The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The city says water conservation programs and customer cutbacks have resulted in a drop in water usage.

October 4 - Albuquerque Journal

Fears of a US trade war and a slowing economy have translated into fewer subsidies for solar and wind energy in China.

October 4 - Yale Environment 360

Proposed legislation from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a move toward more progressive housing policy. But critics say the one-size-fits-all approach is not the best solution for addressing the national housing crisis.

October 4 - CityLab

The Reimagine RTD initiative will imagine the future of transit service in the Denver region. Already a debate has begun about which direction the RTD should take.

October 4 - The Denver Post

Both phases of the extension of BART beyond the Warm Spring Station Fremont, into Santa Clara County and San Jose, have been delayed. The first extension, to the Milpitas and Berryessa stations, was expected to be complete by the end of 2019.

October 4 - The Mercury News

New rail lines are operational in seven cities in China.

October 4 - International Railway Journal

Transportation for America, one of the leading advocacy organizations for multi-modal funding at the federal level, has announced a drastic change to its agenda.

October 4 - Transportation for America

Animals are not only evolving in remarkable ways to meet the challenges of urban environments, but they are doing it quickly.

October 4 - Wired

Transit providers are often major landowners in their communities, controlling underutilized properties like park-and-ride lots or storage and maintenance facilities. These sites are also opportunities to provide desperately needed affordable housing

October 3 - Shelterforce Magazine

A long-standing policy allows parking in front of churches and synagogues but leaves cars blocking bike lanes, and cyclists want the practice to end.

October 3 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Traffic safety advocates are hoping that a $32 million street redesign project on Brighton Boulevard can provide a model for other wide arterials in the city.

October 3 - Denverite

In cities like Boston, the government’s right to take private property displaced residents and destroyed vulnerable neighborhoods and communities.

October 3 - The Urbanist

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to force the state of California to spend highway money on public transit, because of the environment.

October 3 - Eno Center for Transportation

The city’s Northgate Link extension has spurred development around the new stations, and one neighborhood is poised to change dramatically.

October 3 - The Urbanist

The owner of three centrally located parking lots in Denver is seeking a zoning change that would leverage affordable housing for free future development from height restrictions.

October 3 - The Denver Post

Maryland approved ambitious plans for public transit expansion around Baltimore in 2002, but almost none of it became a reality. With a new plan in the works, transit boosters assess the loss of a generation's worth of progress.

October 3 - Maryland Matters

The Bank of America Tower is the newest skyscraper to line the Chicago River.

October 3 - Chicago Tribune

The Atlanta suburb of Lilburn is the latest city to plant fruit trees for the purpose of feeding the public.

October 3 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tract boundary revisions for the 2020 Census could mean new opportunity zone designations as well.

October 2 - Bloomberg Tax

The app is expanding to include information about public transit and micromobility options as part of Lyft’s goal to make travel easier.

October 2 - CityLab