The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A decade after terrorist attacks looked to usher in an age of security-heavy architecture, new projects in cities are eschewing the security bunker for eyes and feet on the street.

August 19 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

A new film explores the impact of urban light pollution on humans and the natural environment, and calls on designers and planners to revise the way our cities are lit.

August 19 - The City Dark

Burning Man -- the annual arts festival and self-reliance experiment -- is more than a party in the desert. Its organizers are starting a new effort to revitalize the neighborhood around their San Francisco office.

August 19 - Fast Company

A new guidebook has been released that's aimed at helping planners and city officials to know which types of green infrastructure are worth investment.

August 18 - Landscape Architecture Foundation

The Manchester Ship Canal has gone underused for shipping goods for decades, but is now having a resurgence with the realization that barge freight can greatly reduce carbon emissions.

August 18 - CNN

The photographic distortions of architect and photographer Murat Germen take cities as their target, and transform them into single-axis representations of urban form and history.

August 18 - Architizer

A long simmering debate over how to deal with a damaged inner city freeway has seemingly found a conclusion as voters in Seattle have approved a plan to begin work on replacing the freeway with a tunnel.

August 18 - The Seattle Times

FEATURE

The true evolution of Ebenezer Howard's Garden City has yet to be realized, says Chris Abel, and today's digital design technology is poised to create a revolutionary vertical version.

August 18 - Chris Abel

Scientific American presents evidence that "high density living" is hardwired in humankind, and as populations grow, density increases.

August 18 - Scientific American

A new breed of developers in China are increasingly trying to make the country's new cities into pleasant, walkable and even environmentally sustainable.

August 18 - Grist

Driving is down in the U.S. and countries all over the world, according to a variety of studies. This piece from <em>New Scientist</em> looks into why the road is less traveled.

August 18 - New Scientist

The slums are either a socially cohesive neighborhoods or a major problem -- depending on who you are. This exploration into the slums of Manila show the disconnect between the people and the government about the slums and their future.

August 18 - New Statesman

Philadelphia has long been derided for its dirty and filthy streets. This reputation has turned out to be a self-fulfilling prophecy.

August 18 - The Philadelphia Daily News

An unconventional outdoor spaces has helped transform a small part of a problem-riddled San Francisco neighborhood.

August 18 - Next American City

Meagan Elliott, an urban planning student at the University of Michigan, writes about a young, idealistic generation that is moving to Detroit.

August 17 - 7 Stops Mag

<em>Slate</em> looks at the work and vast urban transformations brought about under the leadership of New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.

August 17 - Slate

As part of a special issue, Scientific American magazine examines the science of "Better Smarter Cities."

August 17 - Scientific American

Bridgeport, Connecticut was known for post-industrial decay and crime. Today, people are talking about its "tantalizing" downtown that is ripe for redevelopment, writes Carrie Jacobs.

August 17 - Metropolis Magazine

Government contracts are filling the pockets of contractors in the Washington D.C. area and helping to create some of the nation's wealthiest neighborhoods.

August 17 - The Washington Post

Crime in urban areas is on the decline. Some attribute the drop to increases in the amount of people returning to city centers.

August 17 - Governing