made quick inroads at universities. However, subscriptions are expensive and those outside universities seldom have access. A new generation of open access journals is making planning research accessible beyond the campus. </p> <p>Some examples illustrate the range of material now available. Some are fully accessible and some are partially open to non-subscribers:</p>

November 29 - Ann Forsyth

<p>California is home to the least affordable housing markets, while Michigan and Ohio are the places with the lowest home prices.</p>

November 29 - Inman Real Estate News

<p>Officials hope the new trial program will help increase the number of residents who join car sharing schemes.</p>

November 29 - The Age