The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Anti-light rail activists gathered enough signatures to qualify a controversial measure on the August ballot.

February 7 - Arizona Republic

The Los Angeles plan to build supportive housing for homeless people is lagging and costing much more than anticipated. A new pilot program seeks to overcome these hurdles by soliciting new ideas and strategies from developers.

February 7 - Los Angeles Times

San Francisco Mayor London Breed is fighting hard to make it easier to develop affordable housing in the cost-impacted city. A fight will likely be required.

February 7 - The Bay City Beacon

A new report says that the state is going to face huge challenges in building 3.5 million homes over the next seven years.

February 7 - Los Angeles Times

Andrew Trueblood, 35 years old and just under the threshold of Millennial status, has been nominated to the deal the Washington, D.C. Office of Planning.

February 7 - Curbed Washington D.C.

While suburbs are changing, that doesn't mean they are declining, according to recently published research.

February 7 - Joint Center for Housing Studies

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has followed the path laid by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in joining the U.S. Climate Alliance. All three are new Democratic governors replacing Republican predecessors.

February 7 - InsideClimate News

The Users’ Guide to Code Reform leads planners through the code reform process, providing tools for governments lacking the capacity to develop a full form-based code. Susan Henderson and Matt Lambert hit the high points.

February 6 - PlaceShakers

The tech is part of a public-private partnership meant to improve connectivity to Waze and other navigation apps from underground.

February 6 - The Verge

All of the country’s buses, trains, and trams will be free starting next year in a move to help residents struggling with the cost of living.

February 6 - BBC

BLOG POST

Infrastructure went from playing a major role in the State of the Union address a year ago. This year infrastructure warranted barely even a nod—about 62 words, in fact.

February 6 - James Brasuell

Ride-hailing companies have yet to deliver on many of the transportation system improvements that they, and their supporters, have been promising. Streetsblog USA provides a scathing critique of the consequences of widespread ride-hailing.

February 6 - Streetsblog USA

A survey of land use policies in cities and counties of California is designed to inform a more complete understanding of the housing market, sustainability, and economic mobility in the state.

February 6 - UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design

A Washington Post feature analyzes the changing skylines of cities from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.

February 6 - The Washington Post

Cobb County is supposed to join a new regional transit authority called The Atl, but it hasn't chosen how to fund its participation yet.

February 6 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The trend should serve as a "wake-up call" for housing policy, researchers say.

February 6 - The Washington Post

A new study maps out affordability and inequality across Toronto's transit network.

February 6 - The Star

By 2030, cities will have tripled in size since 2000. Unmanaged, incessant growth is threatening the planet, according to a new report from the World Resources Institute.

February 5 - Curbed

Some people in downtown Charleston, South Carolina report have trouble finding parking, the city's first comprehensive parking study shows that even at peak times the area is well under capacity.

February 5 - The Post and Courier

A new law in Portland, Maine could be the first to charge an affordable housing fee from new hotel developments.

February 5 - Portland Press Herald