The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Google's Popular Times can contribute toward better car parking and street planning, but it also has the potential to radically change how we plan.

March 19 - Medium

Black residents of Chicago are leaving for cities like Atlanta in massive numbers—away from the waves of crime tearing apart their hometown.

March 19 - Chicago Tribune

A speculative development proposal inspired a show of community solidarity in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

March 19 - MLive

Less funding has led to a decline in the number of community development corporations in the St. Louis area, despite a persistent need for their services.

March 18 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Just across the Bay Bridge from one of the most famous examples of a broken housing market, Oakland is working to keep up with the effects of housing demand.

March 18 - SPUR

An infographic illustrates the circulatory system of the nation's economy.

March 18 - CPCS

We can't build our way out of the housing crisis…but we won't get out without building.

March 18 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy sat side-by-side at a Congressional hearing on the lead exposure suffered by citizens of Flint.

March 18 - The Hill

Age-old transit planning questions will be raised over the next year in Toronto.

March 18 - The Globe and Mail

The nation's second busiest subway system reopened as planned on Thursday at 5 a.m. after being shut down for safety reasons on Wednesday after fixing several electrical problems found in 26 areas during the inspection. Electrical problems hit BART.

March 18 - The Washington Post

Finding freight to haul—or truckers to move merchandise—is as easy as logging into one of many so-called "Uber for trucking" smartphone applications on the market.

March 18 - InTransition Magazine

The 2015 Inrix Traffic Scorecard provides less useful information about traffic problems than previous editions, as discussed in this City Observatory Commentary.

March 18 - City Observatory

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The word "shocking" above could also have been "depressing," and the word "storm" could have also been "rant." Or it could have been "honest" and "victory." When it comes to transit, everyone sees what they want to see.

March 18 - James Brasuell

One of the oldest forms of transportation in New York is about to get a fresh upgrade for 2017.

March 17 - Crain's New York Business

Although the prominence of nuclear power diminishes with each disaster, a map of the world's nuclear power portfolio has offers plenty of information for analysis.

March 17 - CarbonBrief

Saying that their controversial "Neighborhood Integrity Initiative" would be 'buried' in a November ballot, the Coalition to Preserve L.A. will revise it and gather signatures to put it on the March ballot next year.

March 17 - Los Angeles Times - L.A. NOW

The most effective measure of gentrification will not be a magic bullet, but rather a constellation of variables aimed at addressing its processual and multi-dimensional character.

March 17 - Thriving Cities Blog

Rick Jacobus argues that those who block new development on social justice grounds aren't fighting to win long-term. Building is necessary, but with it should come robust affordable housing mandates.

March 17 - Shelterforce

Citing pedestrian and cyclist casualties, the Scottish capital will reduce speed limits on 80 percent of its streets to a mere 20 mph. Backers are pushing for additional complete streets improvements.

March 17 - Next City

Thanks to technology-enabled ride-hailing services, more households have the ability to go car-lite now than in preceding generations, according to a new study prepared for the American Public Transportation Association.

March 17 - Time