Infrastructure

Trees

The Landscape Architect’s Guide to Sustainable Transportation

How to design a transit system that is safe, green, and beautiful.

August 24, 2018 - ASLA The Dirt

Tour et Taxis, Thurn en Taxis

Friday Fun: Ceci N’est Pas une Rue

When allowing a crowd to decide the name of something important, make sure to add a layer of self-control.

August 24, 2018 - Quartz

Mural

Working to Include Equity Along the Atlanta BeltLine

The tax allocation district set up to capture development value created by the Atlanta BeltLine has fallen short of its intended goals for creating and preserving affordable housing.

August 23, 2018 - NextCity

Amtrak Cascaded

Transit Industry Leadership Expresses Optimism About Meeting Upcoming Safety Deadlines

With a year-end deadline approaching, reports indicate progress by agencies and optimism that vulnerable systems will meet this year’s requirements.

August 23, 2018 - Smart Cities Dive

Minnesota Bike Share

The Minneapolis Plan to Tame Dockless Bike Sharing

A new dockless expansion will grow the city’s bikeshare network but without the disorder that has plagued ventures in other cities.

August 23, 2018 - CityLab

Cellular Network

A Texas Community Built for 5G

Developers hope 5G infrastructure will make Frisco Station a hub for self-driving cars, air taxis, and other futuristic technologies.

August 23, 2018 - Dallas News

SMART Bus

Opponents Push for Recount of Transit Tax Vote in Suburban Michigan

The Michigan Taxpayers Alliance is seeking a recount of the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) millage that passed by only 39 votes in the August 7 primary.

August 23, 2018 - The Detroit Free Press

Neglected Bike Lanes

Philadelphia Advocates Sue for Protected Bike Lane

As the city continues to make little progress on planned bike lanes, cyclists are turning to the courts for relief.

August 22, 2018 - PlanPhilly

Dry Lake in Arizona

Arizona Struggles to Balance Demand for Water

Two case studies exemplify the extreme economic and legal pressures surrounding water supply in the state of Arizona.

August 22, 2018 - Water Deeply

Light Rail Transit

Anti-Transit Advocates Would Shut Down Light Rail Stops in Maryland

Opposition to construction of rail transit based on concerns about crime is a familiar story to transit planners. Calling for existing transit stops to close is a little less familiar.

August 22, 2018 - The Guardian

King County Metro Transit

A New Daytime 'Bus Only' Lane Hits the Street in Seattle

New 'bus only' lanes on 3rd Avenue in Seattle are expected to save bus commuters a lot of time, and bus drivers a lot of headaches.

August 22, 2018 - The Urbanist

Portland, Oregon

Funding Pieces Starting to Come Together for Portland Bus Rapid Transit Project

The Division Transit Project recently received some badly needed funding from the city of Portland, finally reversing a streak of bad news. The project will still need a substantial allocation from the federal government.

August 21, 2018 - The Oregonian

Subway Platform

No Expected Arrival Time to Relief From Heat on New York City Subway Platforms

One way to spend the afternoon after a long day at work: waiting for a delayed train on a 104-degree subway platform.

August 21, 2018 - The Village Voice

Two New Bike Lanes Coming to St. Paul

A key north-south connection is coming to the St. Paul bicycle lane network.

August 20, 2018 - Pioneer Press

Portland Interchange

Portland's Regional Congestion Pricing Program Widens and Advances

It might be the nation's most significant but least known congestion pricing plan. The plan originally recommended tolling all lanes on segments of two interstates. Four more roads were just added to broaden the plan.

August 20, 2018 - KOIN6

Public Toilet

San Francisco Taking a Proactive Approach to Poop

The problem of feces in the public realm is rampant in San Francisco, so the city is launching a new "Poop Patrol."

August 19, 2018 - San Francisco Chronicle

Bottled Water

Taste Buds Don't Lie: Recycled Water Tastes as Good as Bottled Water

We're talking about toilet to tap. There, we said it.

August 18, 2018 - The Mercury News

Bus Stop

Can a Bus Stop Be Pretty?

A local bus stop offers the setting for an experiment in beautification.

August 18, 2018 - The Boston Globe

Levee

Unequal Flood Protection Makes Floods Worse for Some Communities

Levees can save towns, but they can also push water downstream making floods worse, meaning that if wealthier places are protected, it’s sometimes at the expense of poor communities.

August 17, 2018 - ProPublica

Lynx Blue Line

A Defense of the National Environmental Policy Act

A reminder of the intended purpose of environmental law.

August 17, 2018 - Center for American Progress

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Comprehensive Bikeway Design Workshop

Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University

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Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.