The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

CPUC Commissioner Carla Peterman explains the state's investment plan for building out electric vehicle charging stations in public spaces and homes.

July 11 - The Planning Report

Plans for a sizable eco-friendly development on the site of St. Paul's Twin Cities Assembly Plant have drawn support from many, including the city's young mayor. But density opponents remain unconvinced.

July 11 - CityLab

The fast-rising scooter companies recently hauled in big investment dollars. Lime's investment comes by way of Uber.

July 11 - CNN Tech

The news that Greyhound will end service in most of Western Canada is a blow to mobility in rural communities.

July 11 - Globe and Mail

An effort is underway to reintroduce a natural habitats along a stretch of postindustrial Chicago River canal-scape. Floating garden modules are being used to attract species back to the area.

July 11 - The Chicago Tribune

A city known for relatively low rents is gaining an influx of market rate and luxury rental units.

July 11 - Montreal Gazette

Zoning Handbooks are designed to help New Yorkers understand the city's zoning code.

July 11 - Curbed NY

Exurbs may be growing faster, but, when surveyed, Millennials report greater happiness in cities.

July 10 - CityLab

A Habitat for Humanity Project in Silicon Valley is stymied by an effective, CEQA-wielding attorney who doesn't want his home office views obstructed and more traffic in his neighborhood.

July 10 - CALmatters

Quarters can be cramped for growing families in Philadelphia's many two-story rowhouses. Rather than decamp to the suburbs, more and more homeowners are simply adding a third story, known as an "overbuild."

July 10 - Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly.com

A massive infrastructure project is on the table in New York, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a new feasibility study.

July 10 - The Architect's Newspaper

Chicago's own city government, in the form of aldermanic prerogatives and privileges, contributes to racial and economic segregation, according to a new study.

July 10 - Chicago Tribune

A new study shows that over the last several decades the price of real estate has been heavily influenced by the actual and anticipated effects of climate change.

July 10 - CityLab

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is the leading expert in how to have difficult conversations about climate change—like the kind when facts aren't enough.

July 10 - Sightline Institute

An international design firm has completed the planned designs for a new transit station in the city of Chicago.

July 10 - Chicago Tribune

What would equality and freedom for pedestrians look like?

July 10 - Transportist

It's time for a fresh start, says a bus system redesign expert.

July 10 - StreetsBlog NYC

The Iowa State Supreme Court recently sided with a resident of a mobile home park over the city of Des Moines, which had worked to shut the entire mobile home park down.

July 9 - Thomas Reuters Foundation

PBS examines the built environment through its series "10 That Changed America." The latest episode will look at the "10 Streets That Changed America."

July 9 - Curbed

Two powerful governmental bodies that deal with very different aspects of transportation—one with meeting mobility needs, the other with its impact on health and the environment—met formally for the first time on June 27.

July 9 - Streetsblog California