The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A new report from the USDA says that baby boomers will be flooding out of metropolitan areas and into the countryside over the next ten years.

October 6 - The Oregonian

The L.A. City Planning Commission president and architect, Bill Roschen, talks about how the commission is implementing clear and consistent policies toward their goal of "Doing Real Planning" in Los Angeles.

October 6 - The Planning Report

Rio de Janeiro has been selected as the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics. This analysis from <em>NPR</em> looks at why the Brazilian city was the obvious choice.

October 5 - NPR

Streetsblog asked readers from around the country to submit photos of bikes in action around the country. The result is a slide show that brings the nation's burgeoning bicycle culture to life.

October 5 - Streetsblog

The California Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that funding for bus and train service could not be taken for other uses.

October 5 - San Jose Mercury News

Campbell Soup Company is taking a leading role in redeveloping the rough Gateway neighborhood of Camden, NJ.

October 5 - Next American City

Last week, the Ohio Turnpike debuted its E-Z Pass toll system -- with disastrous results, says TollRoadsNews.

October 5 - TOLLROADSnews

Derided by some, praised by others, Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) is gaining ground, with new systems scheduled to open in London, Abu Dhabi, and South Korea.

October 5 - Boston Globe

Time Magazine takes a look at the growing problem of vacant storefronts across the U.S., and what some intrepid souls are doing about it.

October 5 - Time Magazine

Passing the 50-year threshold means that buildings can be considered for historic preservation. Starting in 2010, that means the architecture of the 1960s is coming up for consideration. The Los Angeles Conservancy is gearing up with a new website.

October 5 - The Los Angeles Times

The American Society of Landscape Architects interviews Sandra James, City and Greenways Planner with the City of Vancouver, about her city's innovative practices.

October 5 - ASLA's The Dirt blog

FEATURE

Far from a boring treatise on the need for public transit, <em>My Kind of Transit</em> is an appeal on behalf of the emotional factors that make most transit repulsive and a select few forms enjoyable and uplifting.

October 5 - Tim Halbur

Writer Ellen Perlman heads to Washington, D.C. to use the new "Where's My Bus?" mobile tracking.

October 5 - Governing Magazine

Anthony Flint makes the case for the great need for tools that can connect urban planning strategies and climate change effects.

October 4 - Citiwire.net

The Los Angeles City Council has unanimously approved a measure that will require an anti-graffiti coating on all new buildings in the city.

October 4 - NBC

Intercity rail service has begun operations in Virginia, connecting Lynchburg and Washington D.C.

October 4 - The Washington Post

BLOG POST

<!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"> The 2009 <a href="http://www.niagarafalls2009.ca/english/index.htm">Canadian Institute of Planners conference in Niagara Falls</a> ended on a remarkable note.<span>  </span>A talented speaker and unforeseen circumstance converged brilliantly to demonstrate both the nature of the crises we are facing, but also the resilience we will need to address them.

October 4 - Michael Dudley

A 15-year-old ban on biking and walking to school in Saratoga Springs, New York may be lifted, after one bike-friendly parent challenged the policy.

October 4 - Governing

To celebrate the Republic of China's 60th anniversary, a huge party was planned. A huge effort was also undertaken to scientifically make sure no bad weather would spoil the event.

October 4 - The New York Times

Michael S. Thompson of the Chicago Honey Co-op discusses his urban beekeeping operation and how it provides jobs to otherwise hard-to-employ people.

October 3 - Orion Magazine