Humor
Friday Funny: A Cartoon on the Human Element of Traffic Safety
This might be one of those uncomfortable laughs.
Why Can't Public Transit Get a Role on the Silver Screen?
Or even Netflix, for that matter.
Friday Funny: The Onion Imagines a Very New York Moment for the MTA
In this fake, satirical article, The Onion imagines that the MTA has finally had enough complaints about service failures and overcrowding on the New York subway. Vulgarities ensue.
Pop Culture Hasn't Been Kind to Planning Lately
A post for the Market Urbanism website says planning is entering Season Three with no guarantees it will catch on with audiences.
Friday Fun: The Middle Aged Men in Lycra Documentary
A new film documents the sub-culture of men pushing themselves to recapture their glory days on the bike.
Friday Funny: Carless Drivers? Automated Drivers? Self-Driving Drivers?
The Onion is back at it again, this time satirizing society's interest in self-driving cars with a new concept: the carless driver.
Daniel Burnham to Get the Musical Theatre Treatment
A theater in Chicago will open a new musical about the famous urban planner and architect in June of this year.
Saturday Night Live Skewers Amazon's Hunt for a Second Headquarters
The Saturday Night Light Live cast took a break from satirizing the Trump Administration to poke fun at Amazon.
What About the 218 Left Behind By Amazon?
A CityLab article surveys Twitter for the seven stages of Amazon grief.
Massachusetts Considering Statewide Zoning Reform
A statewide zoning reform bill that made it part of the way through the Massachusetts State Legislature in 2016 is back up for consideration this year.
Friday Fun: These Boots Are Made for Transit
Ok, they're sneakers, not boots, but a new shoes available in small numbers in Berlin will double as transit fare for most of 2018.
Friday Eye Candy: The Cars of the Future, Envisioned by Children
Ten children, ages six through 12, were asked to draw the cars of the future, and then a professional illustrator touched up their ideas.
Get Home Safely Tonight (Or Tomorrow Morning)
CityLab has produced a pair of articles geared toward safe driving behaviors on New Year's Eve.
The Most Popular Posts of 2017
All the planning news that's fit to print.
'Twas the Night Before Christmas and Here's a Reminder About the Meaning of Environmentalism
San Gabriel Valley Tribune reporter Steve Scauzillo turns the words of the poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas," by Clement Clarke Moore into an environmental message.
The Year in Architecture
Two of the country's most famed and respected architecture critics have produced a list of the "good, bad, and the pink" of architecture in 2017.
2017's Best Songs About Places
Our favorite genre of music is the one that celebrates places.
Friday Eye Candy: Cities Break Out the Festive Buses for the Holidays
Check out the holiday-themed buses rolling through the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the Detroit Department of Transportation systems.
The Year's Architecture Controversies Include Multiple Planning Crossovers
The list of the 12 most "memorable" and "outrageous" controversies in the field of architecture looks a lot like a list of controversies in the field of planning.
The Onion's Bike Safety Solution: Buy a Car Like a 'Normal Person'
The Onion is probably trolling the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration more than bike riders with this one.
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