The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The former mayor's administration oversaw several major changes in the city's skyline, streets, and public spaces.

January 4 - The City

A researcher from the Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation at Drexel University tells a tale of two housing markets—rental and for-sale—in the City of Brotherly Love.

January 4 - WHYY

The city of Los Angeles in November wrapped up an update to a new Housing Element, as required by state law. A lawsuit will use a different state law to challenge the validity of the city's housing goals.

January 3 - Los Angeles Times

The city is using restriping, delineators, and other traffic calming measures to fight reckless driving and improve pedestrian safety.

January 3 - Urban Milwaukee

Emissions prevented by new tailpipe standards announced by the Biden administration in December 2021 will be measured in the billions.

January 3 - Grist

New travel patterns and an increased reliance on delivery services and ride-hailing are creating more congestion in New York's outer boroughs.

January 3 - The New York Times

Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations per capita in the District of Columbia are higher than in any state or U.S. territory on New Year's Day. Only Puerto Rico and Louisiana have seen hospitalizations increase faster than D.C. in the last two weeks.

January 3 - The Washington Post

A housing plan in one of the wealthiest zip codes in the country has stirred more than a year of controversy.

January 3 - NorthJersey.com

Experts recommend a more rigorous focus on equity considerations as the federal government begins to select projects to fund through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

January 3 - The Brookings Institution

"Use every tool. Build, build, build," says the New York Daily news editorial board.

January 3 - New York Daily News

Research from Europe shows bike infrastructure doesn't add to urban traffic and can shift mode share from cars to bikes and reduce the need for solo car trips.

January 2 - Streetsblog USA

A new program seeks to make restitution for the damage inflicted on Black communities by highway construction and urban renewal.

January 2 - Los Angeles Times

U.S. building codes mandate two staircases in multi-story buildings, but some argue this requirement reduces affordability and encourages wasteful, uninspired design.

January 2 - Slate

The Financial District and Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan will extend the shoreline in Lower Manhattan by up to 200 feet.

January 2 - New York City

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The most-read news, features, blogs, and Planopedia posts on Planetizen in 2021.

December 31 - James Brasuell

Revising federal crash test standards and updating test dummies to mimic a wider variety of bodies could save thousands of lives each year.

December 31 - Streetsblog USA

The rapidly spreading Omicron variant and its viral competitor, the Delta variant, are setting new case records globally and in the U.S.

December 31 - Bloomberg Prognosis

Still battling a global pandemic and its widespread economic and social effects, cities nevertheless made progress in some unexpected ways.

December 31 - Bloomberg CityLab

With more cities banning the use of natural gas in new buildings, cooks are discovering the benefits of electric appliances.

December 30 - Los Angeles Times

A 'transformative' grant will help a University of Minnesota think tank foster conversations to address structural housing inequality in Minneapolis.

December 30 - Continuum