The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Scientists are racing to identify the effects of climate change on the environment of California.

November 2 - University of California Natural Reserve System

Faced with a surging population and a need for big new ideas, Crain's recently tasked 12 design and planning firms to conjure up creative ideas for the city.

November 2 - Crain's New York Business

Los Angeles Department of Transportation General Manager Seleta Reynolds discusses her vision for urban mobility and the growing role of city leadership.

November 2 - The Planning Report

It took six years and two returns from the dead, but Baltimore now has its own bike share system.

November 2 - Baltimore Brew

After receiving a large grant to study poverty and income inequality, the Hutchins Center of African and African-American Studies finds itself having to justify the need to study the problems, rather than spending that money on programs or services.

November 1 - The Boston Globe

New policies may be needed to encourage more responsible development and keep builders from constructing structures that will inevitably be flooded.

November 1 - Pew Charitable Trusts

Detroit plans to build 300 tiny homes on empty lots to help shelter the city's homeless.

November 1 - Christian Science Monitor

Nasvhille's embrace of temporary urban interventions is producing amazing results that are capturing the imagination of both locals and tourists alike.

November 1 - Modern Cities

A proposal to add billboard advertisements to a pair of city-owned buildings come at a time when residents, and the federal government, are already concerned about the proliferation of billboards in the city.

November 1 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Chynoweth Avenue in San Jose, California is notorious for speeding, illegal dumping, and prostitution. The city's remedy includes a fairly comprehensive reconfiguration of the street and its infrastructure.

November 1 - San Jose Mercury News

As leader of Arup’s global Foresight + Research + Innovation team, Chris Luebkeman spends much of his time thinking about how to build tomorrow’s cities today. Writer Peter Moskowitz spoke with him about aging and climate change.

November 1 - Doggerel

The White House yesterday announced several initiatives aimed at improving awareness of resilience practices around the country. One of the initiatives has enlisted 97 universities and other organizations to train design professionals.

November 1 - WhiteHouse.gov

Gasoline consumption continued to increase for the first six months of the year, as it has for the last years, reports the Federal Highway Administration. What's different this year is that it was by the largest amount, ever.

November 1 - U.S. Department Of Transportation

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is committed to opening the first phase of the new Second Avenue subway in December, but a New York Times report sheds doubt on all three new stations being ready before 2017.

November 1 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

FEATURE

This October, the American Planning Association celebrated National Community Planning Month, or #PlanningMonth for short.

October 31 - James Brasuell

An apartment-hunting website that highlights landlords' credibility has not earned their cooperation.

October 31 - New York Times

A Calgary researcher pushes for outcome-oriented planning.

October 31 - Calgary Herald

The record deal between Volkswagen, the federal government, California, and consumers directs $5 billion to states to mitigate air pollution. The remainder will be used to compensate consumers who purchased the tampered diesel cars.

October 31 - Reuters

BLOG POST

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October 31 - Jennifer Evans-Cowley

Alphabet will likely pursue other ways to deliver high-speed fiber-optic internet service.

October 31 - New York Times