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D.C. Area Universities Slow to Adopt Cheap Transit Ride Program
Only one area college, American University, was quick to sign up to participate in the WMATA's University Ride Pass program.
Eyes on the Streets
Apps, Intelligent Transportation Systems Improving Safety for Pedestrians
Legoland Proposal Splits Community
A new Legoland theme park proposed for the town of Goshen, north of New York City, has received a mixed response from the community.
Trump: The Ultimate Unintended Consequence
In Sacramento, a protracted fight involving the California Environmental Quality Act downsized a proposed development. It also added fuel to the pro-Trump, anti-development fire that swept the nation on November 8.
Columbus Developers Revealed Big Plans in 2016
Columbus Underground takes a look back at the year that was in the real of real estate development.
Improving Cities for Older Residents
Demographic change means older city dwellers. Entrepreneurs and developers are searching for better ways to serve this community.
Buffalo's Green Code Signed Into Law
After six years and 242 meetings, Buffalo's Green Code was signed into law Tuesday. The Green Code is the first rewrite of the city's zoning ordinance since 1953, and one of only three citywide form-based codes implemented in North America.
A Hidden Cost of the Second Avenue Subway—for Renters
Along with commute time reductions, expect significant rent increases resulting in some displacement of current residents around the three new Second Avenue Subway stations, according to a new report.
Building Small to Make California Homes More Affordable
A Santa Ana small lot development could be an example of how California could become more affordable by building more dense urban-style homes throughout the state.
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The Best Planning Apps for 2017
A list of mobile apps that support planning, as part of an annual update. Learn about exciting new ways to explore cities and enhance planning via mobile apps. Please feel free to add your own favorites.
Sensors Measure Rainwater on Chicago Streets
A smart city pilot project, already in place at three locations in Chicago and on the way to two more, deploys sophisticated data gathering technology to measure the simple act of rainwater running downhill. Better green infrastructure will follow.
Slurpees By Air: Drone Delivery Takes Off in Reno
77 successful drone deliveries were made in the month of November from one 7-Eleven store in Reno, Nevada to customers in the city.
European Cities Forcing Airbnb to Play by the Rules
European cities have taken a proactive role in regulating Airbnb.
Farmland Preservation a Hot Topic in Idaho's Most Populous County
As the city of Boise and surrounding communities in Ada County, Idaho continue to grow and sprawl outward, agricultural land in the county may become a thing of the past.
The Best and Worst from the Year in Transportation
Streetsblog USA has announced their 2016 Streetsies Awards.
Which U.S. Cities Have the Highest Density of Microbreweries?
Mapping the complete transformation of the beer business in the United States.
Report: U.S. Household Formation Continues to Grow
The growth of household formation is a good indicator for the continue recovery of the housing industry.
Rezoning Begins in Earnest in Manhattan's East Midtown
The aspiration for a forthcoming Uniform Land Use Review Procedure for East Midtown Manhattan is nothing short of returning the neighborhood to central business district status.
Debating Bike Infrastructure in Vancouver
Bike infrastructure is a source of political controversy, even in cities where biking is already popular.
Cities Zero In On Road Road Safety
Ambitious, Rapidly Expanding Vision Zero Movement Seeks to End Vehicular Deaths
Pagination
City of Thousand Oaks
City of Wisconsin Rapids
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.