The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The province barged in with the Ontario Line and hasn't left much room for the city's SmartTrack program.

January 24 - blogTO

Santa Clara County cities rebel against the agency's proposed plan to spend most of the Measure B funds on a Silicon Valley BART extension.

January 22 - The Mercury News

Train trips via Amtrak may get a boost due to COVID-related concerns about flying.

January 22 - USA Today

A plan included in New York Gov. Andre Cuomo's draft 2022 budget will make it easier to do adaptive reuse for new housing in New York City.

January 22 - The Real Deal

Next to the words of Inauguration poet Amanda Gorman, the most lasting impression from Inauguration Day might be an image of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

January 22 - Bernie Sits

Abolition—as a mode of mobilization and social change directed at the criminal legal system and elsewhere—remains widely misunderstood.

January 21 - Shelterforce Magazine

Signs of worsening drought conditions in the American West are triggering early actions for states that depend on water from the Colorado River.

January 21 - KUNC

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development launched the Find Shelter tool earlier in January.

January 21 - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

The newly released Master Plan includes a few parks that would cover portions of the river to create spaces for parks and recreation.

January 21 - Archinect

A financial plan to get the Atlanta Beltline across the finish line.

January 21 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Transforming suburban sprawl is a massive undertaking, but these small steps can help communities understand their needs and assets and develop clear, actionable goals for the future.

January 21 - CNU

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo approved a new plan to revitalize the Champs Élysées ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics.

January 21 - The Guardian

BLOG POST

Cities around the world are demonstrating that net zero carbon buildings—including net zero low-income housing—can be built cost effectively.

January 21 - Joan Fitzgerald

The Sacramento City Council took steps toward an updated General Plan that includes a variety of innovative planning proposals, including the elimination of single-family zoning by allowing up to four dwelling units on all residential parcels.

January 20 - Sacramento Bee

Protected bike lanes, like the one Pasadena is installing on Union Street, increase safety for all road users and reduce the likelihood of fatal crashes.

January 20 - Streetsblog California

If the combined effects of winter's cold and the pandemic has you bummed, check out this community-building exercise in the frozen North.

January 20 - PlaceShakers

A combination of factors including a lengthy appeals process and the cost of construction have led to huge disparities in the number of units allocated to each community.

January 20 - Cal Matters

Under certain circumstances, states can conduct environmental reviews under state rather than federal regulations.

January 20 - Progressive Railroading

The "Atlanta City Design: Housing" initiative is one of the most ambitious planning reform efforts of any large U.S. city, but it's just getting started.

January 20 - City Monitor

Housing policy can ensure a sustainable economic recovery by focusing on five outcomes.

January 20 - Urban Institute