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Montgomery County Residents Reject New Sidewalks, Citing Flooding and ‘Stranger Danger’
County officials nixed a proposal from MCDOT to build new sidewalks on streets near a future transit station.
Spain Fines Airbnb $75 Million After Crackdown on Unlicensed Rentals
The government took action after residents in tourist centers protested, blaming tourist rentals for a growing housing crisis.
Meet the Team Working to Create a 1,500-mile Trail Across Texas
The proposed xTx route would safely allow hikers, bikers, and equestrians to cross the entire state from the Louisiana border to El Paso.
Uber Abandons Climate Commitments, Kills EV Incentive for Drivers
The company is dropping its pledge to fully electrify its fleet by 2030 and eliminating a monthly bonus for drivers who switch to EVs.
DC is Installing Hundreds of New Bike Lockers at Metro Stops
The WMATA’s push to better integrate bikes into their transit system includes hundreds of new secure bike lockers, repair stations, and train cars with dedicated space for bikes.
Kansas City Streetcar Doubles Ridership After Expansion
Daily weekday ridership on the system jumped from 4,000 to 10,000 after the Main Street extension opened in October.
New Tool Uncovers Exact Costs of Downtown Highways
A new research tool can help cities calculate the economic potential that could be unlocked by replacing highways with other uses.
Detroit Tests the Nation’s First Public EV Charging Street
A quarter-mile segment of test roadway can charge EVs as they drive over it.
St. Pete Allows Housing on Church Land, a Florida First
Religious institutions can now build housing on their properties without rezoning.
FEATURE
How Strip Malls Replaced Midtowns
“The great American roadside” to some, “vulgar and desecrating” to others, “parkitecture” is a truly American phenomenon. And it comes at a cost.
Commentary: LA’s ‘Large Asphalt Repair’ Policy Privileges Drivers, Endangers Others
A new policy to perform spot repairs rather than resurfacing entire streets lets the city skirt requirements to install accessibility and pedestrian infrastructure.
Houston May Revive Long-Dormant Committee to Investigate Substandard Apartments
The city received 18,000 complaints about living conditions in multifamily housing between 2020 and 2024.
Madison Advances Data Center Moratorium
The mayor and city leaders could pause new zoning certificates for data centers for a year while it codifies them into its zoning regulations.
Nashville Allows More Detached ADUs, Courtyard Apartments
The city has been considering a series of zoning reform bills designed to diversify housing options.
Boston Considers Eliminating Parking Requirements
Boston could join other major cities in eliminating outdated parking regulations that drive up the cost of housing.
FEATURE
San Diego’s Car-centered Planning is Killing Children
Like most American cities, San Diego’s planning choices hold a gruesome legacy. Why are we okay with that?
Long Beach City College Lets Unhoused Students Sleep in Parking Lot
Almost half of U.S. college students face housing insecurity, and some schools are stepping up to offer stopgap solutions to the crisis.
LA Cites Guerilla Crosswalk Painter With Vandalism
The LA Police Department stopped a group of volunteers who was painting missing crosswalks in a Westwood intersection.
Shrinking Colorado River Aquifers Make up 65% of the Basin’s Water Loss
Satellite data reveals that the Colorado River’s groundwater has decreased dramatically since the start of the century.
Minnesota’s Joyful ‘Holiday Train’ Begins its Annual Cross-state Journey
The brightly decorated train makes 21 stops, hosting live music events in cities it visits.
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.
