The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Stockholm city is rated poor among cyclists. Because of this, the city's bike plan will be redone next year and transportation planners will try to find ways of making it easier to bike in the inner city.

October 30 - Dagens Nyheter

Jon Magnusson explains why he doesn't support building a monorail over Seattle's streets.

October 30 - Vegas Buzz

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Several colleagues have forwarded me this recent <a href="http://www.communityviz.com/index.asp?circuit=2&fuse=detail&cid=395">letter from CommunityViz</a>, which suggests:<br /> <br /> <img src="http://www.communityviz.com/support/Apix/351_tmb.jpg" align="right" alt="Sample 3-D image from CV" /> <blockquote> "The software will in the near future be made available at little or no cost. (This offering will include Scenario 360 v2.1 and later, and SiteBuilder 3D for CommunityViz.) We are in the process of exploring the logistics of this exciting new mode of distribution."</blockquote>

October 30 - Chris Steins

A comprehensive survey of Louisville, Kentucky&#146;s historic structures could halt last-minute battles between developers and preservationists.

October 30 - Louisville Courier-Journal

Does local control over environmental projects result in better outcomes than higher levels of government?

October 30 - California State University, Sacramento

Ontario, Canada, plans to curb urban sprawl with a new growth management strategy.

October 29 - The Globe and Mail

The Denver Post dispells 9 myths about Denver's $4.7 billion, 12-year comprehensive transportation plan.

October 29 - The Denver Post

Twenty-five years of redevelopment efforts in "Original Aurora", the downtown of Colorado's third largest city, are coming to fruition with an emerging arts district.

October 29 - Aurora Daily Sun & Sentinel

A high-profile interdisciplinary graduate planning workshop introduces a unique range of topics about the built environment.

October 29 - Harvard University

A new report from the Victoria Transport Policy Institute evaluates the benefits of rail transit in a study of major U.S. cities.

October 29 - Victoria Transport Policy Institute

Architect Frank Gehry is finishing plans for a new home in Venice, California, and 'quietly wooing the neighbors.'

October 29 - The Los Angeles Times

Stephen Hese analyzes the environmental record of John Kerry and George Bush.

October 29 - The Japan Times

Some influential Christian fundamentalist politicians oppose environmental protection laws on the grounds that ecological destruction will bring about the Apocalypse.

October 29 - Grist Magazine

DesMoine's Drake neighborhood breaks ground on a new, "New Urban" development.

October 29 - Des Moines Register

What are the long-lasting effects of human habitation and what can be done to make it more sustainable in arid regions in the future.

October 29 - The Christian Science Monitor

UN climate chief says more needs to be done to counter global warming.

October 28 - Reuters

Erosion is eating away at the Eskimo village of Newtok, Alaska. The village grocer has stepped up to lead the relocation.

October 28 - The Los Angeles Times

A report by Canada's commissioner of the environment criticizes environmental progress.

October 28 - The Globe and Mail

Chicago approves a record $1.82 billion deal to lease the Chicago Skyway to a Spanish-Australian consortium.

October 28 - The Chicago Tribune

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I was interested to read in<a href="http://www.gcn.com/23_31/buyers_guide/27674-1.html">Setting sites on Section 508</a> about an accessibility tool built into Windows XP:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>"There is a decent screen magnifier in Windows XP, which also includes a text-to-speech tool called Narrator. It is pretty limited and is only available in English, but it provides a useful tool in Notepad, Wordpad, Control Panel and Internet Explorer, as well as the Windows desktop and Windows setup." </blockquote><br /> <br /> You can launch Narrator easily by pressing the Windows logo key and the U key, which also lets you start and stop the tool.

October 28 - Chris Steins