SKS Microfinance plans a launch in Pune [ Business Standard ] 8, 2008  SKS Microfinance, India's largest microfinance institution, is planning to launch microfinance in urban colonies of Nagpur and Pune this fiscal. ... Read More ...

HUD Chief Open to Compromise on Anti-For [ Bloomberg ] 9, 2008  ``I believe there's room to come together,'' acting Housing and Urban Development Secretary Roy Bernardi said today in an interview at the agency's ... Read More ...

Urban planners push for First Mariner Ar [ Bizjournals.com ] 7, 2008  The Urban Design Committee's plans call for tearing down the First Mariner Arena and constructing new buildings that would include 1 million square feet of ... Read More ...

'Chambal pollution to be contained' [ Times of India ] 9, 2008  He said the Rs 70 crore project would be executed by the Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development. Meanwhile, the centre has approved new infrastructure ... Read More ...

New planner brings his DIY passion [ Kangaroo Island Islander ] 9, 2008  ... diploma in regional and urban planning. Since then, Mr Lieschke has worked for six SA councils, Planning SA and in the private sector as a town planner. ... Read More ...

Uganda Why Safe Water Plans in Country C [ AllAfrica.com ] 7, 2008  Nandawula is among the hundreds of poor people in Kampala benefiting from the Urban Pro Poor project managed by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation ... Read More ...

What the newspapers say May 6, 2008 [ HotNews.co ] 6, 2008  In the same vein, another newspaper reads about the controversial urban plans voted irresponsibly by local administration representatives. ... Read More ...

Whittier residents Eyesores remain [ Sioux Falls Argus Leader ] 9, 2008  Leaders submitted 37 code complaint forms to Erica Beck, city urban planner, at a meeting Thursday. Area leaders Randy Helwig and Tony Schmidt noted areas ... Read More ...

State Center plan aims to unite neighbor [ Baltimore Examiner ] 9, 2008  ... Design Collective, told the city's Urban Design and Architectural Review Panel during an introductory presentation Thursday of the State Center plan. ... Read More ...

Baptists and bootleggers sing from the r [ Sydney Morning Herald ] 9, 2008  A similar situation exists in NSW today with urban planning, which also makes it hard for many people to get something they want. ... Read More ...

BSNL unveils fixed charges plan for land [ Telecom Paper  ] 8, 2008  The plans in urban areas include Plan 1200, Plan 2160 and Plan 1800 and the lump-sum non-refundable fixed charges for the plans range from INR 1200 to INR ... Read More ...

Urban planning needs green rethink [ BBC News ] 29, 2008  Finally, American builders should learn from the design overviews used in much European urban planning, but extend their minds to reflect the sophistication ... Read More ...

Urban designer seeks poetic compromise [ BCLocalNews ] 9, 2008  Life in the Okanagan is about striking that perfect balance between sunlight and shade for Graham McGarva, the man behind the new city plans for Kelowna's ... Read More ...

The Urban motorboarder's back-up Bus + f [ Los Angeles Times ] 7, 2008  Until then, use metro.net's trip planner and 1-800-COMMUTE. Start with one short ride. For your first bus adventure, try taking a short ride on the bus that ... Read More ...

A healthier city [ The Age ] 5, 2008  This was urban-planningmeets- health at its most extreme. A century later, a new 'plague' is sweeping Australia. And urban planning is again being called on ... Read More ...

This exhibit is history, yet very much a [ Charlotte Observer ] 8, 2008  Put together by Historic Charlotte, the show of work by nine local artists honors National Historic Preservation Month and the late urban planner and artist ... Read More ...

Urban planner criticizes downtown state [ Toronto Star ] 28, 2008  'We don't have a plan,' local architect-planner John van Nostrand told a packed session on Toronto's future held by the Canadian Urban Institute last week. ... Read More ...

Council passes redevelopment plan [ Clarksville Leaf Chronicle ] 9, 2008  ... 2008 The Clarksville City Council tonight passed the controversial Clarksville Center Redevelopment and Urban Renewal Plan 8 - 2. ... Read More ...