The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>A recent survey reveals that the vast majority of respondents think Indianapolis needs a rapid transit system.</p>

November 22 - Nuvo

<p>The homeless population increases in Oahu, and the entire state of Hawaii struggles with a shortage of affordable housing. To deal with the problem, state officials have said that 30,000 housing units will be needed in the next two years.</p>

November 22 - The Chicago Tribune

<p>As a record-breaking drought leaves Melbourne dry, the government is considering imposing broad restrictions on water use. Water storage levels are now less than 43% and are expected to drop below 30% by March.</p>

November 22 - The Age

<p>Developers in Chicago are hoping to reuse an old lamp factory building by transforming it into a green merchandise mart.</p>

November 22 - Crain's Chicago Business

<p>At more than $1,168 a square foot, the $1.28 billion sale of 5 Times Square makes it the most expensive office tower to date.</p>

November 22 - The Boston Globe

<p>The city of Columbia, South Carolina, is crafting an innovative strategy to woo high-tech industries in conjunction with a new downtown research campus.</p>

November 22 - The State

<p>The opening of new retail power center on the site of a former steel mill in Cleveland, including the city's first Wal-mart, is powerful juxtaposition of the area's former economic lifeblood and the new direction of economic development -- big-box retail.</p>

November 22 - Cool Cleveland

<p>A plan to be presented to the Nicaraguan National Assembly this month proposes creating a 172-mile waterway to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, offering a rival to the Panama Canal roughly 500 miles to the Southeast.</p>

November 22 - The Christian Science Monitor

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November 22 - R. Umashankar

<p>Several studies are underway to determine if the city would benefit from a congestion pricing scheme similar to London.</p>

November 22 - The New York Sun

<p>With its new redevelopment strategy creating new downtown shops and residences, "urban living" could be the new motto of South Pasadena, California -- a city renowned for its preservation efforts and resistance to change.</p>

November 22 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>The demolition of New Orleans public housing, which many argue are superior to the New Urbanist style mixed-income communities that are slated to replace them, is being challenged by residents who believe they are being pushed out of the city.</p>

November 21 - Christian Madera

<p>In Nashville, a debate ensues over an eco-friendly hotel and condominium project that may change the character of a funky downtown commercial strip that dates from the 1940s.</p>

November 21 - The New York Times

<p>An automobile tour through Bangkok explores the city that epitomizes urban decentralization in Asia.</p>

November 21 - Urban Tours by Rental Car

<p>Sluggish government response and a reliance on market forces have failed to resolve the housing crisis faced by thousands of Gulf coast residents, argues a recent editorial.</p>

November 21 - The New York Times

<p>Community groups and politicians are creating new strategies to bring fresh foods into low-income neighborhoods.</p>

November 21 - Shelterforce Magazine

<p>Halfway on the route between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, residents of Yermo, California, must plan their errands around weekend traffic jams.</p>

November 21 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>With gas taxes not keeping pace with inflation, state politicians are looking to eliminate gas taxes in favor of alternatives such as sales taxes, vehicles-miles-traveled fees, and new forms of road tolls.</p>

November 21 - USA Today

<p>As its population declines and homes are taking up more space, home designers in Japan are looking to the self-sufficient designs of space stations to guide the development of environmentally sustainable homes.</p>

November 21 - BBC

<p>This article in North Carolina's <em>Independent Weekly</em> looks at a proposal to chop the top off a historic hill in Raleigh to make way for commercial development. Environmental groups are opposing the plan.</p>

November 21 - The Independent Weekly (North Carolina)