The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Sales of the E-ZPass have surpassed all expectations, driven by intense media coverage and government controversy.

July 30 - Toll Road News

Debate Over Moosehead Lake development heats up.

July 30 - Portland Press Herald

Neighborhood preservationists worry as fast food joints close around the country.

July 29 - The Onion

The increasing use of impact fees raises serious concerns about the effect of impact fees will have on the affordability of housing.

July 29 - HUD News

It's not so easy being a cheerleader for future-forward architecture when the future is right outside your window.

July 29 - MetropolisMag.com

BLOG POST

The "trace", as some designers and planners refer to them, are marketed and annotated tours that cover specific topics including waterfronts, historic districts and parks. Traditionally, they've been undertaken through marketing efforts and physical improvements such as signs, markers and designated trails. Until recently, they have been developed top-down with funding and the identification of historic markers and sites by specific organizations. Ken Snyder's excellent <a href="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/archives/2005/07/01/298/">post</a>

July 29 - Scott Page

BLOG POST

In his 1992 novel, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Crash">Snow Crash</a>, writer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Stephenson">Neal Stephenson</a> imagined the ultimate user interface to access geographic information:<br /> <br /> <blockquote><br /> "There is something new: a globe about the size of grapefruit, a perfectly detailed rendition of Planet Earth, hanging in space at arm's length in front of his eyes... It's a piece of CIC software called, simply, Earth. It is the user interface that the CIC uses to keep track of every bit of spatial information that it owns -- all the maps, weather data, architectural plans, and satellite surveillance stuff." [<a href="http://essw.bren.ucsb.edu/~frew/courses/263/lectures/Future_of_GIS/Snow_Crash.html">More excerpts </a>]</blockquote>

July 29 - Abhijeet Chavan

Henry Rodriguez, a developer in south Florida, is convinced that New Urbanism is the best choice for places like South Bay Village in Osprey.

July 29 - Florida Herald Tribune

United States announces a partnership with Australia, China, India, Japan, and South Korea to address global warming with technology.

July 29 - The Guardian Unlimited

Widespread speculation, 'interest only' mortgages with no down payments, and a 'ridiculously low' prime lending rate -- combined with a huge federal deficit -- all point to 'economic armageddon' for the U.S.

July 29 - Dissident Voice

Residents of a quintessential edge city explain the attraction.

July 29 - The Washington Post

The bid to privatize the Dulles Toll Road is the latest in a growing trend.

July 29 - The Washington Post

New approach makes sure urban redevelopment helps neighborhoods

July 29 - Michigan Land Use Institute

Tracking butterfly types and numbers across time and space can provide early environmental warnings.

July 29 - The Christian Science Monitor

The urge to build the world's tallest tower is pushing modern skyscrapers to new heights.

July 28 - The New York Times

Already home to real estate speculators, costly South Florida is looking forways to house workers, too.

July 28 - The Slatin Report

Mayor Villaraigosa urges Los Angeles residents to give up their cars one or two days a week and use public transit instead.

July 28 - The Los Angeles Times

As more developers transform former docks into retail properties, working fisherman and boat owners are finding parking spaces a scarce commodity.

July 28 - The Los Angeles Times

A 115-story spiral designed by architect Santiago Calatrava is planned to be the nation's tallest building.

July 28 - The Washington Post

Homeowners are finding their new homes shoddily constructed, and legal recourse and compensation next to impossible.

July 28 - MotherJones.com