The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Urban areas have been devastated by conscious and deliberate policies of government - now a reverse policy set is needed.

November 17 - RISMedia

A slice of pre-gentrified life in a Washington, DC neighborhood.

November 17 - The Washington Post

Researchers at the University of Michigan prepare a fascinating set of maps and 'cartograms' showing the results from the 2004 presidential election.

November 17 - University Of Michigan

BLOG POST

I keep saying, urban life is not for the faint of heart. New article in the <em>Journal of the American Medical Association</em> (<a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/292/19/2372?view=abstractfp=2372&vol=292&lookupType=volpage">here's</a> the abstract; fulltext is subscriber-only) says that elevated ozone events correlate to increased deaths. <br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.planetizen.com/tech/files//jtw40039f2.gif" alt="" /> <br /> <br /> They looked at 95 cities; here's the salient bit from the abstract:<br /> <blockquote>A 10-ppb increase in the previous week�s ozone was associated with a 0.52% increase in daily mortality (95% posterior interval [PI], 0.27%-0.77%) and a 0.64% increase in cardiovascular and respiratory mortality (95% PI, 0.31%-0.98%).</blockquote>

November 16 - Anonymous

The majority of better paying jobs in America's poor inner cities goes to commuters as opposed to local residents.

November 16 - Business Wire

As federal funds to subsidize housing dwindle, a New York nonprofit pledges $1 billion to ease the squeeze.

November 16 - The Christian Science Monitor

Cyclist urges mapmakers to include information useful to pedestrians and cyclists on maps.

November 16 - The Boston Globe

Oregon voters lash out against land-use planning.

November 16 - The Los Angeles Times

American research team claims to have found the site of the lost city of Atlantis described by Plato over 2000 years ago.

November 16 - BBC News

PBS Frontline asks what is the real cost of Wal-Mart's famous 'everyday low prices'.

November 16 - PBS

This editorial argues that the future of the democratic parties lies in reorienting the party line towards urban issues.

November 16 - The Stranger

Two new 'mini-city' developments in Las Vegas could alter the Las Vegas landscape by the end of the decade.

November 16 - Wall St. Journal

What comes first, the brew pub or the stadium?

November 16 - The Washington Post

California's expanding restaurant food waste recycling program gives back to agricultural areas and draws international attention.

November 16 - The Los Angeles Times

In a time of increasing expectations and tight budgets, e-government initiatives can benefit from the flexibility and freedom offered by open source web content management systems.

November 15 - Urban And Regional Information Systems Association

Savannah's City Council has approved the conversion of a parking garage back to its original use as a town square.

November 15 - Savannah Morning News

An inner city Atlanta neighborhood struggles with gentrification.

November 15 - The Next American City

Approval of Boston's $14-billion Big Dig included an array of mitigating transit projects. Now the State is having second thoughts.

November 15 - The Boston Globe

Three billion dollar project in Vegas emphasizes living spaces and other nongambling features.

November 15 - Las Vegas Sun

CNU offers a simple "popsicle test" to determine if your neighborhood is a New Urbanist neighborhood.

November 15 - The Charlotte Observer