The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

<p>Bruce Katz of The Brookings Institution argues that the health and vitality of cities will determine which nations will prosper in this century -- which he has dubbed the 'Urban Age'.</p>

May 17 - The Brookings Institution

<p>Some markets have experienced a dramatic increase in housing listings, according to a report by ZipRealty, a California real estate broker.</p>

May 17 - CNN Money

<p>Alexander Trevi comments on playground equipment designed to provide local clean water supply in developing countries.</p>

May 17 - Pruned

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May 17 - Todd Litman

<p>While lower-class neighborhoods struggle to recover, an active civic organization is using land speculation and market forces to rebuild a neighborhood in New Orleans.</p>

May 17 - The York Dispatch

<p>A program spearheaded by former President Bill Clinton will see green upgrades made to public buildings in 15 global cities.</p>

May 17 - The Chicago Tribune

<p>Denser urban development patterns that encourage walking and transit use could be a convenient remedy for the inconvenient truth of climate change.</p>

May 17 - Philadelphia Inquirer

<p>Ambitious plans for a new neighborhood on 2,400 acres of polluted lakefront are underway near downtown Toronto.</p>

May 17 - Business Week

<p>Architect Steven Holl's new addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art makes innovative use of light to showcase both the building and the art inside.</p>

May 17 - Bloomberg

<p>A recent blog post discusses the correlation between urban form and political leanings.</p>

May 17 - http://houstonstrategies.blogspot.com/

<p>Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International is the world's busiest passenger airport. But the federal government thinks it may not be enough to handle future demand. A $1 million grant will enable the region to crunch the numbers.</p>

May 17 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

<p>Rail buffs hope to run a tourist train on an unused rail line in the Sierra foothills outside of Sacramento, but there are concerns that it would prevent the corridor from being used as a recreational trail for hikers, bikers and equestrians.</p>

May 17 - The Sacramento Bee

<p>Building environment-friendly structures alone won't help; the real issues are much more complicated argues Jane Powell.</p>

May 16 - The San Francisco Chronicle

<p>Many man-made wetland areas perform poorly compared to the original habitat they are designed to replace.</p>

May 16 - Dayton Daily News

<p>Writer–on-the-Range Alan Kesselheim describes the most hazardous activity in Montana -- driving, with a particular focus on Hwy 191 through Gallatin Canyon. Every western state has a similar, hazardous route.</p>

May 16 - Writers on the Range via San Francisco Chronicle

<p>As Chicago nears completion of the Deep Tunnel project, two local architects have proposed a new eco-friendly water plan for the city.</p>

May 16 - Chicago Reader

<p>Christof Spieler compares the greater Houston area with a region in Germany and offers three lessons on how to successfully build transit networks connecting a region with multiple urban centers.</p>

May 16 - Citizen's Transportation Coalition

<p>A new report is aimed at helping America's cities and counties prepare to meet the needs of an aging baby boomer population.</p>

May 16 - USA Today

<p>A new study has shown that increasing urban park space can have a significant effect on reducing city temperatures -- a strategy that could be used to mitigate the temperature increase caused by climate change.</p>

May 16 - New Scientist

<p>The City of Paris is getting ready to put more than 20,000 rental bikes on the city's streets. The program is starting out by installing the first 1,000 automated bike stands in the coming weeks, which many hope will foreshadow the program's success.</p>

May 16 - NPR