The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A long-running legal battle over proposed hotel developments in San Diego appears to have come to an end.

September 24 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

A hydroponic farm on the grounds of the Texas State Fair helps residents in the food deserts of South Dallas.

September 24 - The Dallas Morning News

A more sedentary approach to commuting is now more common than taking the bus or train to work, trailing only driving to work as the most common commute mode.

September 24 - Governing

New research finds that, done right, working with ride-hailing companies can save public agencies money.

September 24 - Metro Magazine

More than one-half mile of elevated expressway was demolished in the heart of downtown Montréal to make way for a spectacular ground-level urban boulevard and over six acres of continuous public space, bookended by two monumental sculptures.

September 24 - Canadian Architect magazine

FEATURE

Urban sustainability efforts have historically failed to advance all three E’s of sustainability: environmental action, economic development, and equity. However, a movement is underway to put equity—the oft-ignored E—at the forefront.

September 24 - Megan Horst

New York City Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg compared the project to replace a section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn heights as New York's "Big Dig."

September 24 - Politico New York

Curbed surveys the nation for cities leading the push toward more sustainable, equitable, and effective transportation systems.

September 24 - Curbed

Cities are putting together the pieces of walkability, but there's still work to be done in completing the puzzle.

September 23 - The Guardian

Residents are shooting down plans that propose increased density and height in San Diego. The city had planned to cut its carbon footprint by encouraging transit oriented development.

September 23 - Voice of San Diego

Casting doubt on an official estimate of around 52,000, researchers at a Los Angeles-based nonprofit put the number at close to double that level. That's accounting for anyone who became homeless at some point during the year.

September 23 - The Los Angeles Times

Lots of great ideas, but few resources to back them up—the story in Detroit is probably familiar in cities all over the country.

September 23 - The Detroit Free Press

80 Flatbush has been one of the most closely watched, and hotly debated, proposed developments in the country.

September 23 - Curbed NY

A report on the fiscal conditions of cities sounds alarms about potential challenges ahead.

September 22 - Governing

A new governor and State Legislature will be faced with increasing pressure on public transportation infrastructure and the need to change the state's approach to public transit, according to the Columbus Dispatch.

September 22 - The Columbus Dispatch

A new map shows where privately owned public spaces are located to encourage more public use.

September 22 - Curbed New York

Alstom's Cordia iLint trains, promised since 2014, are on the track.

September 22 - The Guardian

The furnishing giant's concept imagines an app-summoned fleet of "living rooms on wheels" delivering everything from groceries to health services.

September 22 - Quartz

The good news: the Clean Air Vehicle program for electric vehicles will be extended for at least three years. The bad news: not all EVs that have a decal now will be able to be renewed. Congestion on HOV and HOT lanes is a major concern.

September 21 - Los Angeles Times

A plan that would change zoning along a key stretch of Marshall Avenue in St. Paul has been called both an upzoning and a downzoning. It's got a little bit of both.

September 21 - Pioneer Press