The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Scientists are proposing a plan to buffer the Gulf Coast from the brunt of hurricanes by engineering more than 1000 square kilometers of new wetlands along the coast.</p>

February 19 - New Scientist

<p>Living more sustainably, tackling infrastructure problems and ensuring a more protected way of experiencing natural disasters are among the top challenges of the next 50 years, according to a group of scientists, entrepreneurs and thinkers.</p>

February 19 - The Guardian

<p>A proposal to demolish a local library and replace it with a shopping center has angered and mobilized artists in Atlanta who say the building does more for the community than the new revenue from the redevelopment ever will.</p>

February 19 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

<p>New York City has made a controversial decision to shut down a Latin American public market -- one of the last of a dying breed of public markets in the city.</p>

February 19 - The New York Times

<p>A civil engineer has proposed a plan to create a "satellite" backup city of the Turkish metropolis of Instanbul -- a city precariously sited in a major earthquake area.</p>

February 19 - Discovery

<p>A new map has been released that shows the extent of the effects human development and lifestyle have had on the world's oceans.</p>

February 19 - The Guardian

<p>Candidates for mayor in London are touting their green credentials in the global city as is continues to win acclaim for progressive and environmentally conscious planning and administration.</p>

February 19 - BBC

<p>Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty is seeking a public-private partnership to build a new stadium for the city's professional soccer team.</p>

February 19 - The Washington Post

FEATURE

Is suburban growth really a product of the natural progression of human development, and if not, could a a different growth pattern better meet our desires and reduce our impact the climate?

February 19 - Ashwani Vasisth

<p>With enclosed malls across the country struggling to stay afloat, a recent discussion panel weighed whether this development type is on the verge of extinction.</p>

February 18 - Globe St.

<p>The development authority of Augusta, Georgia, has voted to look into the possible creation of a trolley system for the city's downtown.</p>

February 18 - The Augusta Chronicle

<p>A new suburbanite writes into an advice columnist for help dealing with his suburban depression.</p>

February 18 - Salon

<p>When California voters approved the $20 billion transportation bond in Nov., 2006 they supported the expenditure of over $2 billion for 'goods movement' stemming from the state's busy ports. However, some local officials object to rail projects.</p>

February 18 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>Many cities are working toward addressing climate change. Some are establishing task forces to figure out how to prepare for peak oil. Spokane, Washington, is the first city to do both together, with a strategic planning effort launched last week.</p>

February 18 - Post Carbon Cities

<p>California's Central Valley is a distinctive place - a farm belt with many small towns featuring classic downtowns. <em>California Planning &amp; Development Report</em> rates the best of these downtowns.</p>

February 17 - California Planning & Development Report

<p>A look at how the city's sustainability initiative, PlaNYC, is leading to greener streets in more ways than one.</p>

February 17 - Streetsblog

<p>Because many of the homes purchased by real estate speculators over the past few years of the housing bubble were rented out, tenants are now finding themselves subject to eviction as the property owners go into default.</p>

February 17 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>This editorial argues that Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser's plans for a regional light rail system are ambitious and not likely to succeed, but they are a powerful example of the froward-thinking mindset more cities need.</p>

February 17 - The Kansas City Star

<p>This editorial argues that a growth boundary is not the right way to control suburban growth in Salem, Oregon.</p>

February 17 - Statesman Journal

<p>Resort towns in Wyoming are trying to preserve middle class populations and public servants by offering housing subsidies to relatively well-off families.</p>

February 16 - The Boston Globe