The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The price of a permit to build an accessory dwelling units in the city of Thousand Oaks in Southern California is prohibitive—putting the permitting fee in opposition to the stated intent of the city's zoning code and state law.

January 30 - Thousand Oaks Acorn

Jarrett Walker discusses some reasons why transit authorities can be resistant to change. It all comes down to considering their point of view.

January 30 - Human Transit

Streets will have to evolve, again.

January 30 - New York Magazine

Desalination is often suggested as a potential panacea for California's ongoing struggles with drought. The catch in the announcement of $34.4 million in state funding for desalination projects shows why desalination is not there yet.

January 30 - The Mercury News

Despite saving tools like the low-income housing tax credit, affordable housing will still take a hit.

January 30 - The New York Times

Concord will become the latest city to add a form-based code to its menu of development regulations.

January 30 - Concord Monitor

Exploring the surprising origins of the American suburbs.

January 30 - Building Suburban Power

Researchers from Arizona State University have produced a new working paper that examines efforts to attract and retain Millennials to downtown neighborhoods in Houston and Phoenix.

January 29 - The Urban Edge

With Campus Kilpatrick, Los Angeles County has made a serious investment in progressive design to support progressive programming.

January 29 - Metropolis Magazine

The executive order calls for $2.5 billion for rebates and electric charging and hydrogen fueling stations, subject to approval by legislature. His earlier executive order called for 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles by 2025.

January 29 - San Francisco Chronicle

A new rule will make it easier to send vouchers for rent assistance to wealthier neighborhoods. The Trump Administration is not a willing partner in this effort.

January 29 - Next City

It's possible Amazon could select a suburban campus for its second headquarters. Here's why that possibility could be a benefit to suburban environments everywhere.

January 29 - CityLab

BLOG POST

Parking requirements are the dark matter of the urban universe: they affect transport and land use in mysterious ways. These fun facts illustrate the costs and impacts of economically excessive parking supply.

January 29 - Todd Litman

Bus riders, comprising about three-quarters of Los Angeles Metro ridership, declined 21 percent since 2013, But it wasn't just bus routes—two light rail lines also lost riders.

January 29 - Los Angeles Times

National economic indicators may look good, but some areas are still clawing their way back from the 2008 recession. Cleveland's Slavic Village, an "epicenter" of the foreclosure crisis, is one of them.

January 29 - Marketplace

A piecemeal, reactive approach to historic preservation in the capital may burden the future with too many buildings of "middling merit."

January 29 - Greater Greater Washington

The rise of online retail has come with a flurry of delivery trucks that don't always have good places to stop. Researchers from Amazon's hometown are on the case.

January 29 - Landscape Architecture Magazine

Infrastructure, climate change, and natural disasters were among the themes of the California governor's final address to the legislature and public. Two of his accomplishments, high-speed rail and increasing the gas tax, face uncertain futures.

January 28 - The New York Times

The complete streets movement calls for streets to be designed—or redesigned—in order to accommodate a broad range of users and uses.

January 28 - InTransition Magazine

No, technology and private industry is not ending the need for public transit, according to Jarrett Walker.

January 28 - CityLab