The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Streetsblog USA Senior Editor discusses the state of transportation in America, hopes and dreams for the infrastructure bill, and how we already have the tools to address climate change and traffic safety without electric or autonomous vehicles.

May 3 - The Planning Commission Podcast

The author of ‘The Great American Transit Disaster’ explains how U.S. transit agencies got to the existential crisis they face today.

May 3 - Bloomberg CityLab

Cities like Seattle and Bellingham are working to increase housing density while also preserving urban trees and green spaces.

May 3 - The Urbanist

Divvy is now available in all 50 wards, with more stations and bikes planned for the system in the next two years.

May 3 - Chicago Tribune

The city’s new Displacement Prevention Navigators will conduct outreach and assist with finding resources to help cost-burdened residents at risk of losing their housing stay in their homes.

May 3 - Route Fifty

Public and private funding pledges could inject $300 million into affordable housing initiatives in the metro Atlanta area.

May 3 - Saporta Report

Cyclists across the state resoundingly called for more safe bike infrastructure and trails, citing a lack of bike lanes as a top reason for not riding more.

May 3 - StreetsBlog NYC

With pandemic-era parklet regulations set to expire on June 30, the city is launching a new, permanent set of guidelines for outdoor dining and other uses of curbside space.

May 3 - Baltimore Sun

A series of reports published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Smart Growth America highlights tools and policies that can help mitigate displacement pressure when recovering and developing brownfields around the United States.

May 2 - Smart Growth America

In GeekWire, Chuck Wolfe explains how, as the Amazon (and other) “Great Returns” to the office unfold, it's essential to dig deeper.

May 2 - GeekWire

Facing a budget deficit, the Sunset Empire Transportation District ended its services on Sunday, leaving transit-dependent riders with few options.

May 2 - Mass Transit

As they become more common on some U.S. streets, autonomous vehicles are impeding emergency response operations and blocking traffic, idling in neighborhoods, and defying law enforcement.

May 2 - Arizona Republic

Despite decades of resistance to tolling highway lanes, the Tennessee legislature passed a bill that authorizes the creation of ‘choice lanes.’

May 2 - Governing

Canada’s capital city recently completed the first step toward adopting a new Transportation Master Plan.

May 2 - City of Ottawa

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A new feature on the Brooklyn waterfront is a reminder that Domino Sugar has made several unsavory appearances in the history of Puerto Rican communities.

May 2 - Mark H. McNulty

When presented with a choice between investing in improved service or funding a fare-free program, the D.C. Council is choosing fare-free transit, and potentially overriding the wishes of the mayor.

May 2 - The Washington Post

Los Angeles is poised to approve a trio of long-planned zoning code updates—for the neighborhoods of Boyle Heights, Downtown, and Hollywood—as the first test cases for a new citywide zoning code update known as re:code LA.

May 1 - Urbanize LA

Emerging from a years-long drought, the state now faces significant flood risks as temperatures rise and the abundant snowpack begins to melt.

May 1 - Los Angeles Times

One in five Americans with limited access to transit and no vehicle have to forego medical appointments.

May 1 - Smart Cities Dive

The Boise Planning Commission gave its approval to a new zoning code for the city of Boise. The City Council is expected to consider the draft zoning code in June.

May 1 - Boise State Public Radio