The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Welcome to Malibu Beach, California, where you can have lease beachfront home amid the stars for a mere $75,000 per month.

August 26 - The Los Angeles Times

While a recent study observed climbing obesity rates across the county, Oregon saw no change. A study attributes this to the state’s strong emphasis on bicycling, walking, and urban design.

August 26 - CNN

A new college ranking report attempts to answer this question based onguidelines of social mobility, ethics and service.

August 26 - The Washington Monthly

Two acre lots selling for up to 1$ million for "people who have always wanted to live on a farm but don't see themselves as farmers."

August 26 - The New York Times

New homes and condos are keeping prices at a moderate level, well below the national average.

August 26 - Wall St. Journal

Growing cities scramble to hire city planners as many professionals move to the private sector.

August 26 - The Arizona Republic

The Los Angeles Times takes a gritty look at a 50-block area of "grime, despair, struggle and hope known as skid row."

August 26 - The Los Angeles Times

A look at Hong Kong's most crowded neighborhood.

August 26 - Maisonneuve

Plans include a new commuter rail and office building for the Department of Transportation.

August 26 - Albuquerque Journal

Cities must begin to plan now for the coming decline in affordable gasoline and natural gas supplies.

August 25 - From the Wilderness

The Baltimore Sun profiles William Mackey Jr., former planning director for the City of South Miami and the new project manager for the U.S. 40 project in Maryland, who used the opportunity to return to his planning roots.

August 25 - The Baltimore Sun

BLOG POST

<p>Yes, we are all riding on the hype that Google Maps started, and the endless possibilities it provides. But looking at it from a planners/geographers perspective, are these possibilities really endless?</p><br /> <p>In the Directions magazine, Adena Schutzenberger points out:</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.directionsmag.com/editorials.php?article_id=906">http://www.directionsmag.com/editorials.php?article_id=906</a></p><br /> <ul><br /> &nbsp;<i>...</i><i> these services (Google Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSN Earth&#x2026;.) give programmers all the tools they need to make maps. Indeed. It may be time again to explore that age old question: what&rsquo;s the difference between map making and GIS? The former is about presentation (&ldquo;a map is a representation of structure, and a structure is a set of elements and the relationships between them&rdquo;). While paper maps are not interactive, electronic maps may be, but that does not make them components of a GIS. GIS, its proponents argue, is more than just mapping; it&rsquo;s analysis; it&rsquo;s exploring what if; it&rsquo;s using models; it&rsquo;s developing more intricate visualizations</i>

August 25 - Ken Snyder

Despite criticism and delays, Michigan's Governor Jennifer Granholm pushes forward to make urban areas in Michigan attractive to young professionals.

August 25 - The Chicago Tribune

To catch polluters, the government is turning to volunteers with digital cameras.

August 25 - The Christian Science Monitor

In Lyon, France, an ambitious new public transportation program uses pedal power instead of gas.

August 25 - Wired

In the wake of the recent Supreme Court decision on eminient domain, more and more Americans are concerned about their property rights.

August 25 - The Economist

A look at the role of parking lots in suburban youth culture.

August 25 - The New York Times

It turns out that the sky is not falling on cities, writes Carol Coletta in this week's Planetizen Op-Ed.

August 25 - Planetizen

As gas prices go up, what is the future for hybrid cars and other alternative fuels for cars?

August 25 - Democracy Now!

There has been a complete shift in population growth. Ninety-nine percent of population growth for the foreseeable future will be in developing countries.

August 25 - The San Francisco Chronicle