The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Restaurants and bars shut down on Sunday due to the coronavirus. On Monday, a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew becomes effective. According to a Harvard University public health expert, "Hoboken probably is the model we all need to move towards now."

March 16 - Insider

Critics say the design of homes that come with gentrification is too often uninspired, incompatible, and downright ugly.

March 16 - The Texas Observer

Identifying potential hubs and activity centers allows regions to foster economic growth and density.

March 16 - The Avenue (Brookings)

It’s not "luxury" factors that make housing in Washington, D.C., extremely expensive.

March 16 - WAMU

The language we use as planners can serve many purposes and often hinders good communication rather than fostering it.

March 16 - Strong Towns

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) and the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy recently recognized ten land use case studies for addressing some of the biggest challenges facing the world.

March 15 - Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

Chicago warehouses were once built with architectural flair, but today’s industrial structures don’t come close.

March 15 - Chicago Tribune

When snow is not cleared from sidewalks, pedestrians face significant hazards and they are less inclined to walk.

March 15 - Slate

As recessions fears grow, discussions about increasing the level of federal spending on infrastructure projects also grow.

March 15 - Eno Center for Transportation

When it comes to containing the spread of the deadly coronavirus, China and Italy are demonstrating the use of lockdowns and quarantines. South Korea has gone a different route, using widespread testing administered in drive-through facilities.

March 13 - The Washington Post

A book review of a book published this year with the title, "The Art of Classic Planning: Building Beautiful and Enduring Communities," offers stinging criticism of the past and present of planning.

March 13 - The American Conservative

The planning profession can contribute to the worldwide fight to control the spread of COVID-19. GIS technology, for instance, allows real-time monitoring of the pandemic.

March 13 - ESRI

Why do movies and tv shows hate public transit much? There's no answer here, but there is plenty of evidence that the question responds to reality.

March 13 - Streetsblog USA

The effect of development codes can be felt in the urban tree canopies. Louisville is updating its code to stem the loss of 56,000 trees a year in the city.

March 12 - WFPL

Urban growth in Anchorage was tied to restrictive covenants forbidding the sale of property to minorities.

March 12 - KTOO

The effects of a global pandemic on American shores are beginning to emerge for public transit systems. The consequences of a drop in transit ridership could extend beyond the end of the pandemic.

March 12 - Vice

The director-general of the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday that the COVID-19 viral disease that has killed more than 4,000 people, infected nearly 120,00 people and is present in 114 nations is a pandemic.

March 12 - The Guardian

FEATURE

Managing development at the scale of megaregions is possible. An excerpt from the recently published book, "Designing for the Megaregion: Meeting Urban Challenges at a New Scale," written by Jonathan Barnett, explains how.

March 12 - Jonathan Barnett

A new study published by the Journal of the American Planning Association details the gender dynamics of planning offices around the country, finding challenges with exclusive communication (i.e., shutting women out from workplace communication).

March 12 - Journal Of The American Planning Association

An infamous site has new development life after developers returned to the public with a revised project proposal.

March 12 - Chicago Tribune