The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A project launched several years ago in New York City is making its way to cities around the world—much like the bacteria that the world's billions of transit users transfer around the surfaces of subway trains, stations, and buses.

June 29 - Centre for Genomic Regulation

A new survey finds that many Americans are still extremely pessimistic about the state of the housing market—many even believe that the worst of the mortgage foreclosure crisis that began in 2008 is yet to come.

June 29 - CityLab

It's been less than a year since Volkswagen got caught installing software on cars to cheat emissions testing. Today the company settled out of court—paying the bulk of a $16 billion settlement to vehicle owners.

June 29 - KPCC

The study by the Paris-based International Energy Agency finds a direct connection to the energy industry. Credit goes to IEA executive director Fatih Birol for expanding the organization's mission beyond its traditional purpose, energy security.

June 29 - The New York Times - Energy & Environment

The 'Show Me State' nixed a 780-mile high voltage transmission line to carry wind energy generated in western Kansas through Missouri to Indiana, where it would transmitted to the East Coast.

June 29 - Columbia Daily Tribune

A bill already halfway through the California Legislature, with support from the governor, would spend $2 billion to build permanent housing for mentally ill homeless people.

June 29 - Associated Press via SCPR

There's no shortage of ambition from Silicon Valley startup accelerator and investment firm Y Combinator—which recently announced its intentions to build a prototype city.

June 29 - Bloomberg

Electric roads (no, not solar powered pavement) will get a test run in Sweden.

June 29 - Green Car Congress

A new report commemorates the 60th birthday of the interstate highway system with statistics (some politically motivated) that summarize the state of the nation's largest public works project.

June 29 - USA Today

FEATURE

Is Airbnb to blame for rising house prices? This article by Leigh Stewart from Tranio.com investigates how easy money from the collaborative economy could be making homes too expensive for tenants and genuine buyers.

June 28 - Leigh Stewart

We can now watch 6,000 years of urban settlements and movements unfold on our computer screens.

June 28 - The Guardian

A local writer argues that development is putting the unique character of Palm Springs in peril by taking advantage of the city's Planned Development Districts.

June 28 - The Desert Sun

BLOG POST

Do you remember exactly when you wanted to become an urban planner? Neither do I.

June 28 - Pete Sullivan

The New York State Pedestrian Safety Action Plan will invest $110 million to improve pedestrian safety in the state of New York.

June 28 - The Lansing Star

The APA blog issues a call to action to promote park equity.

June 28 - American Planning Association

In-depth coverage of the "New Landscape Declaration: Summit on Landscape Architecture and the Future" event held recently in Philadelphia provides a thorough survey of the prevailing winds of a profession quickly growing in influence.

June 28 - ASLA The Dirt

Local advocates have won a string of political victories against developers in New York City.

June 28 - The New York Times

The headline presents a bit of a mind-bender, but scientists are racing to grapple with the consequences of human-induced climate change in the northern regions of the globe.

June 28 - The Washington Post

A Chinese company has sent a dramatic signal about the evolution of New York, moving forward with a plan to convert most of the rooms in the famous Waldorf Astoria into condominiums.

June 28 - Bloomberg

BLOG POST

Like train stations, Greyhound stations can be tolerable urban places- or they can be another example of suburban sprawl.

June 27 - Michael Lewyn