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NYC’s Prospect Park is Getting a $68 Million ‘Bluebelt’
The city plans to upgrade the park’s drainage infrastructure to channel more stormwater into its lake and other drainage ponds and reduce flooding risk.
HUD Investigating Boston for “Redlining Against White People”
The agency says the city is breaking the law by prioritizing people of color in its affordable housing strategy.
Legal Standoff Over Federal Funding for California High-Speed Rail Heats up
A judge dismissed the Trump administration’s request to throw out a lawsuit brought by the state’s high-speed rail authority.
Salt Lake City Slashes Lot Size, Parking Requirements for Middle Housing Zones
A new ordinance alters regulations for middle housing zones, removing barriers that made multifamily development impractical or too expensive.
Delivery Robots are Taking Over Chicago Sidewalks, Alarming Residents
Residents have reported that the food delivery bots have forced people off sidewalks into busy streets and collided with bicyclists.
NYC Congestion Pricing Cut Air Pollution by 22% in 6 Months
The program reduced vehicle entries into the toll zone by 11 percent.
LA Metro Approves Controversial Dodger Stadium Gondola Plan
The vote came after a contentious meeting in which dozens of speakers, including three city council members, spoke against the proposed aerial taxi.
HUD Pauses Anti-DEI Rules After Multiple Lawsuits
The Housing Department retracted a funding application that changes how Continuum of Care funds are allocated.
Denver Advocates Sue RTD for Charging People With Disabilities for On-demand Transit
The suit argues the agency is violating the rights of Americans with disabilities while lowering fares for other riders.
SEPTA Borrows Maryland's Rail Cars to Replace Fleet That Kept Catching Fire
The agency’s efforts to repair its Silverliner fleet is being hampered by supply chain delays.
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Land Use: Chasing Utopia, 2025?
History has taught us the risks of undervaluing the power of planning decisions. Overvaluing them might be just as dangerous.
NYC's New Atlantic Yards Plan Would Bring Taller Towers and Raise Income Limits
The area around Barclays Center could get 10,000 new housing units, with those deemed affordable available to households making as much as $200,000.
California Group Threatens to Sue Governor Over Post-fire Duplex Ban
A July executive order prohibits property owners from building multiple units in areas affected by the January Los Angeles wildfires.
Duluth Golf Course to Become “Neighborhood-scale” Housing
The former Lester Park Golf Course land was transferred to the city’s economic development agency, clearing the way for a land use study.
See Downtown Brooklyn’s Dramatic Complete Streets Transformation
A streetscape redesign spearheaded by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership has quickly made many of Brooklyn’s streets unrecognizable.
E-bike Injuries are up 1800% — but That's not the Full Story
The alarming rise in injuries to riders is due in part to the powerful, unregulated electric motorcycles posing as e-bikes.
First-of-its-kind ‘ROOM Act’ Would Slash Restrictions on SROs, Co-living
The Institute for Justice developed model legislation that would reduce or eliminate zoning and building code barriers to low-cost, small and shared housing units.
Oklahoma City Streetcar Goes Fare-Free in January
The system saw its highest ridership ever in the last fiscal year.
SEPTA Narrowly Avoids Strike, Walkout Still Possible
Negotiations continue this week between SEPTA officials and union leaders.
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It's a Bus! It's a Van! It's… Microtransit?
Microtransit is in vogue. Cultivating a strong understanding for what it can and can't do will help prevent you from getting rizzed up by this charismatic mode of transportation.
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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.
