The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In case anyone was getting carried away with the idea of fare-free transit, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County has some cold water to pour on the conversation.

January 20 - Houston Chronicle

The people sitting, playing, and enjoying themselves in parks aren't always representative of the population that live in the communities. Here are three examples of parks that succeed at inclusion.

January 20 - Urban Institute

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expressed disappointment with a plan to build an AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport in a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration.

January 20 - Crain's New York Business

The federal opportunity zones program is a double benefit in the state of Oregon, and legislators are wondering if the program is more effective in setting up tax havens than delivering investments in underserved areas.

January 19 - The Oregonian

Vast amounts of tech money have transformed the city's commercial spaces in unexpected ways.

January 19 - The Guardian

There have been wins. And there will be opportunities. All is not lost for the future of the planet.

January 19 - Outside

The D.C. Department of Energy and Environment has read the writing on the wall.

January 19 - Urban Turf

The 25-acre site will be vacant after the National Guard relocates, and a new report says a public development authority should manage the property.

January 17 - The Urbanist

A new bill would grant the Wyoming Transportation Commission the authority to impose tolls on all lanes of over 400 miles of I-80 to fund infrastructure needs on the roadway.

January 17 - CDLLife.com

Planners don't need fancy software to prepare for an uncertain future. Exploratory scenario planning promises a more aware, adaptive, and resilient planning profession.

January 17 - Sonoran Institute via Vimeo

Along with other members of congress, one of the authors of the law that established the federal Opportunity Zones program has asked the Treasury Department to investigate potential abuse of the program. The Treasury inspector general is obliging.

January 17 - NBC News

PLANOPEDIA

State preemption and local control are two of the most controversial and contested concepts in land use. Understanding when and where one or the other takes precedence is key to understanding the politics and governance of planning.

January 16 - James Brasuell

While hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles are much less popular than their battery-powered siblings, California remains committed to the zero-emission technology, with three state agencies investing in and monitoring its progress.

January 16 - CALmatters

Amid a nationwide bus driver shortage, transit agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area haven’t been able to fill vacant positions fast enough.

January 16 - East Bay Times

A model of accessory dwelling unit reform will be under consideration this year in the Washington State Legislature.

January 16 - Sightline Institute

Two aldermen want to halt all development activity The 606, also known as the Bloomingdale Trail, in Chicago to slow gentrification near the popular linear park.

January 16 - Chicago Tribune

Elections have consequences, and a new, younger City Council in Raleigh is ready to implement progressive planning and land use reforms.

January 16 - News & Observer

Bagby Street in Houston will soon have wider sidewalks and a new bike lane.

January 16 - Houston Chronicle

The public got its first taste of the ambitions of the Project Connect transit plan in the state capital of Texas.

January 16 - KXAN

The state’s energy plan focuses on the move to renewable energy, but specifics about how that will happen and what the costs will be need to be pinned down.

January 16 - NJ Spotlight