The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Prominent museum heads in the United Kingdom are calling for greater discretion in the commissioning of public art pieces. They say the latest batch of sculptures are "monsters".</p>

February 16 - The Times (London)

<p>Citing safety concerns, a grassroots organizer in Los Angeles is lobbying the city to rethink plans for a light rail line that passes by a school. He says the entire line should be built underground.</p>

February 16 - Los Angeles City Beat

<p>Lawmakers in Indiana have approved an incentive program that seeks to attract filmmakers to the state, a move that overrides a veto by Governor Mitch Daniels.</p>

February 16 - The Indianapolis Star

<p>This slideshow from <em>Popular Science</em> shows case studies of some of the country's greenest cities and how they are achieving environmental sustainability.</p>

February 16 - Popular Science

<p>The Onion reports on the miraculous transformation of a run-down neighborhood in Detroit, thanks to the installation of a towel-sized, $150.00 plot of grass.</p>

February 15 - The Onion

<p>Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has posed a challenge to the city's transit agency to revamp its system to be cleaner and faster, and also to emphasize the creation of retail shops in train stations.</p>

February 15 - The Chicago Tribune

<p>Plans are inching forward to convert two of L.A.'s most-used cross-town corridors into mostly one way streets.</p>

February 15 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>Streetsblog parses the jargon and gives the history behind a recent addition to the transportation lexicon.</p>

February 15 - Streetsblog

<p>Criticism of New Mexico's commuter rail system heats up as officials claim Rail Runner starves other transportation projects of funding.</p>

February 15 - Associated Press

<p>The world's largest marine protected area has just been established around the tiny Pacific island of Kiribati.</p>

February 15 - Reuters

<p><em>Popular Science</em> has released a list of the 50 greenest cities in America.</p>

February 15 - Popular Science

<p>Critics have been swift to point out that the federal government's proposed (and voluntary) "Project Lifeline" does little more than set a "pause button" on at-risk mortgages. What's needed are "Neighborhood Stabilization" plans.</p>

February 15 - Center for American Progress

<p>In this interview about her new book, "Blue Covenant," Maude Barlow argues that current and future shortages of fresh water aren't the result of drought, but rather the massive overuse, abuse and mismanagement of water sources.</p>

February 15 - AlterNet

<p>Concerns over environmental abuse may block a river access plan in south central Kansas.</p>

February 15 - Wichita Eagle

<p>China kicks infrastructure development into high gear.</p>

February 14 - The Economist

<p>This op-ed, transportation expert and Brookings Institution researcher Rob Puentes discusses the need for the Dulles Metro-rail project and how it has become a pawn in a bureaucratic chess match.</p>

February 14 - Politico

<p>The TTC, or Trans-Texas Corridor, is far more than just a 4,000-mile toll road, but an all-encompassing, multi-modal infrastructure network that is desperately needed, according to Texas planners. But citizens are wary and opposition is growing.</p>

February 14 - The New York Times

<p>New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to build or preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing by 2013 is moving forward, but some have concerns about how the plan will be affected by a diving housing market.</p>

February 14 - The New York Times

<p>Private individuals, investors and charities are buying up environmentally sensitive land all over the world for preservation, but this article wonders whether this method is really such a good idea.</p>

February 14 - The Guardian

<p>Rail networks across the country are expanding -- the first advancement in rail in nearly 100 years.</p>

February 14 - The Wall Street Journal