The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

It's not the car but the driving subsidy that is responsible for many of the ills associated with auto dominance. Asking, "How do we get people out of cars?" is the wrong question, argues Joe Cortright, urban economist for City Observatory.

July 22 - City Observatory

The devil of autonomous vehicles will be in the details.

July 22 - Smart Cities Dive

The forthcoming people move to LAX could have company nearby, with a proposal for a people mover to the new NFL stadium in Inglewood.

July 21 - Daily Breeze

The transportation network company is integrating new mobility options to help fill the first-last mile gap in cities.

July 21 - Medium

Seattle has more construction cranes dotting the skyline than any city in the United States.

July 21 - The Seattle Times

The proposed property tax would double the county's stormwater capture capacity.

July 21 - LAist

More residents in the state will be protected by environmental regulations enforced by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

July 21 - State Impact

As skepticism about the viability of autonomous vehicles mounts in the media, one company takes on a publicity stunt at one of the busiest locations in the world.

July 20 - Digital Trends

A 2015 NHTSA report showed that pedestrians were multiple times more likely to die if struck by SUVs, but that information was neither shared nor acted upon.

July 20 - The Detroit Free Press

New York Times climate reporter, Brad Plumer, comments on California's landmark accomplishment in reducing emissions, observing that with the low-hanging electricity generation fruit picked, reducing transportation emissions will prove formidable.

July 20 - The New York Times

Inequities in healthcare are linked to inequities in urban planning, a public health researcher argues.

July 20 - Barcelona Laboratory for Urban Environmental Justice and Sustainability

The Midsummer Classic is over, and the dog days of summer are looming. Not every team has a chance at October baseball, but some still offer a lot to love in the neighborhood outside the ballpark.

July 20 - Chicago Tribune

Planners and officials in Boston are gathering feedback from the community as an initial step in the recently announced planning and zoning process for East Boston.

July 20 - The Bay State Banner

A planned and approved building in Portland would have pushed Cross Laminated Timber to new heights, but fell short of the needed financing to get done.

July 20 - The Architect's Newspaper

The master plan proposed by the Society Hill Civic Association contains lessons about single-family zoning in a historic neighborhood with fingerprints of 20th century urban renewal also present.

July 20 - PlanPhilly

What does "equity" mean for transportation professionals? This is discussed in a 12-page comic published in the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers newsletter.

July 20 - Transportation Talk

A list of responses to the statement, "We Can't Build Our Way Out of This Problem."

July 20 - Shelterforce

New York City just approved new regulations on short-term rentals that could greatly reduce the number of listings in Airbnb's largest domestic market.

July 19 - The New York Times

Housing starts haven't ben this low in nine months, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce.

July 19 - Reuters

California voters in November will have the opportunity to help repair the Friant-Kern Canal, damaged by subsidence, as well as invest in watershed conservation programs, by passing a citizen-initiated $8.9 billion general obligation bond measure.

July 19 - The Sacramento Bee