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HOT Lanes Do Not a Toll Road Make
A look back at a controversy from this month's Virginia State Senate election, which produced some seriously misleading rhetoric about "toll roads" (i.e., the proposal was for HOT lanes, not a toll road).
Iowa DOT Chief Takes Novel Approach to Transportation Infrastructure
The strategy of Iowa's Department of Transportation chief, Paul Trombino III, for maintaining the state's "25,000 bridges, 114,000 miles of roadway, and more than 4,000 miles of rail" is not to do so. In a word, "shrinkage" is part of the solution.
Risk and Reward Debated in Big Tacoma Gas Plant Investments
Two new gas plants will join a host of other oil and gas infrastructure in the Tacoma Tideflats. The question is how much risk is the area taking on, and is it worth it?
Texas Transit Agency Faces Financial Demise
The TAPS transit agency is severely distressed, and continuing to receive bad news about its finances.
What to Expect from Canada's New Prime Minster Justin Trudeau on Climate Change
Canada's recent change to a Liberal government means Stephen Harper's legacy in oil gas is at risk. Change is coming.
Friday Funny: Common Anti-Development Complaints, Explained With Cat GIFs
The more project proposals change, the more the opposition stays the same—right?
New Call for Choice Neighborhood 'Planning and Action' Grants
The latest round of funding for the Choice Neighborhoods program adds a new component—"Planning and Action Grants."
Las Vegas to Go 100 Percent Renewable Energy by 2017
"Every city light, city park, community center, fire station and service yard," in Sin City will be powered by renewable energy in January 2017, according to an announcement by Mayor Carolyn Goodman.
Businesses in Brooklyn Opening at Twice the Rate of Previous Decade
A Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce report offers compelling evidence of the borough's ongoing transformation.
Ten Key 2016 Conferences for Urban Design Professionals
Ten key conferences in 2016 for planners, architects, and urban design professionals, summarized by Clement Lau, a Los Angeles County planner.
Mapping the U.S. 'Turkey Belt'
Don't worry; we're not mentioning belts to make you feel too guilty to enjoy today's meal.
Analyzing the Impacts of Choice Neighborhoods Grants
A new study examines the question of how to achieve neighborhood transformation through the Choice Neighborhoods federal grant program.
Like Amazon, but for Gas
Never go to a gas station again. We're not talking about transit—we're talking about an app that sends people to your car to fill it up with gas with no service charge.
New Oil and Gas Drilling Rules Proving Thorny in Colorado
A goal for the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to have established new rules for oil and gas drilling is looking less likely with each fruitless hearing.
Why Only 330,000 Electric Vehicles on the Road?
The answer to the question posed by the New York Times is surprising. Hint: Don't blame the customer if the sales force isn't trying to sell them on vehicles that never need to go to a service station to purchase fuel.
Bus Riders, Bus Drivers Unify in Memphis
The unions of two groups sometimes pitted against each other in seeking their agenda for the bus system in Memphis have joined together against a common foe: the management of the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
Mapping the End of Parking Minimums
The high cost of free parking is almost, but not quite, common knowledge. Many, but not all, people realize the pernicious effects of parking requirements. A map can help illustrate this spreading awareness.
Convention Center Arms Race Heats Up in Texas
Four major cities in Texas are either considering or constructing convention center upgrades.
For Economic Stabilization Amidst Suburban Poverty: Maximize the Earned Income Tax Credit
The diffuse structure of suburbs makes it more efficient, according to this Brooking Institution post, to invest in individuals rather than places to fight poverty.
APA Awards Funding to Local Projects Combating Chronic Disease
$2.25 million in funding exemplifies the broadening focus of the American Planning Association on public health outcomes at the local level.
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.
