The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The housing market in Detroit reflects a strong economy and low mortgage rates.

October 23 - Crain's Detroit Business

A new movie starring Edward Norton, based on the novel of the same name by Lionel Essrog, gives a central role to a Robert Moses doppelgänger, as portrayed by Alec Baldwin.

October 23 - Slate

East Palo Alto has long suffered the toll that transbay traffic has imposed on this gateway to Silicon Valley from the East Bay in the form of air pollution and traffic congestion. Now the city is considering tolling the traffic.

October 23 - (Palo Alto) Daily Post

Even when fewer people live in sprawling suburban communities than dense urban communities, one of these settlement types has the benefit of being much cheaper to serve.

October 23 - LSE US Centre

Investigative journalism by The Information reveals troubling financial data at one of the largest and most visible electric scooter rental companies.

October 23 - The Information

An annual sampling of some of the best professional development conferences in the coming year for planning and design professions, by L.A. County Planner Clement Lau.

October 23 - UrbDeZine

Capital investments are paying off in increased ridership, according to new data from the New York MTA.

October 23 - Curbed New York

Facebook joins as Google in the $1 billion club, though this club plans to spend that money on housing programs to help alleviate the exploding cost of housing in the state of California.

October 22 - The Mercury News

Navigation app Waze has long allowed users the ability to report various "inconveniences" on the road, like speed traps, checkpoints, and crashes. Now Google Maps users on iPhone can do the same.

October 22 - The Washington Post

The Giants announced two massive development proposals in recent weeks, and the Warriors are opening a new arena to regular season games later this week.

October 22 - San Francisco Chronicle

Particulate matter air pollution has been on the rise since 2017, according to new research. Wildfires, economic activity, and lax regulation are potentially to blame.

October 22 - Bloomberg

After several years of increasing traffic fatalities, the total numbers of people killed by cars every year in the United States is finally declining. The same can't be said for pedestrians and people on bikes.

October 22 - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The city has proposed a "safe lot" for homeless residents living out of their cars, but the cost could run above $1,000 a person.

October 22 - Seattle Times

The benefits of equitable mobility policy will extend to equitable housing outcomes, according to this article published by Sidewalk Labs.

October 22 - Sidewalk Talk

The city of Smyrna wants to benefit from the $1 billion in investment coming to the area around SunTrust Park in Cobb County, Georgia, so it's helping pay for a pedestrian bridge to connect to the ballpark.

October 22 - The Atlanta Journal Constitution

The D.C. Zoning Commission delayed a decision that would be the final step toward legalizing Airbnb and other short-term rental companies operating in Washington, D.C.

October 22 - WAMU

The "Test Rides" program in Sweden is showing success in getting people to drive less and take transit more.

October 22 - Fast Company

The Chicago Sun-Times responds to two Illinois state legislators who have recently proposed bills that would ban red light cameras statewide.

October 21 - Chicago Sun-Times

A new task force formed in Portland, Oregon will consider ways to make automobile use more expensive, including parking pricing, area and time-based fees, fleet charges, road user charges, cordons, and freeway pricing.

October 21 - Bike Portland

Although electric scooter rental companies won't confirm the reasoning behind price increases for scooter rides in the Washington, D.C. region, it's likely the same story will be repeated in other regions as well.

October 21 - The Washington Post