The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

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

New research challenges prevailing wisdom on the best kind of housing assistance.

October 31 - The Washington Post

How making public transportation cost-free has—and hasn't—benefited Estonia's capital city.

October 31 - The Guardian

Will the acquittal of seven defendants in a U.S. district court who used force to occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon last January embolden other takeovers of public lands by resentful ranchers or militia?

October 31 - High Country News

The controversy over the flooding of the Addicks Reservoir outside Houston seems to have no resolution in site. What follows is a cautionary tale about building homes where waters flood.

October 31 - Houston Chronicle

The largest real estate project under construction in Texas, located in Plano, is wrapping up in about half the expected amount of time.

October 30 - Dallas News

Behind all the debates surrounding the consequences of quick growth, a big question looms for Charlotte and other similarly growing cities: Will it last?

October 30 - The Charlotte Observer

The University of Washington's growth pattern mirrors that of its home city of Seattle. Now the university must make room for 20 percent more of everything—students, faculty, and staff.

October 30 - The Urbanist

An intrepid reporter took a tour of the new RTC Bike Share system in Las Vegas—along the way illustrating the bike-friendly realities of Sin City.

October 30 - Las Vegas Review-Journal