The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Without a doubt, Shanghai has surpassed Tokyo in terms of urban energy, buzz, and style.

February 28 - International Herald Tribune

With a booming economy, a population bursting with enthusiasm, and increased investment in infrastructure, the world's largest democracy is moving closer to the world's richest democracy, says Newsweek editor Fareed Zakaria.

February 28 - Newsweek

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Several years ago I was with a group of people who decided to approach the makers of SimCity to see if we could convince them to develop a similar but more credible tool for planners, enabling towns and their residents to look at real planning challenges and experiment with different scenarios in their own community. The response was a solid "no, we're not interested, we're interested in making games.”<br /> <br /> Can't blame them, considering the market for gamers is easily a thousand-fold greater than that for serious minded planners (not to mention realistic planning tools need real data to run credible analysis; imaginary cities don't).

February 28 - Ken Snyder

Consumer electronics, with their ubiquity, rapid technological advances, ever-lower prices, and fashion trends, have never been easier to buy -- or throw away.

February 28 - The Independent

With its numerous abandoned buildings, stark divisions between wealth and poverty, and high (for Canada) crime rate, should Winnipeg re-evaluate its emphasis on downtown revitalization?

February 28 - The Globe and Mail

Nearly all of the Maryland Transit Administration's Central Light Rail Line is now double tracked -- at long last.

February 28 - The Baltimore Sun

How to find shelter in a wealthy suburban county without paying rent or a mortgage.

February 28 - Washington Citypaper

Planners in one of the fastest growing cities in the country are proposing a transit-supportive land use plan that will link public investment in transit with private investment in land development.

February 28 - Las Vegas Review Journal

American bay boomers are cashing out of the U.S. housing market and trying out early retirement in Baja.

February 27 - The Los Angeles Times

Use of a "Naked" or "Barebones" checklist as the basis for an initial CEQA study is not legally defensible, according to land use attorney Kevin Kozal.

February 27 - Christopher A. Joseph & Associates - The CEQA Expert

Development in Shanghai and Osaka over the past decade shows one region growing fast, the other stuck in the mud.

February 27 - International Herald Tribune

43 bills have hit the legislature, in attempts to limit government power.

February 27 - The Baltimore Sun

Orlando is taking control of telecommunication contracts for new commercial development, although bureaucracy could keep hundreds of thousands of dollars from reaching the city.

February 27 - Orlando Weekly

The Mayor wants to replace a dangerously old waterfront highway with a tunnel -- but could the effort actually make matters worse, especially for Pike Place Market?

February 27 - The Seattle Stranger

The city lags well behind most others, despite a pilot program that has been in place for nearly a decade.

February 27 - St. Louis Riverfront Times

He refuses to raise taxes to pay for billions in road improvements, yet voters may overrule him in November.

February 27 - Minneapolis/St. Paul CityPages

The prevalence of jaywalking in dense, urban cities demonstrates the need for pedestrian-oriented street design.

February 27 - Maisonneuve

Following a new study, business and environmental groups are asking the Bloomberg administration to reduce traffic in Manhattan.

February 26 - The New York Times

Approximately 25 new nuclear plants are planned or in development in Canada, China, the EU, India, Iran, Pakistan, Russia, and South Africa. Companies in the US and UK may order an additional 15 new reactors.

February 26 - Physics Today

A new report from the Apollo Alliance 'New Energy for States' outlines a wide range of clean energy initiatives being undertaken at the State level.

February 26 - Tom Dispatch