The latest in urban planning, placemaking and citizen action:
- The city of Calgary is planning on installing as many as 22 cameras around the city in higher crime areas as a way of adding security. [Calgary Herald]
- Dallas makes an effort to break the habit of urban planning around the automobile. [Dallas Morning News]
- Happiness really is contagious. [New York Times]
- Redefining asphalt as an aesthetic, not just a practicality. [Boston.com]
- Concealed, loaded weapons are now allowed in public parks, after the Bush administration overturned a 25 year old law. [Environment News Service]
- Facing a tough market, Columbus, OH developers try to use land for parks instead of condos. [Columbus Dispatch]