The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The City of Austin will hire consultants to develop a Downtown Austin Plan to create "one of the best downtowns in the country."

December 30 - The Austin Chronicle

A public-private financing partnership could spur creation of the 15-stop line.

December 30 - The Austin Chronicle

A slew of new building projects have some worried about implications for the town's historic core.

December 30 - Charleston City Paper

A new Atlanta ordinance requiring additional parking at nightclubs could put many out of business.

December 30 - Atlanta Creative Loafing

Taking public transportation quite seriously in Atlanta.

December 30 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Governor Sonny Perdue's Congestion Mitigation Task Force may give preference to highway-widening over other traffic reduction strategies.

December 29 - Creative Loafing Atlanta

The Asheville Naval Reserve Center played a key role in World War II craft production.

December 29 - Asheville Mountain Express

A Connecticut suburb could have so much underground lead that 114 houses may be demolished –- but is the threat real?

December 29 - New Haven Advocate

In Washington, D.C., some apartment tenants are living without a landlord -- and without a high standard of living.

December 29 - Washington City Paper

The New York Observer profiles MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow and Transit Worker's Union chief Roger Touissant.

December 29 - The New York Observer

BLOG POST

<img src="http://www.eastprovidenceri.net/img/ep-aerial.jpg" align="right" alt="City of East Providence, Rhode Island" />I got a slew of responses (some positive, some not) on my post, "<a href="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/archives/2005/12/20/341/">Top 8 Sins For RFPs</a>". The best response came from Chelsea Pierce, an Associate Planner with the City of East Providence, Rhode Island , who offers a few of her proposal pet peeves. Chelsea writes:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>Great list of RFP sins! I'll keep those things in mind when I write my next one. I have a few proposal submittal pet peeves I'd like to share - small things, really, but also things that drive me bananas.</blockquote>

December 28 - Chris Steins

Duany and Plater-Zyberk have designed Haymount, a "neo-traditional" town set to double the population of its county.

December 28 - The Washington Post

Washington, D.C. suburbs are growing so fast that the roads haven’t caught up.

December 28 - The Washington Post

Annapolitans are steamed about a proposal to insert the chain into a 1784 tavern.

December 28 - The Washington Post

Addition of a commuter tax and higher gas prices will make driving more expensive in Stockholm in the coming year.

December 28 - Svenska Dagbladet

A Seattle Sierra Club member argues against new construction and for highway reclamation.

December 28 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

The dramatic increase in homeowners' associations has some worrying about the implications for local governance.

December 27 - The Baltimore Sun

A feature-length article in the Washington Post charges that Washington D.C.'s Metrobus, the fifth largest in the nation, has done little to adapt to changing times, and is plagued by problems.

December 27 - The Washington Post

The concept of 'passive survivability' includes measures that protect inhabitants during disasters. Should these measures be incorporated into building codes for civic buildings?

December 27 - Environmental Buildign News

One year later, most survivors still do not have permanent shelter. Yet many have income again.

December 27 - The Christian Science Monitor