The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Child in the City asks “If you could see the city from an elevation of 95 cm, what would you do differently?” It provides a toolbox of specific policies and planning practices for creating more child-friendly communities.

March 9 - Child in the City: Planning Communities for Children & their Families

Climate-friendly government policies and recent investments by energy companies are accelerating the growth of renewables.

March 9 - Bloomberg

A new pilot program in Santa Monica aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide a testing ground for new technologies.

March 9 - Smart Cities Dive

BLOG POST

One common scapegoat for rising pedestrian death rates is "distracted walking." But there is little reason to believe that smartphone-wielding pedestrians are a major cause of roadway carnage.

March 9 - Michael Lewyn

A proposed Climate Planning Unit could help the federal government guide comprehensive climate policy and manage project costs.

March 9 - Brookings Institution

A total of 144 metropolitan statistical areas might lose their federal designation if a proposal under discussion at the Office of Management and Budget is approved.

March 9 - Associated Press

Los Angeles' ADU Standard Plan Program will offer homeowners a set of pre-approved designs that will save them time and money.

March 8 - Los Angeles Times

The concept, touted as "hyper-local," can fail to take into account local conditions and historical inequities in American cities.

March 8 - Bloomberg CityLab

Seattle's city council considers reducing 'arbitrary' and 'exclusionary' limits on home-based businesses.

March 8 - The Urbanist

The White House COVID-19 Response Team explains why governors are wrong to lift mask mandates and ease restrictions by putting the current level of coronavirus infections in the country in perspective, i.e., comparing it to the two prior surges.

March 8 - The White House

Eliminating single-family zoning and other exclusionary ordinances could have major impacts on housing in some of the country's most unaffordable cities.

March 8 - Bloomberg CityLab

The State Farm regional hub will house more than 8,500 employees and provide access to public transit and local amenities.

March 8 - Urbanize Atlanta

The U.S. Department of Justice in the final weeks of the Trump administration rejected an attempt to broaden the investigation into former Secretary Elaine Chao's potential ethics violations.

March 8 - The New York Times

FEATURE

New research suggests there might be a "symmetry deficit disorder" in today's built environments, with significant impacts on health, well-being, and even sustainability.

March 8 - Michael Mehaffy

Texas' costliest natural disaster will be the subject of a congressional investigation by a House Oversight subcommittee thanks to Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who is concerned about ERCOT's lack of preparation for extreme winter weather.

March 7 - The Texas Tribune

Trump's promised "impenetrable" wall has proven to be anything but.

March 7 - High Country News

The land bank will assess proposals for the sale and redevelopment of 100 city-owned properties in neglected neighborhoods.

March 7 - Next City

In a city where density is everything, these park projects make creative use of existing public spaces—and, in some cases, create their own.

March 7 - Urbanize New York

After moving forward with parking and zoning reforms, the Berkeley City Council is also considering a new Affordable Housing Overlay on a model previously adopted in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

March 5 - Beyond Chron

Seattle schools are often forced to reduce their playground space in favor of parking and circulation for private cars, but altering the city code could change that.

March 5 - The Urbanist