The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

With the prison complex slated to close by 2027, the city has an opportunity to transform the island into a renewable energy and research hub.

November 8 - Time Out NY

In a set of recommendations submitted to the city, the commission calls for revised land use and transportation policies that reclaim public space from cars and shift focus away from vehicle throughput to more pedestrian-oriented uses.

November 7 - The Urbanist

The IndyGo board of directors scrapped a bus system redesign planned for launch in June 2020 as part of its Covid-19 emergency response. The transit agency is now seeking public feedback on a new map with similar changes.

November 7 - Indystar

A zoning change has increase height limits from 308 feet to 420 feet for new buildings near the city’s MLS stadium.

November 7 - Austin Monitor

While other countries are seeing fewer road deaths, traffic violence in the United States is back on the rise.

November 7 - Bloomberg CityLab

The National Recreation and Park Association has created a new virtual library offering a collection of publicly available databases and visualizations for park and recreation professionals and advocates.

November 7 - National Recreation and Park Association Open Space Blog

The number of unhoused vets fell by more than 50 percent since 2016, with significant gains made in the last two years.

November 7 - Military Times

BLOG POST

Urban planners are obligated to sensible and efficient development, but can also take community ideas into account. By prioritizing concerns and thoughts and keeping the future in mind, planners can develop optimal urban communities.

November 7 - Devin Partida

The monthly costs—mortgage payments, property taxes, and insurance—of a typical low-end home in the Boston region has reached $3,600 a month. A typical home costs $5,000 a month.

November 7 - Boston Indicators

A variety of new tools can help with community engagement and data collection and analysis for park planning projects.

November 6 - National Recreation and Park Association Open Space Blog

Applications to the program reveal a pattern of state agencies requesting funds for projects that perpetuate car-centric development with only nominal equity components.

November 6 - Streetsblog USA

A state court has ruled in favor of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ efforts to block a development project despite the state’s efforts to intervene.

November 6 - San Francisco Chronicle

With many polls predicting a ‘red wave’ on Election Day, we take a look at the energy and climate agenda of the 118th Congress under Republican control.

November 6 - Politico

A streaming box screen saver exhibits better urbanism than many real-life cities.

November 4 - The New York Times

The Employ2Empower program pays participants $15 an hour to work on county projects and engage with service providers while they await housing.

November 4 - Houston Chronicle

The district’s small area plans (SAPs) are designed to ensure equitable economic and community development at the hyper-local level.

November 4 - Greater Greater Washington

An analysis of government data reveals a growing gap in the appraised values of homes in white and Black neighborhoods.

November 4 - Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research: The Urban Edge

Proposals before the city council include a per-vehicle tax on shared bikes and scooters and a hike to the city’s vehicle registration fee.

November 3 - The Urbanist

Around the state, measures aimed at increasing tax revenues for affordable housing and limiting the impact of out-of-town investors are up for a vote next week.

November 3 - Colorado Public Radio

Rising gasoline prices prompted President Biden to announce on October 19 that he was authorizing the release of 15 million barrels of crude oil from the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

November 3 - The Washington Post