The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Paul Thornton decided to stake out his block to see what actually happens during the two-hour window when street parking is not allowed so the city can clean the streets.

March 29 - The Los Angeles Times

London mayor Ken Livingstone reportedly calls the US Ambassador in London a "chiselling little crook" after the US Embassy decides it's staff will not pay the £8-a-day congestion charge when driving into London's central city.

March 29 - 24dash.com

Five hundred e-mails protesting big-box retail stores in different parts of Central Florida's Orange County led County Commissioners to adopt a one-year moratorium on megastores larger than 75,000 square feet, until stronger laws are in place.

March 29 - The Orlando Sentinel

Surging oil wealth, a huge provincial surplus, and a booming real estate market make Calgary the new "centre of the universe" in Canada.

March 29 - Maclean's

San Francisco has received a federal grant of over $1 million to study how to implement congestion pricing. The city plans to charge drivers to enter the most congested part of the city, as London does.

March 29 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Read about 20 experts' vision for a perfect art world in Seattle.

March 29 - Seattle Weekly

Local residents protest a towering proposed development plan in Philadelphia.

March 29 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

FEATURE

March 29 - Donald C. Shoup, FAICP

Chicago has erupted in controversy over the potential naming of a street after a Black Panther; what have street names meant to different people in different cities?

March 29 - The Chicago Tribune

Popular Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, in a rare public stance, threatened to leave Mumbai in support of those protesting against the city's decision to build an overpass in her neighborhood.

March 29 - NDTV

A small town's residents are the "most watched people in the nation."

March 28 - The Los Angeles Times

The EcoContempo prefabricated house is a collaboration between Northern Steel and architect Gregory La Vardera. FabPrefab presents an interview with the architect and an overview of the manufacturing and on-site assembly process.

March 28 - Fabprefab

A former Seattle Mayor shells out close to $1 million for development rights over the Lusty Lady strip club, after the owners refuse to sell.

March 28 - Seattle Weekly

Recent popular literature and movies have focused on megacities in developing nations. Do they symbolize the international city of the 21st century?

March 28 - New Statesman

In Calgary, the Planning Commission wants to ban stucco, but a condo developer objects.

March 28 - Calgary Sun

A recent appeal of a Planning Department project approval has forced developers to examine the cumulative impact of all market-rate housing on the city's eastern neighborhoods.

March 28 - The San Francisco Bay Guardian

BLOG POST

Will the new urban ecosystem be wireless? And if so, will corporate American own this new ecosystem?<br /> <br /> That's the fascinating point Jeffrey Chester makes in his new article, "The Dangers of Corporate Wi-Fi", published on TheNation.com and distributed through <a href="http://www.alternet.org/story/34018/">AlterNet</a>. Chester argues that there's no such thing as a free wireless lunch:<br /> <br /> <blockquote>"Consumers and public officials should have no illusions that what is being touted as a public benefit is also designed to spur the growth of a mobile marketing ecosystem, an emerging field of electronic commerce that is expected to generate huge revenues for Google, Microsoft, AT&T and many others. Soon, wherever we wander, a ubiquitous online environment will follow us with ads and information dovetailed to our interests and our geographic location."</blockquote>

March 28 - Chris Steins

South by Southwest, Austin's annual music festival, may have grown too big for its britches.

March 28 - Houston Press

Mayor Mackie Choice of the I-45 overpass homeless city in Dallas has a few choice words for Dallas Mayor Laura Miller and her plan to end homelessness as soon as possible.

March 28 - The Dallas Observer

For Michael McGough, the restoration of Dix Street in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood has become a personal mission.

March 28 - The Boston Globe