The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Dam removal has its benefits, according to the example set by a particularly historic dam removal in the United States, which took place on July 1, 1999.

July 2 - American Rivers

More homeless people are using the subway as temporary housing, and the delays and disruptions have increased as well. A new city program will replace fines with outreach to provide better access to social services.

July 2 - The New York Times

The Oregon Climate Action Program, which would have priced carbon emissions by establishing a cap-and-trade program similar to the one in California, was defeated on Saturday, the penultimate day of the 2019 legislative session.

July 2 - The Oregonian

Seattle is the latest in a series of cities, states, and counties to alter the landscape of land use regulation by approving what the Sightline Institute describes as the "most progressive" ADU policy in the United States.

July 2 - Sightline Institute

Even though they often occupy valuable real estate, some Boston properties have sat vacant in various states of limbo for years.

July 2 - The Boston Globe

A new study by researchers at Illinois State University and the University of Michigan measured the informal footpaths—also known as "desire lines"—of Detroit.

July 2 - Landscape And Urban Planning

The Rockefeller Foundation has cited costs and a new strategic direction to explain why it abruptly cut off the program this year. While the work may live on in some form, the move underscores the risks of relying on private funding.

July 2 - CityLab

Dublin’s future as a leading cycling city was once bright, but many plans have stalled or fallen by the wayside.

July 1 - The Guardian

Following Salesforce's lead, the healthcare giant will relocate to a high-rise urban headquarters, transitioning out of seven locations it currently occupies in the East Bay.

July 1 - The San Francisco Chronicle

New state legislation will allow the city to expand the network of cameras and step up enforcement.

July 1 - Crain's New York Business

Structures initially intended to temporarily house disaster victims are serving a new purpose in Tacoma, Washington—sheltering homeless people and getting them on the path to more permanent housing.

July 1 - Fast Company

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed his first budget, the state's largest ever at $215 billion. Housing activists will be pleased to learn that it has, to use Newsom's terms, both "carrots and sticks" to compel cities to produce more housing.

July 1 - The Sacramento Bee

"Seattle is still a car town at heart," Danny Westneat writes, pointing to a number of gargantuan new parking garages like the 2,300-stall complex at Expedia's new headquarters.

July 1 - The Seattle Times

Population loss doesn't always equate to economic decline. Richard Florida discusses a study examining American metros that are retaining their economic vitality as they shrink.

July 1 - CityLab

A bill that seemed like it could be a casualty of a bitter partisan feud managed to squeak under the wire. With Governor Kate Brown's signature, single-family zoning will be prohibited throughout the state of Oregon.

July 1 - The Oregonian

The U.S. Senate still needs to approve the bill that would spend $5 million in initial funding for the Great Lakes Hyperloop System.

July 1 - Crain's Cleveland Business

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A few graphs provide insights into factors that affect the amount of motor vehicle travel in a community, and how driving can be reduced.

July 1 - Todd Litman

Oregon Metro and TriMet are studying the feasibility of a subway tunnel under Portland that would cross under the Willamette River to speed up MAX trains through the city.

June 30 - The Oregonian

"The gap between white and black home ownership is the widest since the New Deal."

June 30 - Marketwatch

The "One Atlanta Housing Affordability Action Plan" would protect or create 20,000 affordable homes in Atlanta.

June 30 - SaportaReport