The Daily Source of Urban Planning News
Is Grand Canyon Skywalk a Road to Prosperity?
<p>This segment from <em>NPR</em> looks at what's happened since a Native American tribe in Arizona opened a glass-floored walkway extending over the Grand Canyon.</p>
Solving Civic Problems in a Post-Fact Society
<p>How does a rapidly changing news media affect big city planning? Badly, according to this post from <em>Next American City</em>.</p>
Dubai Floats Idea to Build Around Sea Level Problems
<p>With rising sea levels and a penchant for ambitious new building ideas, Dubai is moving forward with plans to construct floating buildings and islands.</p>
'Jaw-Dropping' Mansion Opposed by Neighbors
<p>This video from <em>CNN</em> looks at a home being planned in Connecticut that will have 26 toilets.</p>
'America's Most Endangered River'
American Rivers has named the Catawba River--which spans both Carolinas--as America's Most Endangered River for 2008, citing rapid development and outdated water supply management as factors in its ranking.
L.A. Offered Funding, With Toll Road Ultimatum
<p>The federal government is tempting officials in Los Angeles County with more than $200 million in transportation funding -- but only if the county converts some highway lanes to congestion pricing toll lanes.</p>
The Island of Garbage
<p>This 12-part video series from <em>Vice</em> gives a gritty look at the Texas-sized patch of plastic flotsam that has formed in the Pacific Ocean -- and the global environmental and health hazards it presents.</p>
Learning From China's Building Boom
<p>China's booming cities have a lot to teach western architects, planners, and urban policy makers, says professor Thomas J. Campanella.</p>
Growth Slows Down in D.C. Suburbs
<p>Census data shows that growth rates in the formerly high-growth counties surrounding Washington D.C. are beginning to drop off, and in some cases, are going in to the negative.</p>
How Paris Is Beating Traffic
<p>After the fall of congestion pricing, should New York look to Paris for ideas on how to reclaim its streets?</p>
More Californians Losing Their Homes
<p>The latest figures show that more than 500 California households have gone into foreclosure each day in the first quarter of 2008.</p>
Amusement Park Planned for Baghdad
<p>Investors are moving forward with plans to build an amusement park in Baghdad, arguing the Iraqi capital is in dire need of entertainment facilities. Many worry that security concerns will disrupt those plans.</p>
Party on the Streetcar
<p>Party organizers in Prague have set up a monthly party that takes place on one of the city's streetcars as it drives through town.</p>
County Requires All New Homes To Be Green
<p>All new homes in Montgomery County, Maryland, will be required to comply with environmental and energy-efficiency standards.</p>
Housing Prices Drop Lower as Commute Distances Rise
<p>Homes farther out from the central city and with longer commutes are being hit harder by the downturn in the housing market. Those located close to city cores and transit are faring better, according to this report from <em>NPR</em>.</p>
San Francisco Teaches Charleston About Preserving Lesser-Known Areas
<p>Though more than a hundred years newer, the city of San Francisco has a lot to teach cities like Charleston about preserving their less-than-iconic historic areas.</p>
Re-Making Tacoma Walkable
<p>Tacoma, Washington, could become a walkable city, according to Danish architect Lars Genzoe.</p>
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Insuring Good Cities, One Mile At A Time
<div> <br /> I once was consigned to a table full of business school students at a land-use conference at UCLA. Trying to be a good sport, I offered the only idea that I'd ever had about business: car insurance charged according to miles driven. I posited that since risk and mileage were more or less correlated, it only made sense that people who drove more and incurred more risk should pay more. <span><img src="/files/u1299/Karl_Marx.jpg" width="120" height="130" align="right" /></span><br /> <br /> My tablemates stared back at me as if I had just issued a rousing recitation of <em>Das Kapital</em>. <br />
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The Real Meaning Of The "American Dream"
Both supporters and opponents of the sprawl status quo often refer to suburbia as “The American Dream.” One sprawl-defending organization even calls itself “The American Dream Coalition.”
Gonna Green Me A Condo
<p>From construction to infrastructure to social marketing, the Dockside Green condominiums in Victoria B.C. is becoming recognized as the greenest in Canada.</p>
Borough of Carlisle
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