The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Two downtown housing plans in Seattle present different demands to developers; each calls for the creation of an affordable housing fund, yet the amount of funding and additional amenities required varies.

March 6 - The Seattle Stranger

The Associated Press has released video and transcripts showing that President Bush was briefed well in advance that the levees in New Orleans could be breached.

March 6 - BBC News

Recent development in one of the U.S.'s three Japantowns could threaten remnants of the neighborhood's historic past.

March 5 - The San Francisco Bay Guardian

The city seeks a national public-relations agency to bolster its image, yet the success of current cultural events might save it the $175,000 effort.

March 5 - Denver Westword

Decision comes amid conflicting smart growth and neighborhood-level planning approaches, which differ over treatment of larger homes.

March 5 - The Austin Chronicle

The Georgia ACLU has successfully petitioned the City of Atlanta to amend a law banning all graffiti, including commissioned graffiti art.

March 5 - Creative Loafing Atlanta

In an effort to provide funding for rural schools and roads, the Bush Administration has called for the sale of over 300,000 acres of national forest land.

March 5 - Orlando Weekly

Many in New Orleans use humor to help them deal with the devastation after Hurricane Katrina.

March 4 - The Los Angeles Times

A 'transportation visionary' running for office in Georgia may have the solution to controversial transit problems in the state.

March 4 - Creative Loafing Atlanta

A New Jersey native wants to see Garden State sprawl head north.

March 4 - Hartford Advocate

The Philadelphia City Paper chronicles unprecedented enthusiasm for filling the lowest level elected positions in the city, answering questions about how the upcoming election could have a big impact on local politics.

March 4 - Philadelphia City Paper

It might be a good idea to avoid Shades of Death Road on your way to Divorce Court.

March 4 - BBC News

The City of Raleigh made a P.T. Barnum-like effort to draw attention to the demolition of its old civic center -- and it worked.

March 3 - The Raleigh-Durham Independent Weekly

The Slatin Report takes a measured look at Atlantic Station, and how it's remaking the map of Atlanta.

March 3 - The Slatin Report

The conventional wisdom that some financial institutions or forces are 'too big to fail' will not hold true for housing: according to Peter Schiff, Fed governor Ben Bernanke is gambling with the problem of the housing bubble, not addressing it.

March 3 - PrudentBear.com

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From Pew / Internet: "A new survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project finds that 45% of online American adults have taken virtual tours of another location online. That represents 54 million adults who have used the internet to venture somewhere else. On a typical day, more than two million people are using the internet to take a virtual tour."<br /> <br /> The need to represent urban areas on-line is greater than ever, especially when we consider the impact a movie can have on a City (The Sixth Sense is Philadelphia's best example of a tourist 'push' after release).

March 3 - Scott Page

Cyclists now have a legal right to organize in New York, but what real privileges have the events led to?

March 3 - New York Press

The charity English Heritage proposes seven conservation principles for debate.

March 3 - INTBAU News

If we are going to make a genuine effort to address climate change, it means re-evaluating our reliance on passenger jets, says George Monbiot.

March 3 - AlterNet

Plans for 300 kilometers of the public transit lanes would be complete by 2010, easing congestion in the daily seven million passenger load.

March 3 - Shanghai Daily