The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>This column from <em>The Washington Post</em> examines the city's general opposition too revising its building height restrictions -- limits that have been in place for nearly 100 years.</p>

May 29 - The Washington Post

<p>A German tour operator has purchased the entirety of a village in Tuscany with plans to turn it into a mega-resort for vacationing Europeans. Many in the village were upset at the sale, which they say will destroy the local character.</p>

May 29 - The Guardian

<p>Arizona legislators have passed a bill limiting urban and rural growth in areas where water is in low supply. Final approval is expected from the governor.</p>

May 29 - The Los Angeles Times

<p>Strict guidelines have been proposed in Berkeley, California, that would require local residents and businesses to make broad energy efficiency improvements and to make other environmentally-conscious lifestyle changes.</p>

May 29 - The San Francisco Chronicle

FEATURE

May 29 - Wayne Senville

<p>Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein offers his ideas for a fleet of ferries shuttling passengers across the Potomac river.</p>

May 29 - The Washington Post

<p>Affordable and eco-friendly, electric bikes and scooters are becoming popular in many Chinese cities -- a welcomed contrast to rising auto usage.</p>

May 29 - McClatchy Washington Bureau

<p>City planners in Pittsburgh broadened their conventional public participation process and worked with local kids to get their feedback and ideas about the new community plan for the South Side neighborhood.</p>

May 29 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

<p>For 37 years, L.A.-based non-profit TreePeople has advocated an enlightened method of community and governmental engagement to create healthier urban ecosystems and built environments.</p>

May 29 - The Planning Report

BLOG POST

<p>Houston or Holland? The rapidly growing suburbs of Madrid uncomfortably (and instructively) amalgamate some of both. I was lucky to receive a recent tour from David Cohn, a long-time colleague and 20-year resident of Madrid; Sylvia Perea, a post-doctoral student and, until recently, an editor at the journal Arquitectura Viva, and Emilio Ontiveros, a young architect of the local Research Group on Social Housing. </p><p><img src="/files/u10275/DSC_0122_0.jpg" alt="" width="320" height="212" /> </p>

May 28 - James S. Russell

<p>Using public-private partnerships, the city has successfully attracted new housing and commercial development to its core.</p>

May 28 - Post-Bulletin

<p>Despite their costs, high-speed rail lines are expanding their reach across the globe -- the U.S. being the exception.</p>

May 28 - Forbes

<p>Having watched L.A. evolve for over three decades, architect Jan van Tilburg has dedicated himself to producing the high-quality, dense, multi-unit housing that the city desperately needs.</p>

May 28 - The Planning Report

<p>Will Washington voters be willing to pay $125 per year per household for 50 miles of light rail extensions, part of Sound Transit's "Roads &amp; Transit" ballot measure?</p>

May 28 - The Seattle Times

<p>The Unified New Orleans Plan calls for a $3.5 million monument to pay tribute to the victims of Katrina and the celebrate the city's rebuilding -- but some are wondering if such a project should be a priority, or is even a good idea.</p>

May 28 - The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

<p>The fascinating story of the design and construction of the world's largest office building.</p>

May 27 - The Washington Post

<p>Researchers at the University of Calgary are investigating whether the costs of physical inactivity and obesity could justify stronger regulation to halt sprawl.</p>

May 27 - Christian Madera

<p>Facing large budget deficits, the Chicago Transit Authority has announced plans to raise fares and cut service.</p>

May 27 - The Chicago Tribune

<p>Living up to its reputation as a state who's residents like things big, Texas is home to three of the largest megachurches in the nation.</p>

May 27 - Tierra Grande

<p>The British government has approved rules that lay the foundation for pay-as-you-go road pricing pilot programs. Critics worry the rules preface national control over the controversial systems.</p>

May 27 - The Guardian