The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>A senior biologist writes about using CEQA to asess marginal or unprotected wetlands and waters.</p>

October 18 - Christopher A. Joseph & Associates: CEQA Expert

<p>The California-based design company's "Smart Space" practice takes on the staid world of infrastructure, zoning and public process.</p>

October 18 - Business Week

<p>Canadians have always been proud of the fact that Jane Jacobs called Toronto home. Why then, asks the Globe and Mail's Lisa Rochan, has the city of Toronto been strangely silent about how to keep her legacy alive?</p>

October 18 - The Globe and Mail

<p>Memphis and Miami may be leading the charge to rethinking medical districts with New Urbanism.</p>

October 18 - New Urban News

<p>Golden Boy Partners aims to produce affordable housing for working class neighborhoods in L.A.</p>

October 18 - The New York Times

<p>Alex Marshall rebuts sprawl arguments posited by Robert Bruegmann's "Sprawl: A Compact History".</p>

October 18 - Governing Magazine

<p>Low-income families in big cities spend significantly less on housing and transportation than poorer suburban families, according to a new study by the Center for Housing Policy.</p>

October 18 - Streetsblog

FEATURE

As part of monthly series, we present a summary and analysis of some of the most interesting news to appear on Planetizen over the month of September 2006. This is the transcript of an audio segment that originally aired on the nationally syndicated radio program "Smart City".

October 18 - Nate Berg

<p>The developer of a new condominium tower in Los Angeles gave local homeowner groups an equity interest in a future residential project in exchange for project approval.</p>

October 18 - Los Angeles Business Journal

<p>America's growing population is not bad news, but rather gives the nation a competitive advantage over other countries, spurring continued American innovation.</p>

October 18 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>On the verge of expanding the city limits, Jerusalem's National Planning and Building Council has postponed a decision for two months amid protests from environmentalists and concerned citizens.</p>

October 18 - Haaretz

<p>As redevelopment and construction progress along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Mayor John Street has approved the formation of an advisory group that will craft a master plan for the booming area.</p>

October 17 - The Philadelphia Daily News

<p>Wal-Mart is adapting its suburban big-box format the to sensibilities of urban residents in larger cities. Atlanta's new store includes a decidedly more upscale mix of products.</p>

October 17 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

<p>A Georgia developer wanting to build a Target store in suburban Rochester, New York placed an ad in the town's local paper saying their "patience is thinning" with the town board -- a major miscalculation on the part of the developer.</p>

October 17 - Rochester Democrat & Chronicle

<p>CBC's "BC This Week" leads off with a 7 minute interview with Vancouver's new lead planner.</p>

October 17 - CBC

<p>A 521-mile stretch of I-10 in Texas may be heaven for speed demons but hell for the volunteer ambulance service in Hudspeth County. In May, the speed limit was raised to 80 mph, the nation's highest.</p>

October 17 - The New York Times

<p>Plans have been unveiled for a new state park near downtown Los Angeles, and though the plot is slated at 32 acres, many of the big-name architects presenting plans were not afraid to push the boundaries by a couple thousand percent.</p>

October 17 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>Property rights initiatives in four western states are hoping to draw in support from voters afraid of the spectre of eminent domain. But many see this as an inaccurate ploy.</p>

October 17 - Grist

<p>Author Alan E. Pisarski under a joint project of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) and the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) details in length America's commuting behaviors and habits over a 10-year period.</p>

October 17 - Transportation Research Board

<p>Homebuilders are driving the momentum for green-certified homes.</p>

October 17 - The New York Times