The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>The latest issue of <em>Science</em> is dedicated to looking at cities, their development and the changing demographics that are shaping our urban lifestyles.</p>

February 11 - Science

<p>A brand new toll road in India is struggling to get on its feet, as long delays have made some trips on the expressway longer than on the old roads.</p>

February 11 - Toll Roads News

<p>Some geologists believe that humanity's effects on the planet are so significant and enduring that the Earth has entered a new epoch: the Anthropocene.</p>

February 11 - The Christian Science Monitor

<p>The Wall Street Journal's "Eyes on the Road" columnist, Joseph B. White, ponders the "next big debate over the role of the automobile in America" now that fuel efficiency was raised, and the direction he points to is most surprising.</p>

February 11 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine's plan to convert the state's highways to toll roads is in danger of being voted down by the state senate.</p>

February 11 - The Star-Ledger

BLOG POST

<p><br /><img src="/files/u2/20080211_1.jpg" alt=" " title=" " width="234" height="112" align="right" />The <strong>Strange Maps</strong> blog is an eclectic collection of maps, diagrams, and cartoons. Some graphics featured on this blog are informative, some are creative, and others are completely bizarre.The website is maintained by an anonymous blogger. The posted graphic is often accompanied by informative notes. Here is a list of 21 maps that I found interesting:</p>

February 11 - Abhijeet Chavan

<p>Seattle seems to be on its ways to becoming a successful world city, according to a private consultant's list of the global trends that make cities great.</p>

February 11 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

<p>One holdout landowner is preventing the redevelopment of Pittsburg, California's waterfront, but the city is pushing for eminent domain.</p>

February 11 - The Contra Costa Times

<p>Politicians in Georgia are pushing a resolution that would redraw the state's border with Tennessee so that a plentiful river would lie within the boundaries of water-poor Georgia.</p>

February 11 - The Tennessean

FEATURE

February 11 - Josh Stephens

<p>The California Coastal Commission has voted against expanding a controversial toll road through a state beach.</p>

February 10 - The New York Times

<p>Foreclosed homes continue to plague cities across the country as large swaths of land and entire neighborhoods are abandoned.</p>

February 10 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>This editorial from <em>The Kansas City Star</em> argues that Mayor Mark Funkhouser's plan to create a regional light rail system may be too ambitious, and efforts should be focused on building a smaller system.</p>

February 10 - The Kansas City Star

<p>Rental car companies are venturing into the field of car-sharing.</p>

February 10 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>With available landspace running low, a 1-million square-meter underground development is being planned in Amsterdam.</p>

February 10 - Building

<p>As Vancouver weighs the importance of density in the city, some say the debate needs a refresh.</p>

February 9 - The Globe & Mail

<p>Eminent domain usage by the Denver area transit authority may be severely limited by a law that specifies land seizures be made only for "public transit purposes". This may prevent takings for such uses as parking lots and TOD.</p>

February 9 - The Denver Post

<p>More suburban commuters around the Twin Cities are ditching their cars and riding the bus.</p>

February 9 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

<p>Community activists and affordable housing advocates in New Orleans face ongoing struggles to promote alternative redevelopment schemes that meet the needs of low-income households.</p>

February 9 - Women's International Perspective

<p>A new transportation corridor prompts the coordination of transportation and land use planning efforts in Boise.</p>

February 9 - The Boise Weekly