The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The North San Francisco Bay Area has lacked passenger rail for decades—but the process of hiring the staff necessary to operate the line on a daily basis has been complicated by the cost of housing in the area.

July 28 - Marin Independent Journal

Connecting affordable housing and healthcare programs can improve both—especially for seniors and disabled people.

July 28 - CityLab

Hurricane Katrina may have devastated much of New Orleans, but in its wake, literally, unexpected good work was done. Clean sediment was deposited over lead-contaminated soil, one reason why lead levels in children decreased.

July 28 - The Times Picayune

The Republican and Democratic parties both claim to understand the importance of infrastructure, but they show support in vastly different ways.

July 28 - the transport politic

Urban bike infrastructure is plagued by three related problems: design, politics, and security.

July 28 - Slate

A city famous for tall palm trees wants to find some shade.

July 28 - Los Angeles Times

The eagerly anticipated selection of the future site of the Obama Presidential Library has leaked to the press. A formal announcement is expected soon.

July 28 - Chicago Tribune

FEATURE

A new statistical analysis of Airbnb listings shows the short-term-rental service is growing worldwide, but suggests that many hosts don't stick with it. Intermittent commercial uses of residences could be seen in the planning context of "mixed use."

July 27 - Martin John Brown

A long-read in The Nation pokes large holes in the narrative of the Olympics as a beacon of equality and unity. The effect in Brazil, according to the article, has been quite the opposite.

July 27 - The Nation

The de Blasio Administration set lofty goals for the creation and preservation of housing in New York. So how's that going?

July 27 - Politico

Car sharing networks that allow the vehicle to be returned to any location were found to have the impact of removing seven cars for each rented car in San Diego in a three-year study released July 19.

July 27 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

California is considering piping recycled potable water directly into people's homes.

July 27 - Water Deeply

Akron Metro RTA recently announced the details of an overhaul of its bus system—the reorganization will affect every one of the system's 36 fixed bus routes.

July 27 - Akron Beacon Journal

After Monday's celebrations at the new, electrified commuter rail line's only two stations, Union Station and Westminster Station, commuters now have the option of taking an 11-minute, six-mile ride to Denver, costing $2.60.

July 27 - The Denver Post

Illinois, Cook County, and city of Chicago officials were disappointed in their first effort to attract FASTLANE funding authorized by the U.S Department Transportation

July 27 - Chicago Tribune

New research in mice finds that the brain has two levels of memory connected to place—one for the task of creating mental maps, and another for recalling locations of emotional significance.

July 27 - New Scientist

What was thought to be a temporary end to late night weekend service could become a permanent reality on the tracks of Metrorail.

July 27 - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

A new Google Maps redesign hopes to help make it easier to explore your surroundings. As with everything based on a mobile phone, the potential exists that it might also help ignore your surroundings.

July 26 - Google Maps

With the rise of globalization, and urbanization, people are rethinking how cities should be structured in terms of transportation and mobility. Is it possible to reconfigure auto-centric cities into pedestrian-friendly spaces?

July 26 - Doggerel

A recent spate of articles has pondered the concepts and planning strategies at work in the region of the country described as the Rust Belt.

July 26 - Notes from the Underground