The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A coastal geologist urges state leaders and residents to start planning for 'managed retreat' away from the coastal communities most vulnerable to sea level rise.

July 12 - Grist

The Move PGH pilot program is being credited as a major step forward for the integration of personal technology and shared transportation.

July 12 - Streetsblog USA

FEATURE

A strategic switch to biking would dramatically reduce the depth of roads, saving untold billions over the next generation.

July 12 - Richard Dion

California's Project Homekey has been a boon for homelessness support services as well as the economic and living conditions on a corridor in Fresno known as Motel Drive.

July 11 - CALmatters

A call for zoning reforms that legalize commercial buildings in residential neighborhoods in Seattle—a building type and land use that has fallen out of favor all over the United States.

July 11 - The Seattle Times

A lawn service company has created a ranking of the U.S. cities with the best dog parks.

July 11 - LawnStarter

The Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City recently announced opposition to a controversial project on a major thoroughfare in Brooklyn.

July 11 - Brooklyn Paper

The American Planning Association (APA) has honored Los Angeles County with the Award of Excellence in Sustainability for the 2019 OurCounty Sustainability Plan.

July 9 - County of Los Angeles

Traditional strategies seek to attract major employers but often neglect the transportation networks that make commuting possible and convenient for more workers.

July 9 - Bloomberg CityLab

The president's ambitious commitment to protect 30% of U.S. land and water by 2030 might be too broad in attempting to satisfy all land users.

July 9 - High Country News

A photographer documents the 'orphan wells' strewn across northwest Louisiana in a stark reminder of our deep entanglement with fossil fuels.

July 9 - Places Journal

Central districts benefit from diversity, but a century of disinvestment and exodus has put many in a precarious position.

July 8 - The New York Times

Raleigh, North Carolina is the latest city in the United States to relax zoning restrictions in residential neighborhoods as a component of a housing affordability strategy.

July 8 - The News & Observer

A new report can help park developers and managers assess quality, park by park and systemwide, to make investments and address disparities in access to high quality parks.

July 8 - Urban Land Institute

An emergency ordinance signed by the city's mayor will allow restaurants to keep outdoor dining facilities built during the pandemic for at least one more year.

July 8 - Eater Los Angeles

Using a series of mid-century guidebooks, a new project seeks to uncover historic LGBTQ spaces around the country.

July 8 - Next City

The effects of the pandemic economic shutdown on the rental market have been far lower than feared—at least at aggregate, not individual, levels. Is an eviction moratorium the most helpful tool at this point in the pandemic?

July 8 - Governing

The land adjacent to Tyler Perry Studios will be developed into an entertainment district with offices, restaurants, and retail.

July 8 - Urbanize Atlanta

Overcrowding and housing insecurity among Black and Brown communities led to disproportionately high COVID-19 fatalities, research shows.

July 8 - Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research

The cost of building roads and transit projects has skyrocketed in the last 50 years, but the reasons behind the rise are complex.

July 7 - Vox