The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A riverfront project, a strong housing market, and a healthy economy mark a comeback for a city ranked No. 1 for businesses.

May 8 - The Arizona Republic

The "personal parking meter" may be the ultimate in convenience and ultimately, demand-based pricing for city parking. It is starting to catch on in major cities.

May 8 - Engadget

A civic improvement project in Southern California is attracting volunteers and powerful supporters.

May 8 - The Los Angeles Times

How London has changed in the past 108 years -- and how it hasn't. Comparing the results of an 1898 study with today's census figures reveal much about the social makeup of neighborhoods.

May 8 - The Economist

Small efforts, rather than grand gestures, can help a community improve the city in tiny increments.

May 8 - The Toronto Star

Whitney Gould reminds us why Jane Jacobs was a visionary.

May 8 - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Although the occasional Manhattan sighting is rare, the creature has established itself with a monument in the Bronx.

May 8 - The New York Times

FEATURE

Oregon's Measure 37 has inspired a national property rights movement to restrict local regulatory takings and dramatically reduce eminent domain powers, writes Leonard Gilroy, AICP, in this Op-Ed.

May 8 - Leonard Gilroy, AICP

Doctors of the World began providing the city's homeless with the temporary shelter, and now the trend is picking up steam.

May 8 - The New York Times

A number of well-known architecture firms are beginning to design more compact and vertical residential and commercial buildings, in line with Mayor Villaraigosa's vision of a denser, more transit-oriented L.A.

May 8 - The Los Angeles Times

The next generation of second-generation workers, who will make up an important part of the workforce in 2030, may suffer from a sizable wage disadvantage of around 10 percent.

May 7 - National Bureau Of Economic Research

Global warming has already reduced the movement of heat and moisture across the tropical Pacific Ocean by 3.5 percent. Potential effects on world climate are unpredictable.

May 7 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The metro government has decided to restrict development around three historic buildings, in order to preserve views. Some developers object.

May 7 - The Japan Times

Richard Baron and McCormack Baron Salazar have big plans for a troubled Baltimore neighborhood.

May 7 - The Baltimore Sun

American architects Munkenbeck and Marshall redefine affordable and shared-ownership living in London with what looks like a super-luxury development.

May 6 - Gabion, by Hugh Pearman

Reuters calculates the world's five biggest natural disasters in terms of insured losses. Eight of the 11 most expensive disasters in history, at least in terms of insured losses, have occurred along the US Gulf Coast in the past four years.

May 6 - Planet Ark

Few countries include bicycling as a significant part of their transportation policy, but city leaders around the world are investing in cycling infrastructure to reap the benefits of clean, quiet transportation that takes up little space.

May 6 - International Herald Tribune

Headed to the governor, then the voters, November ballot is the largest bond issue ever -- four bonds totaling $37.3 billion, consisting of billions for transportation, schools, levees, and affordable housing.

May 6 - The Sacramento Bee

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the District of Columbia continues to lose resident population, although city leaders deny the trend.

May 6 - Washington Citypaper

First came tract housing, then gated communities. Now Americans are shelling out big bucks for places that "seamlessly fuse life with commerce, eliminate the line separating home and shop, individual and commodity." Yes, life in a glorified mall.

May 5 - The San Francisco Chronicle