The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Early returns from Utah Transit Authority's fare-free transit experiment.

February 21 - TownLift

City leaders hope a new affordable housing law will increase the supply of affordable units in the city, but critics say the policy may lead to reduced construction and higher housing costs.

February 21 - Bisnow

A report providing recommendations for Berkeley's Housing Element update recommends allocating affordable housing and exploring a guaranteed basic income program for creative workers.

February 20 - Berkeleyside

The science hasn't changed but the politics have, and policymakers are responding appropriately. Transmission of the coronavirus during the Omicron wave remains at an all-time high, although infections are decreasing globally.

February 20 - Bloomberg Prognosis

New data shows stratospheric housing costs in cities not named New York.

February 20 - The Real Deal

Checking in with the New York transit system amid a period of relative recovery.

February 20 - AMNY

The state's housing division has approved a $300 million bonding authority aimed at supporting more affordable housing construction.

February 18 - Nevada Appeal

An independent review of TxDOT's proposed expansion of I-10 through downtown El Paso highlights several flaws and a price tag close to $800 million.

February 18 - CBS 4 El Paso

A legal loophole has allowed some Los Angeles landlords to sharply raise rents on apartments that would otherwise fall under the city's rent stabilization ordinance and pandemic-related rent freeze.

February 18 - LAist

Decatur's Church Street is set to undergo a transformation that will reduce traffic lanes, add cycletracks, and widen sidewalks in an effort to make the corridor more 'people-friendly.'

February 18 - Urbanize Atlanta

PLANOPEDIA

'Car-centric planning' refers to urban planning that privileges the private automobile as a primary transportation mode, often to the exclusion of people who walk, bike, or use public transit.

February 17 - Diana Ionescu

An updated 'walk audit toolkit' lets you assess pedestrian safety in your neighborhood and advocate for improvements.

February 17 - Streetsblog California

The Dripping Springs City Council points to inadequate wastewater infrastructure and the need to update its comprehensive plan as reasons for the city's development moratorium.

February 17 - Community Impact Newspaper

If SF 2171 wins approval in the Iowa State Legislature, solar will have a limited number of options for installation on agricultural land.

February 17 - Iowa Public Radio

San Francisco's much-delayed Van Ness BRT line, expected to speed up travel along the 'grandest boulevard,' has finally received an opening date.

February 17 - The San Francisco Chronicle

The agency claims the federal government isn't providing enough funding to switch more of its delivery trucks to electric vehicles.

February 17 - Gizmodo

BLOG POST

In statements that echo the alarm of March 2020, transit officials in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. recently announced plans to reduce transit service.

February 17 - James Brasuell

Despite the less-than-magical results of its experiment in Celebration, Florida, Disney has announced plans to build a chain of master-planned communities around the country.

February 17 - The Verge

A San Francisco politician is pushing for a vacant home tax to appear on the November ballot.

February 16 - San Francisco Chronicle

Research shows that low-income communities suffer most and take the longest to recover from disasters, which can often wipe out affordable housing stock and displace vulnerable households.

February 16 - The Conversation