The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A 54-story building currently under review in Cleveland would be city's the first skyscraper in a quarter-century—if it gains approval for some unique design components.

January 15 - The Cleveland Plain Dealer

President Barack Obama hopes to add to his "climate legacy" by having the EPA adopt the nation's first regulations to reduce methane emissions, the second most prevalent greenhouse gas emission after carbon dioxide, but far more powerful.

January 15 - Los Angeles Times

The San Francisco Giants are proposing a clever scheme to activate the space in one of its ballpark adjacent parking lots. The Yard, as it's called, could be ready by Spring Training.

January 15 - San Francisco Chronicle

Alta Bicycle Share is now known as Motivate. So let it be written. So let it be done.

January 15 - StreetsBlog NYC

After months of speculation and calls for transportation network companies to share data that might be helpful in refining the transportation systems of cities, Uber has announced a partnership with Boston that could do just that.

January 15 - The Washington Post - Wonkblog

An ambitious Florida real estate developer has a plan to remake Atlantic City into a family-friendly destination by investing $500 million of his own money.

January 15 - The Wall Street Journal

Resilient communities build on local strengths to anticipate change, reduce the impact of major events, and come back from a blow stronger than ever. Here are seven ideas from cities and towns working to boost local resilience.

January 15 - CommunityMatters

Fusion lists three cities as examples of new immigrants becoming the face of community businesses in neighborhoods needing a boost.

January 14 - Fusion

Signaling Boston's new role in the global real estate market, a new $750 million high-rise began construction this week.

January 14 - The Boston Globe

The Trust for Public land scored a major funding victory in an effort to save 1,000 acres of forest known as The Preserve in Connecticut.

January 14 - The Day

Minneapolis provides evidence of the power of robust bike infrastructure to attract additional bike riders.

January 14 - Minneapolis Star Tribune

In Seattle, a four-legged denizen uses the city's public transit system on her own to get to and from her favorite place.

January 14 - CNN.com

A new web-based tool by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Esri allows users to "explore the ecological tapestry of the world."

January 14 - ASLA The Dirt

The annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board provided an opportunity for Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to begin to address the changing needs of the nation's transportation system.

January 14 - The Washington Post

Bike Portland reports that a state committee recommended a Eugene bikeshare system as a top priority for a new round of "ConnectOregon" grants.

January 14 - Bike Portland

A Supreme Court hearings less than two weeks away could destroy fair housing as we know it.

January 14 - Rooflines

Transportation readers who prefer reading a less auto-centric perspective of issues will see losses this year, as budgetary constraints at Streetsblog caused the layoff of Tanya Snyder of Streetsblog USA and the temporary loss of Streetsblog Chicago.

January 14 - StreetsBlog NYC

An article by Woodbury University Professor Anthony Fontenot examines the effects of a history of opposition to planning as a centralized arm of the state, and proposes a way forward.

January 13 - Places Journal

Transportation for America has released "The Innovative MPO"—a guidebook of sorts that provides lessons in successful regional planning.

January 13 - Streetsblog USA

A recent study suggests that people consider transit proximity to be more flexible than planners often allow.

January 13 - CityLab