The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

More people are biking in Bogotá, and they report the highest rate of happiness with their commute, above people who drive and who take transit.

July 28 - TheCityFix

Trump’s tariffs on steel and other building materials are driving up building costs slowing development and pushing up rents.

July 28 - The Boston Globe

Bike share company ofo's U.S. presence shrinks to a fraction of its former self, slashing its headcount and ending service in all but three U.S. cities.

July 28 - Quartz

Mode-share enthusiasts excited to get new car share option in the city, though some question why the service is limited to white areas of the city.

July 28 - Streetsblog Chicago

Action Plan III will plot the next four years of work by the Great lakes Restoration Initiative.

July 28 - Urban Milwaukee

The city of Renton, Washington recently approved a Civic Core Vision and Action Plan.

July 27 - The Urbanist

The U.S. Department of Justice is fighting a lawsuit that would overturn a decision by the Obama Administration to expand the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Southern Oregon.

July 27 - The Oregonian

While the Atlanta Department of City Planning includes a Office of Mobility Planning that spearheads efforts to provide new opportunities for non-automobile modes of transportation, the city lacks a consolidated transportation department.

July 27 - SaportaReport

Rep. Bill Shuster, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, wants to hike gas and diesel taxes by 15 and 20 cents per gallon, respectively, add two new user fees on bicycles and electric vehicles, and test VMT fees.

July 27 - U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

The narrative of electric scooter users as affluent, entitled, and "tech bro-y" does not reflect the demographics of fans of the new mobility technology, according to a new study. Electric scooters are actually very popular.

July 27 - Wired

The California Water Commission made an historic commitment to new water storage projects. Many of the largest projects planned in the state will require additional funding before construction can commence.

July 27 - San Francisco Chronicle

Roger Millar, secretary of the Washington Department of Transportation, critiqued the status quo of statewide approaches to transportation planning and investment.

July 27 - Streetsblog USA

Qualifying developments are eligible for a ten-year tax abatement in Philadelphia. These op-ed authors say the abatement doesn't work as anything other than a government payout.

July 27 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Analysis of a city's zoning and land use decisions over seven decades reveals the role race plays in decision making.

July 27 - CityLab

Fire season is back, and it's not safe to breathe in huge swaths of the world.

July 27 - The Mercury News

It's been 30 years since James Hansen told Congress about global warming. We might call it climate change these days, but Hansen was right.

July 26 - Associated Press via The Mercury News

Unlike other measures of value, writes Jeanne Gang, pay is a number. And that should make it easy for architecture firms to address any existing wage gaps.

July 26 - Fast Company

Should plans to toll Interstates 5 and 205 in Portland get the go-ahead from the Oregon Transportation Commission and the Federal Highway Administration, they would still be subject to a state referendum.

July 26 - Portland Tribune

The city of Waltham, Massachusetts has added over 11,000 jobs since 2010, but only a few hundred homes. Developers see a prime opportunity, but city officials are reticent.

July 26 - The Boston Globe

The streetcar planned for the central business district and historic core of Los Angeles would cost nearly $300 million and move an estimated 4,181 riders a day.

July 26 - Los Angeles Downtown News