The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>This article from the <em>Seattle Post-Intelligencer</em> looks at the conditions that have made Boise one of the country's most successful and thriving cities.</p>

October 10 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

<p>Planners at the recent California APA chapter conference were asked whether they thought the state is ready for "complex urban development". As John King explains, most said "no".</p>

October 10 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>Florida seems to be losing its edge at attracting new residents. More people are moving out than in, and rising costs are taking the blame.</p>

October 10 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>Residents on the Hawaiian island of Kauai are rallying together to oppose the island's overdevelopment. Their main rallying point is the contentious inter-island "Superferry".</p>

October 10 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>A new public transit system in Santiago, Chile, is struggling to operate as planned, stretching commutes and stranding many riders after unexpected route changes. The system's inefficiency has prompted an investigation and apology from the president.</p>

October 9 - NPR

<p>New York City has been honored by the League of American Bicyclists for its citywide improvements in bike lanes, parking, and safety.</p>

October 9 - Associated Press via The Hartford Courant

<p>While Canada's enclosed shopping malls are aging, developers are finding new and profitable ways of redeveloping them.</p>

October 9 - The Globe & Mail

<p>Officials in suburban New York towns are putting more effort into luring developers to build housing near their transit stations -- a revitalization method that has shown success around the country.</p>

October 9 - The New York Times

<p>Pressure is building to come to a decision about whether or not to toll roads in Massachusetts. But many politicians are opposed.</p>

October 9 - The Boston Globe

<p>Scandinavian think tank Monday Morning interviews 50 global experts to develop a series of principles for creating a sustainable city.</p>

October 9 - Monday Morning / Danish Ministry of the Environment

<p>For 4,000 residents whose homes don't directly link to sewer mains in Portland, Oregon, the city has said that they will have to pay for any repairs needed on their sewer lines.</p>

October 9 - The Portland Tribune

<p>A Florida university that is home to 12 buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright has undertaken a $50 million effort to restore the crumbling buildings.</p>

October 9 - NPR

<p>One Northern California man started a business to help his local transit agency get connected with Google Transit.</p>

October 9 - Eureka Reporter

<p>A San Diego-based company is marketing solarized parking lots and solar trees as a way to provide shade and generate electricity.</p>

October 9 - ZDNet

<p>"The End of Affordability", a YouTube video in five parts, examines the "five common fallacies of urban consolidation" in Sydney, Australia.</p>

October 8 - Wildhiland Communications, via YouTube

<p>A growing number of American cities are taking steps to encourage cycling as an pollution-free and healthy transportation alternative.</p>

October 8 - USA Today

<p>Online maps showing everything from city streets to gas lines and fire hydrants are increasingly available. Government officials have limited the availability of infrastructure maps due to their possible use by terrorists.</p>

October 8 - NPR

<p>The monumental task of rewriting the city's zoning code and remapping its zones is essential if Philadelphia is to fulfill its potential and prosper.</p>

October 8 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

<p>As Seattle considers a plan to spend more than $17 billion on road and transit projects, the Sightline Institute looks at how the city's greenhouse-gas emissions would increase if a new land of highway is built.</p>

October 8 - Sightline Institute

<p>The new program allows motorist to add time to their parking meter by dialing a toll free number.</p>

October 8 - Chicago Sun Times