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FEATURE
What is going on with the AICP exam?
Changes to the AICP exam abound. Planetizen’s AICP prep class leader Jeff Levine gives us the skinny on what’s new — and what’s coming down the pike.
In Los Angeles and beyond, landfills and gas stations are the new public spaces
With scarce urban land, transforming overlooked and underutilized urban pockets into parks and green space it critical to meeting growing community, climate, and equity needs.
Report: 16% of roads that received federal funds remain in poor condition
Despite a glut of federal funding, most state DOTs used the money for expanding highways instead of maintaining existing roads.
How Jakarta built the world's largest BRT system
Once known for total gridlock, the Indonesian capital has transformed itself into a public transit leader.
Now you can cross from Iowa to South Dakota on a pedestrian bridge
The Big Sioux Pedestrian Bridge connects a park and a golf course on the other side of the Big Sioux River.
Proposed Illinois law would prohibit local zoning from banning group homes
Zoning laws in some cities prohibit shared housing arrangements, including communities for people with disabilities.
BLOG POST
What the 'learn from elsewhere' post gets wrong
What we miss when we turn elsewhere into evidence
Study: Minimum lot sizes reinforce racial disparities
A Connecticut study found that zoning rules perpetuate residential segregation.
San Francisco weighs patio smoking ban
Business owners say the ban could force patrons onto sidewalks and disrupt long-standing bar culture, while proponents of the ordinance say second-hand smoke is a threat to patrons and workers.
San Antonio could lower speed limit to 25mph
City officials want to lower speed limits and take other steps to reduce speeding and improve traffic safety on neighborhood streets.
Study: New Orleans sea level rise is at 'point of no return'
Research shows that the city could be surrounded by water by the end of this century.
Nvidia wants to turn your home into a mini data center
A partnership between Nvidia and a homebuilder could transform individual homes into data centers that can be deployed much faster and at less cost than building massive data center complexes.
FEATURE
Bogota's next big urban innovation: Equity for working women
The city that brought BRT and Ciclovía to the world is at the forefront of a new revolution.
China suspends new AV licenses after 'major chaos'
A malfunction of Baidu autonomous vehicles prompted the Chinese government to stop issuing new licenses to AV operators. Could the U.S. learn from their actions?
California's hotel-to-housing program put 13,500 people into homes
A CalMatters analysis evaluates the success of the state's pandemic-era homeless housing program.
Colorado River flows will reach historic lows this summer
Officials have started reducing water release from Lake Powell to prevent water levels from becoming too low for hydroelectric production.
Austin rents are down — yet evictions spiked by 30%
Austin landlords filed a record number of evictions last year.
Green Bay set to transform downtown parking lot into 168 housing units
The 2.5-acre property is scheduled to be fully open for business by 2031.
Atlanta could add dedicated bike lane to Beltline
A city councilmember says a dedicated lane would prevent conflicts between cyclists and pedestrians, but others worry it would impede efforts to build transit along the Beltline.
Maine county rescinded $240k in affordable housing funds after town proposed using it for data center
Lincoln County pulled the funding from the town of Wicasset, saying it was only meant to be used for housing projects.
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FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
