The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A wet winter will replenish the state’s snowpack and reservoirs, but could also increase flooding and wildfire risk in some areas.

April 11 - KQED

Since Metro launched a new bike-friendly policy in February, the number of bikes on its trains rose by 70 percent.

April 11 - Streetsblog Chicago

FEATURE

If we overlook fair housing principles in the plan to build US housing back better, we risk ending up right back where we started.

April 11 - James Jennings

Ridership grew by 16 percent between 2022 and 2023.

April 11 - Smart Cities Dive

Never mind the 40 million that demographers predicted the Golden State would reach by 2018. The state's population dipped below 39 million to 38.965 million last July, according to Census data released in March, the lowest since 2015.

April 11 - Los Angeles Times

Disability advocate Anna Zivarts' new book, “When Driving Isn't An Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency,” explores why and how transportation planning can better serve nondrivers to create a better quality of life for everyone.

April 11 - When Driving Is Not an Option: Steering Away from Car Dependency

The new meters eliminate paper receipts and provide real-time data to enforcement agents.

April 11 - New York City Department of Transportation

Even cities with wealthy tax bases and strong economies face budget shortfalls when it comes to basic needs. Why?

April 10 - Strong Towns

The influx of federal dollars comes as LA has just four more years to complete ambitious transit improvement plans before it is due to host the Summer Olympic Games.

April 10 - Transportation Today News

Examples from the Netherlands show how bike lanes and traffic calming can coexist with effective emergency response.

April 10 - Streetsblog USA

Four commercial buildings in the Chicago Loop have been approved for redevelopment into housing in a bid to revitalize the city’s downtown post-pandemic.

April 10 - Chicago Construction News

Experts call for lighter batteries, diversification of fuels, and a shift away from private cars and towrad public transit.

April 10 - Transport Topics

A recent ranking of “declining” cities heavily features some of the most expensive cities in the country — including New York City and a half-dozen in the San Francisco Bay Area.

April 10 - California Planning & Development Report

A new law streamlines and clarifies the state’s affordable housing requirements for cities and towns.

April 10 - National Low Income Housing Coalition

BLOG POST

Planetizen readers were most interested in March stories about Oregon’s urban growth boundary, New York City congestion pricing, planning with AI, parking reform, and more.

April 10 - Mary Hammon

Tying housing and land acquisition funding to transit projects could make dense, walkable development easier and more cost-effective.

April 9 - Smart Cities Dive

The bill, passed by the state legislature, faced opposition from safety advocates and labor groups concerned about the loss of freight jobs.

April 9 - Governing

Seating in the public realm often isn’t designed to accommodate varied body types, ages, and abilities.

April 9 - Next City

Rural U.S. communities are poised to lose hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units as federally backed mortgages mature.

April 9 - HousingWire

Communities of color make up the majority of people harmed by pollution, as well as heat and flooding, says the study, which is New York City’s first comprehensive survey of environmental injustices.

April 9 - The Guardian