The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Patrick Arden reports that "No other parks system in America relies as much on other people's money" as New York. Arden examines the public-private partnership, and problems inherent in relying on donations to maintain parks.

June 21 - Next American City

FEATURE

June 21 - Dan Shilling

<em>Slate</em> is soliciting ideas from its readers to improve the nation's transportation system.

June 21 - Slate

A new community garden on the Intel corporate campus in Hillsboro, Oregon is just one of many such plots that have been added to corporate sites across the country.

June 20 - The Oregonian

The number of families in homeless shelters increased by 7% in 2009, according to a new report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

June 20 - USA Today

Officials in Tempe, Arizona and Maricopa County are using federal stimulus money to help end chronic homelessness by providing permanent housing options.

June 20 - The Arizona Republic

A new rule proposed by federal regulators would allow bank investments made for neighborhood stabilization efforts and donations of foreclosed properties to be count towards compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act.

June 20 - Reuters

Double-parking can be hazardous to cyclists. But police in San Francisco aren't enforcing the law when double-parking happens during church services. Some argue that the rule of law must be followed.

June 20 - The New York Times

A local Austin developer talks about the challenges of getting the right mix of services that residents can support.

June 19 - Oak Hill Gazette

Jon Stewart examines Obama's and his seven predecessors attempts to end this addiction, stated in various ways, showing how popular the term is, yet how ineffectual every president has been.

June 19 - The Daily Show

Eric Fischer uses Flickr geodata to visualize where photos are taken in cities, and by whom. The result is a colorful divide between tourists and locals in a variety of cities around the world.

June 19 - The Map Room

On the Commons criticizes the policy of 'enclosure' that has allowed "the systemic failures of the regulatory system and its political sponsors, Congress and the President," to go unnoticed.

June 19 - On The Commons

In this Newshour video (with transcript), spokesmen from a liberal and conservation think tank debate each other on the feasibility of transitioning to clean, green energy from the current fossil fuel powered economy in light of the Gulf disaster.

June 19 - PBS NewsHour

A new study shows a significant increase in planned new retail stores over the past three months, and discounters and grocery stores are leading the way.

June 19 - Retail Traffic Magazine

According to Portland, Oregon Mayor Sam Adams, that roadblock is the lack of financing for clean technology upgrades for buildings. Fast Company talks to Adams about his goal to make Portland the most sustainable city in the world.

June 18 - Fast Company

O'Toole asks why, if there is such a demand for high-density, mixed-use housing, that the government needs to subsidize it?

June 18 - The Antiplanner

Cairo is revising its downtown area into a "pedestrian friendly plaza." Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif will expand the successful 'daytime pedestrian zones,' and has launched an international design competition to produce a master plan.

June 18 - ASLA The Dirt

Architect Arrol Gellner says that traffic engineers use traffic lights far too often when a simple stop sign works better and is much less expensive.

June 18 - Daily Journal of Commerce

Patrick Martins, CEO of a sustainable meat company, says that Americans should embrace slaughterhouses in their cities.

June 18 - Grist

The Supreme Court ruled for state power and against landowners in a landmark decision that will allow a beach-widening project to go forward without compensation.

June 18 - The Washington Post