The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Urbanism critic Trevor Boddy of Toronto's <em>Globe and Mail</em> is upset with the city planners who significantly changed their plans for his neighborhood without public input. He says the town hall meeting before the decision was all fluff.

October 8 - The Globe and Mail

Plans for a new futuristic mode of transport blends maglev technology with an ordinary bus.

October 8 - The Economist

Each of Virginia's governors is required to establish an Economic Development Strategic Plan during the first year in office.

October 7 - State of Virginia, Secretary of Commerce

Vancouver's report card has just been issued, and while the Canadian city has received high marks in such areas as desirability and ethnic diversity, the city is on the verge of failing in terms of its homelessness and housing affordability.

October 7 - The Vancouver Sun

Chongming, a remote island north of Shanghai, is set to become a showcase of sustainable development, but doubts remain about the viability of the plan.

October 7 - The Economist

The new law appears to have been crafted to stop a $1.6 billion power transmission line.

October 7 - The New York Times

Science and technology gurus convened at Wired Magazine's NextFest forum in New York to share startling visions of life -- or not -- in the 22nd century.

October 7 - LiveScience

A model home here that gives Katrina's displaced an alternative to trailer living is starting to take the country by storm.

October 6 - The Christian Science Monitor

Blogger Aaron Donovan attends a recent book talk by Robert Bruegmann provides an irreverent analysis of the author's defense -- and definition -- of sprawl.

October 6 - Streetsblog

A new report has been released that argues for the creation of mixed-income and mixed-race housing in transit-oriented developments.

October 6 - Center for Transit-Oriented Development

When designing a city for the future, rarely do future residents participate. But in Holden, Mass., the voice of the future is being heard as elementary school students are being asked what they want to see in their town in the future.

October 6 - The Landmark

In a trend being seen all over the world, planners are looking to the waterfront in Plymouth, England, for redevelopment as a site worthy of international acclaim.

October 6 - BBC

After several failed attempts at urban renewal in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, government officials and investors believe that the latest efforts aimed at reincarnation of the city's core will succeed.

October 6 - The Boston Globe

City planners in Santa Ana, California, a predominantly Mexican enclave, want diversity among types of businesses downtown to attract upscale shoppers, but Mexican business owners claim it's another form of gentrification.

October 6 - The Los Angeles Times

The U.S. population clock will reach a milestone on October 16th, 2006.

October 6 - The Los Angeles Times

The largest real estate deal in American history is underway on the lower east side of Manhattan: 80 acres and 110 buildings from 14th to 23rd Streets overlooking the East River in Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village. Bids may reach $5 billion.

October 6 - The New York Times

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) reports that increasing levels of sewage in the world's oceans are a major cause of coastal destruction, and pose a serious threat to human health.

October 6 - CNN News

A new report by the Vancouver Foundation gives the city high marks for livability, but identifies housing and poverty as persistent challenges.

October 6 - The Vancouver Sun

What to do when there's no hot real estate market to drive the plot?

October 5 - The New York Times

Osaka, Shanghai, and Tokyo are considered top Asia Pacific cities in terms of real estate investment and development prospects, according to Emerging Trends in Real Estate Asia Pacific 2007, just published by the Urban Land Institute.

October 5 - Urban Land Institute