The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

With the proposed extension of the DC Metrorail, the largest mall in the Washington area has drawn plans to transform the shopping area into "something like a small city."

February 6 - The Washington Post

Repercussions to global economy could be worse than those of the Iraq war.

February 6 - This Is London

Move to eliminate federal subsidies for Amtrak will likely be opposed in Congress.

February 6 - Common Dreams

Planning schools from around the country take part in a design competition.

February 6 - Michigan Live

Master plan for Panama’s second colonial-era capital city center calls for “a sustainable, irreversible recovery” of the entire neighborhood.

February 6 - PA Land Use

The Voice of America profiles Junhan Tan, an urban planning and cinema student from Singapore studying at USC.

February 5 - Voice Of America

Two agencies sign a memorandum of understanding to promote transportation choices, economic development, and public health.

February 5 - NOAA Magazine

Cincinnati's Neighborhood Summit looks at small business districts.

February 5 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

From NPR...one commentator's challenge to Spokane, WA's plan for a "gay district" to attract the Creative Class.

February 5 - National Public Radio

The owners of Tysons Corner Center, already the region's largest mall, are developing a plan that would double its size and move toward transforming the iconic suburban shopping destination into something like a small city.

February 5 - The Washington Post

Thousands of new nuclear reactors would be needed to produce the hydrogen required to meet America's energy needs.

February 4 - The Financial Times

In Kansas City, a publicity campaign seemed to curtail crime in a bad neighborhood, but will the good times roll?

February 4 - Kansas City Pitch Weekly

The Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority is making sweeping changes to city neighborhoods, but at what cost?

February 4 - Philadelphia Weekly

What can you learn about a city from its grocery stories?

February 4 - Tucson Weekly

BLOG POST

Thanks to Larry Segal (former editor of <a href="http://www.planningreport.com/tpr/">The Planning Report</a>, now at <a href="http://www.kbhome.com/">KBHome</a>) for pointing me at an interesting <a href="http://www.laobserved.com/archive/003035.html">observation</a> from <a href="http://www.laobserved.com/">LA Observed</a> about open source:<br /> <br /> <blockquote><a href="http://www.lacity.org/council/cd13/c13nps1a.htm">Eric Garcetti</a>: The blogging councilman and colleagues Wendy Greuel and Jack Weiss offered a motion to push the city toward using more open source computer programs and re-routing the money saved on software to hiring more cops.

February 4 - Chris Steins

The play "Boozy: The Life, Death, and Subsequent Vilification of Le Corbusier and, More Importantly, Robert Moses" opens Off-Broadway in New York this month.

February 4 - Playbill

San Diego and other California cities hope to counter public opposition to "accessory dwelling units".

February 4 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Can elected officials be taught to think regionally about growth?

February 4 - The Washington Post

Manhattan's malls have been replaced by "vertical retail environments". How will malls evolve in dense urban environments?

February 4 - The Architect's Newspaper

Philadelphia has joined a growing list of cities banning smoking in all bars and restaurants.

February 4 - Philadelphia City Paper