The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A complex explosive detector is in the works, but will it really make riding safer?

March 19 - New York Press

A plan to spruce up D.C.'s Anacostia River has some residents anxious. Slated for a grand renewal project... the area stands at the juncture of poverty and opportunity.

March 18 - Grist Magazine

Previously congested with pedestrian and shopping malls, the downtown is enjoying new development after reintroduction of the street grid.

March 18 - The Raleigh-Durham Independent Weekly

Inner-city Baltimore rehabbers couldn't contend with the local drug market, yet they believe the city's Selling City-Owned Property Efficiently led just as much to their departure.

March 18 - Baltimore City Paper

In Philadelphia, 200,000 tons of dried human waste could be the cause of numerous health problems for area residents, from asthma to cancer.

March 18 - Philadelphia City Paper

The New York Press reviews Ben Jervey's new book, which includes "small, simple efforts" needed for "eco-friendly living".

March 18 - New York Press

The Austin Chronicle has released a new website -- the Bloat-O-Meter -- where users can rate the relative obesity of their neighbors' homes.

March 17 - The Austin Chronicle

The council names the top 10 tall building projects completed during 2005. Only one (Bloomberg Tower in New York) of the top 10 is in the US.

March 17 - The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Studies

Parking requirements can overwhelm a housing development, particularly an affordable one. Design Advisor offers several design ideas to help reduce the impact of parking on development and your residents. [Includes photos and examples.]

March 17 - Affordable Housing Design Advisor

The redevelopment of Houston from four perspectives: the developer, the artist, the power broker, and the former mayor.

March 17 - Governing Magazine

Los Angeles' downtown lofts used to be low-rent, bohemian spaces. A lot more than the rent has changed. Now there are "demi-lofts and soft lofts, new-construction lofts, condo lofts and townhouse lofts."

March 17 - Los Angeles Times, West Magazine

NorthWest Crossing employs design principles such as a grid of interconnected narrow streets, a mix of architectural styles, and shops, pocket parks, and schools within walking distance of most homes.

March 17 - Terrain.org - A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments

Who will succeed Gale Norton as head of the Interior Department? Grist Magazine speculates.

March 17 - Grist Magazine

The New York Times reviews a new book whose author traveled around the world interviewing people about the effects of global warming.

March 17 - The New York Times

Population loss continues for Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs.

March 17 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

As the Fort Worth Dallas Region anticipates the addition of four million people in the next 25 years, the region's transportation planners take a multimodal approach to planning needed improvements.

March 17 - Fort Worth Star Telegram

"Soft-core urbanism" and gentrification are changing Atlanta's demographics and local politics.

March 16 - The New York Times

Music giant EMI may sell the famous Capital Records building in Hollywood to a housing developer. Converting landmark corporate buildings to housing has become a trend in Southern California.

March 16 - The Los Angeles Times

The administration espouses a 'Housing First' approach, yet cities lack the resources necessary for implementation.

March 16 - Seattle Weekly

No, according to an op-ed in the San Francisco Bay Guardian, which lists alternative strategies for preserving affordable housing.

March 16 - The San Francisco Bay Guardian