The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Boston-area's supply of urban housing is failing people starting their careers, writes an architect and fan of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead.

February 26 - UrbDeZine

Dallas is a subject in a visual experiment titled "A City is a Poem."

February 26 - The Dallas Morning News

Last February, the state Board of Equalization voted to reduce the gas tax by 6-cents. On Tuesday, it voted 3-2 to continue the decrease by 2.2 cents. The vote is required by an arcane rule that translates into tax *decreases when gas prices fall.

February 26 - The Sacramento Bee - Capitol Alert

The city of Los Angeles is putting an end to a crowdfunded, unpermitted program to build and deliver tiny homes to homeless people living on the streets of Los Angeles.

February 26 - Los Angeles Times

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Architects will soon be hired to design Obama's presidential library in Chicago. It may turn out to be a beautiful building, but will it be worth all that is lost in the process?

February 26 - Mark Hough

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A recent book on retrofitting sprawl contains numerous proposals to revise cul-de-sacs—all of which are interesting, even if politically infeasible.

February 25 - Michael Lewyn

A development controversy in Louisville centers on the definition of a conservation subdivision and an environmental threat in the form of an insect known as the emerald ash borer.

February 25 - The Courier-Journal

The newly revealed Houston Bike Plan targets an estimated $300 million to $500 million in investments into the city's bike infrastructure.

February 25 - OffCite

The Michigan Department of Transportation will start a $1 billion, 14-year construction project later this year, on I-75, north of Detroit. Some community members are still wondering if the project is necessary.

February 25 - Detroit Free Press

A once-in-a-generation moment for transit is taking shape in Atlanta.

February 25 - Streetsblog USA

Unlike Europe where renewable energy is heavily subsidized, very few biogas projects that convert farm waste to energy using anaerobic digesters are being built in the U.S. State incentives are instrumental due to high capital and maintenance costs.

February 25 - The Wall Street Journal - Business

Move over "Neighborhood Integrity Initiative." The "Build Better LA" initiative will compete for the soul of the city in the November election.

February 25 - Los Angeles Times

A game encountered as a youth has brought many adults to the ranks of professional planning. What, then, is the legacy of the lessons offered by SimCity and its brethren?

February 25 - City Observatory

Demolition of the Western Avenue viaduct will begin on March 1. An at-grade intersection will replace the old structure.

February 25 - City of Chicago

A new social media-fueled engagement effort is shedding light on the policies that make it hard to build walkable, mixed-use infill in communities around the country.

February 25 - Strong Towns

Public hearings have begun for a proposal that would implement a flat fare system on the Port Authority of Allegheny County transit system.

February 24 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The Detroit Regional Chamber made an explicit show of solidarity with the concerns of neighborhood revitalization in the many neighborhoods of the city.

February 24 - Detroit Free Press

The Brookings Institution mapped the proliferation of startup accelerators—an increasingly popular tool for economic growth.

February 24 - Brookings

After a few decades watching—and sometimes helping—great ideas die of overexposure to reality, I'm convinced it's not enough to just listen to folks you're hoping to help. You have to make something happen. A well-conceived charrette helps.

February 24 - PlaceShakers

With gas prices the lowest since 2009, ten state legislatures and governors consider raising state gas taxes, though many are accompanied by fiscally questionable tax shifts. Some tried and failed last year. All of the proposed increases are modest.

February 24 - Tax Justice Blog