The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Argentina's capital has placed a moratorium on new construction due to failing infrastructure and concerns over the pace of neighborhood change.</p>

January 9 - The Miami Herald

<p>In his new job as the executive director for recovery management in New Orleans, Ed Blakely brings decades of experience and a few potentially controversial ideas.</p>

January 9 - The Times Picayune

<p>A local architect and developer is making plans to provide affordable homes using recycled steel shipping containers.</p>

January 9 - In Business Las Vegas

<p>Anger over parking difficulties in the city has spawned attacks between motorists and enforcement officers, and even led to the death of one resident.</p>

January 9 - The New York Times

<p>Community development corporations were created about a generation ago to build housing in impoverished neighborhoods of New York City where private developers had given up. Now that these areas are flourishing, these CDCs face an uncertain future.</p>

January 9 - The New York Times

<p>Naples, Florida is a "poster child" for the speculative frenzy that helped drive up housing costs in the Sunshine State and elsewhere. New research indicates a higher level of speculative buying in the U.S. than previously thought.</p>

January 9 - The Wall Street Journal

<p>Governor-elect Martin O'Malley wants to redirect the state down the path of smart growth charted by former Governor Parris Glendening.</p>

January 8 - The Baltimore Sun

<p>Janice Woodcock, the executive director of the city Planning Commission, is charged with the task of updating the historic city's archaic zoning code.</p>

January 8 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

<p>In October 2005, New Yorkers were smelling pancakes all over the city; on Monday another mysterious unknown smell was being widely reported across the city.</p>

January 8 - CNN

<p>"Aqua Lodge" houseboats docked at a marina are houses according to Virginia state agencies. But they are boats according to the Tennessee manufacturer.</p>

January 8 - Richmond Times Dispatch

<p>An interview with Greenpeace USA executive director, John Passacantando on the unusually warm winter in Northeast, Exxon Mobil's funding of global warming skeptics, and the squelching of the views of U.S. government scientists on climate change.</p>

January 8 - Democracy Now

<p>Two City of Los Angeles senior traffic engineers are charged with breaking into traffic control computers and disabling traffic signals at busy Los Angeles intersections.</p>

January 8 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>Findings from a recent planning survey contradicts the plan to rebuild the community from scratch.</p>

January 8 - Associated Press via Kansas City Star

<p>Chris Williamson offers advice on how to make sure you don't confuse Census Bureau projections with actual planning.</p>

January 8 - Planning magazine, American Planning Association

FEATURE

From green building to the housing bubble, the editors of Planetizen review the most talked about stories of 2006.

January 8 - Planetizen Team

<p>Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, is widely believed to be the most expensive city in which to buy a house in eastern Europe. Prices have seen a major surge in the last few years, with some prices increasing by up to 25% in the last two months.</p>

January 8 - BBC

<p>Infamous planning opponent Randal O'Toole has begun a new blog where he argues against virtually all forms of land use and other government planning.</p>

January 8 - The Thoreau Institute

<p>A new rail line set to break ground in Salt Lake City is getting city officials excited about the prospect of increased connectivity and transit oriented development.</p>

January 7 - The Salt Lake Tribune

<p>Outgoing National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield urges adoption of tougher building codes and land use rules to avert "major disaster" in the southeast.</p>

January 7 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>While many downtowns struggle to attract residents and visitors, Madison, Wisconsin has succeeded in creating a vibrant nightlife scene, so much so, that overcrowding and alcohol-related crime have become a serious problem.</p>

January 7 - The New York Times