The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A few months ago, it seemed that a large group of renters in Minneapolis would be forced from their homes as the economic effects of the pandemic hit. Now these residents will own their forms in a city-supported cooperative.

May 21 - Minnesota Reformer

Data from the National Safety Council show the first evidence that with fewer cars on the road during the pandemic, fatal collisions have actually been more common for every mile driven.

May 21 - The Washington Post

The need for access to parks and open space has never been as obvious, or as pressing.

May 21 - The Trust for Public Land

Chicago residents will have the option of building coach houses or convection units if a new law passes as written through the Chicago City Council.

May 21 - Chicago Cityscape

A noticeable increase in subway ridership has been taking place on subway trains in New York City, but not enough to call it a comeback, yet.

May 21 - StreetsBlog NYC

The history of Seattle's opposition to car infrastructure is being commemorated while it's being made.

May 20 - Crosscut

Reports of catastrophic infrastructure failure today in Michigan, a state already facing some of the worst consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic.

May 20 - CNN

Twenty years after voters first approved funding to build a BART extension into the heart of the South Bay Area, the project is finally ready to offer rides to the public.

May 20 - The Mercury News

A prominent consequence of the stay-at-home orders and social distancing of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States has been a dramatic surge in the popularity of bike transportation.

May 20 - The Guardian

A recently published study predicts a 4 to 7 percent decline in greenhouse gas emissions for 2020 compared to 2019.

May 20 - The Washington Post

Findings from graduating doctoral students undertaking urban-related research.

May 20 - Penn IUR Urban Link

In many American cities, restaurants are beacons of economic revitalization and social vibrancy. Calculations are still being made to determine the toll taken on the nation's eateries, and in turn, the urban economies they serve.

May 20 - The New York Times

A planned development made possible by a ground lease with the county could add over a thousands mixed income units to the housing market in Miami.

May 20 - Miami Herald

The oldest members of the generation cohort to follow the Millennials already have two feet in the legal drinking age, and with even more coming of age before the 2020 election, it's well past time to get to know Generation Z.

May 19 - Pew Research Center

Koch Industries has reportedly bought a major stake in the "build-to-rent" business of Amherst Holdings, a Texas-based single-family rental company.

May 19 - Bloomberg

The effects of the economic downturn resulting from the public health crisis presented by Covid-19 could have long-term impacts on the ability of California to plan and build new transportation infrastructure.

May 19 - Mineta Transportation Institute

An in-depth look at the lessons one housing organization learned after receiving a multimillion grant to integrate arts and culture strategies in its work. Has the organization changed the way it operates?

May 19 - Shelterforce Magazine

Unemployment of historically devastating proportions will force people out of their homes and onto the streets, according to a new study by an economist at Columbia University in New York.

May 19 - Community Solutions

Edmonton, Alberta could be the first major Canadian city to eliminate parking minimums citywide—an ambitious and notable step for all North American cities.

May 19 - Strong Towns

Kanye West is renovating his childhood home on the South Side of Chicago, but hasn't always had the permits to do the work until after the fact.

May 19 - Chicago Tribune