The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The city of Atlanta pledged to clear the city's homeless encampments before the Super Bowl.

February 3 - WABE

Twenty-four-hour service is a bigger deal than the game, if you're a fan of public transit and don't care that much for the sport of football.

February 3 - Atlanta Intown

Delays in constructing an extensive truck-only toll system have caused a shortfall in toll revenue affecting the Rhode Island DOT budget. A promise to repair bridges repair means a big cut for bike and pedestrian funding.

February 2 - Providence Journal

The Transbay Transit Center, opened for a brief stint in the latter half of 2018 before structural flaws were discovered, won't be open to the public again anytime soon.

February 2 - San Francisco Chronicle

California and Arizona couldn't come to terms on a drought contingency plan for the Colorado River, compelling the Department of the Interior to act.

February 2 - KQED

Seattle is going beyond transit oriented development by building apartments on parcels of land near stations.

February 2 - CityLab

Regional governance and more bus lanes are needed to improve ridership, according to a new study.

February 2 - The Washington Post

As more people head to Idaho to escape cities they cannot afford, Boise is encouraging growth and also grappling with the consequences.

February 1 - Curbed

Foxconn has reversed course, reinstating plans to build a manufacturing plant in Wisconsin after casting doubt on the idea earlier this week.

February 1 - Associated Press via Chicago Tribune

Two Bay Area city council members serving on a regional commission suffered the political consequences of supporting a controversial regional housing initiative, not from their constituents, but from their colleagues.

February 1 - San Francisco Chronicle

In the state that’s the most deadly for pedestrians, black pedestrians are 72% more likely to be the victims of a car crash than whites.

February 1 - Florida Courier

Cities fear federal funding cuts if the citizen question stays on the Census and results in an undercount of Latino populations.

February 1 - CityLab

Fuel breaks involve clearing vegetation that feeds fires in order to prevent the catastrophic and fast-spreading wildfires that have plagued the state.

February 1 - The Mercury News

A new report and toolkit helps policymakers and equity advocates apply comprehensive analysis to road pricing, considering affordability, accessibility and community health, and identifies way to achieve equity goals through pricing reforms.

February 1 - Pricing Roads Advancing Equity

Visit the notoriously dense suburb of Friendship Village, Maryland.

February 1 - City Beautiful

A quarter of German long-distance trains ran behind schedule, and they're not likely to improve soon.

February 1 - The Economist

The Onion's satirical news skills are put to use in canvassing public opinion about climate change.

February 1 - The Onion

If it approves HB 1797, Washington will pace the rest of the nation (even California and Oregon) on reforming zoning to allow more accessory dwelling units.

January 31 - Sightline Institute

Other polar vortex-related transit news included fire on the tracks in Chicago.

January 31 - Detroit Free Press

Details are still forthcoming, but the big news out of New York City today is about the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development assuming new oversight powers over the city's troubled housing agency.

January 31 - Politico