Read more urban planning stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19536/urban-planning.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:33:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70848/olympic-snub-has-silver-lining-for-chicago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicago failed in its bid to land the Olympics, but look on the bright side, the Tribune urges: If the city builds on the bright ideas and redevelopment plans designed to sway the IOC, it can have all the benefits with none of the hassle. “Bidding for an Olympiad forced...http://www.newser.com/story/70848/olympic-snub-has-silver-lining-for-chicago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 13:15:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60068/city-friendly-trail-talk-hasnt-translated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUnlike his immediate predecessors, President Obama is a pretty citified guy, and has ignited hope among urban-policy experts. Obama has made promising appointments, tweaked policy in city-friendly ways, created a new White House Office of Urban Affairs. But, advocates tell Salon, how federal government deals with cities is a tough...http://www.newser.com/story/60068/city-friendly-trail-talk-hasnt-translated.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 26 May 2009 15:37:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58833/megacities-stagger-india.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe explosive growth of India's cities is threatening to drag down the country's economy for decades to come, economists tell the Wall Street Journal . The global trend toward urbanization has gone into overdrive in India, but most cities aren't prepared to deal with the influx of migrants from the countryside,...http://www.newser.com/story/58833/megacities-stagger-india.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 8:02:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57780/un-to-israel-stop-demolition-of-e-jerusalem-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn East Jerusalem, overcrowding and strict rules about where Palestinians can build houses have led to the illegal construction of thousands of homes. Nearly a third of all Palestinian homes in the sector, occupied by some 60,000 people, were built without permits. In response, the city government has issued...http://www.newser.com/story/57780/un-to-israel-stop-demolition-of-e-jerusalem-homes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 11:30:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53214/architects-plan-brave-new-paris.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagParis may be getting a facelift, the Telegraph reports. Nicolas Sarkozy invited 10 leading architects to cook up Grand Paris 2030, giving them "the absolute freedom to dream." Sarkozy aims to open up the city to its suburbs, shorten intra-city commutes, and create vast green spaces. The architects will now...http://www.newser.com/story/53214/architects-plan-brave-new-paris.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Mar 2009 7:30:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51056/sorry-greenies-americans-still-like-sprawl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen urban planners dream, they dream that Americans will give up on the suburbs in favor of a dense, environmentally friendly, less auto-dependent lifestyle. And it’s never going to happen, David Brooks writes in the New York Times. “Amsterdam is a wonderful city, but Americans never seem to want to...http://www.newser.com/story/51056/sorry-greenies-americans-still-like-sprawl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Feb 2009 12:10:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/44433/ariz-city-gets-a-do-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMesa, Ariz., is getting a do-over. The financially battered city experienced explosive growth for more than half a century, and municipal leaders hope to recover that vitality, reports the Economist . Their solution? Start building, but not in the strip-mall-and-tract-home model so familiar in the Sunbelt. The city has annexed 5...http://www.newser.com/story/44433/ariz-city-gets-a-do-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 07 Dec 2008 5:00:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/38779/vertical-farming-puts-pigs-high-in-the-sky.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThey're not the most traditional tenants, but pigs, poultry, and crops might be reared in city skyscrapers of the future, drastically reducing environmental damage caused by traditional farms, Scientific American reports. Engineering airflow inside glass towers remains tricky, but the potential for a year-round growing season in the face of...http://www.newser.com/story/38779/vertical-farming-puts-pigs-high-in-the-sky.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 16:57:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37919/parking-goes-green-for-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSigns of a movement to highlight the need for more urban green space sprouted in cities across the US today, the LA Times reports, turning parking spaces into bite-sized parks. The second annual Park(ing) Day may prove an inconvenience to commuters from San Francisco to New York, but that’s the...http://www.newser.com/story/37919/parking-goes-green-for-a-day.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Sep 2008 16:13:02 CDT