The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A recent article in Canada's national newspaper pointing out the sad state of Winnipeg's downtown has ignited debate about what's wrong, and how to fix it. Dallas Hansen believes car culture is to blame.

March 3 - The Winnipeg Free Press

Citing an increased need for housing affordability, Bloomberg establishes a task force to examine an outdated pro-development city initiative.

March 3 - The New York Observer

A columnist for the Hindustan Times argues that planners have ignored possible problems with the project in the name of progress.

March 3 - Hindustan Times

Newt Gingrich and John M. Barry comment on New Orleans' vulnerabilities and why the city should be rebuilt.

March 2 - Time

The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty sends an letter to the Mayor and City Council of Fayetteville, Arkansas warning them that a denial of a temple's Conditional Use Permit would violate both the U.S. Constitution and federal law.

March 2 - The Becket Fund For Religious Liberty

Cost-consciousness and a narrow field of design firms may mean that the Vancouver Winter Olympics will produce a weak architectural legacy.

March 2 - The Globe and Mail

The proposal would cut the entire $33 million currently dedicated to community health centers that many say provide critical resources to American Indians nationwide.

March 2 - MSNBC

The city aims to implement the well-known crime-fighting theory as part of demonstration projects in two neighborhoods.

March 2 - The Rocky Mountain News

A report recently released by USC's Keston Institute for Infrastructure describes how the proceeds from state-issued General Obligation bonds for transportation and infrastructure could be leveraged to provide seven to eight times their face amount.

March 2 - The Keston Institute for Infrastructure

A cooperative in the Bronx is re-using waste materials and creating community-based employment at the same time.

March 2 - Yes! Magazine, Grist

Because of higher diesel fuel prices and increased imports of containerized products, railroads are earning record profits and investing in expansion projects.

March 2 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Welcome to the first self-planned housing development for the elderly.

March 2 - The New York Times

TriMet's design for the new transit mall harms businesses and creates safety concerns.

March 2 - The Oregonian

States have started doing what the White House needs to do to overcome the nation's addiction to oil.

March 1 - The Washington Post Writers Group

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I'm finding this a bit late but i really like some of the projects and their potential for further exploration. "<a href="http://www.spectropolis.info/index.php">Spectropolis</a> Mobile Media, Art and the City is a three-day event (October 1-3, 2004) in Lower Manhattan that highlights the diverse ways artists, technical innovators and activists are using communication technologies to generate urban experiences and public voice. The increasing presence of mobile communication technologies is transforming the ways we live, construct and move through our built environment.

March 1 - Scott Page

The editor of the respected and expensive Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World is developing a free printed and online version of the maps so that they can continually reflect new archaeological discoveries.

March 1 - The Wall Street Journal

The city's new Orange Line busway has made little system-wide impact; should the mayor continue to strive for more transit options, or is it time to give up?

March 1 - The New York Times

A law intended to clarify non-discriminatory requirements for lenders -- and upping violation fines dramatically -- could actually scare banks away from doing any business in Montgomery County, Maryland.

March 1 - The Baltimore Sun

Millions of migrant workers make a living at intersections, many selling books and earning a tidy profit.

March 1 - International Herald Tribune

Now in his second term, Mayor R.T. Rybak of Minneapolis has made housing, transit, and livability a priority both in Minneapolis and throughout the Twin Cities region.

March 1 - The Planning Report