The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A massive infrastructure project is on the table in New York, after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a new feasibility study.

July 10 - The Architect's Newspaper

Chicago's own city government, in the form of aldermanic prerogatives and privileges, contributes to racial and economic segregation, according to a new study.

July 10 - Chicago Tribune

A new study shows that over the last several decades the price of real estate has been heavily influenced by the actual and anticipated effects of climate change.

July 10 - CityLab

Dr. Katharine Hayhoe is the leading expert in how to have difficult conversations about climate change—like the kind when facts aren't enough.

July 10 - Sightline Institute

An international design firm has completed the planned designs for a new transit station in the city of Chicago.

July 10 - Chicago Tribune

What would equality and freedom for pedestrians look like?

July 10 - Transportist

It's time for a fresh start, says a bus system redesign expert.

July 10 - StreetsBlog NYC

The Iowa State Supreme Court recently sided with a resident of a mobile home park over the city of Des Moines, which had worked to shut the entire mobile home park down.

July 9 - Thomas Reuters Foundation

PBS examines the built environment through its series "10 That Changed America." The latest episode will look at the "10 Streets That Changed America."

July 9 - Curbed

Two powerful governmental bodies that deal with very different aspects of transportation—one with meeting mobility needs, the other with its impact on health and the environment—met formally for the first time on June 27.

July 9 - Streetsblog California

Hydroponic indoor farmers hope to charge a premium for plants grown out of season in indoor farms. The notion has generated attention from big investors, but whether or not consumers will follow is an open question.

July 9 - Civil Eats

Autonomous vehicles have many evangelists, but perhaps they need more skeptics.

July 9 - The Spectator

A pro-business group in Toronto wants to expand a highway, but a Toronto columnist wants to make readers aware of why the plan might not work out as hoped.

July 9 - The Star

An annual survey by the Accessibility Observatory at the University of Minnesota measures job availability, job location, population density, and the availability of transit.

July 9 - Smart Cities Dive

A California November 2018 ballot initiative seeking to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act could have unintended consequences, according to Related California's Bill Witte.

July 9 - The Planning Report

A Portland regional value pricing committee recommended that the state transportation department operate two pilot programs to toll all the lanes on two interstate highways in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan area.

July 9 - KGW

Friday may have been disgraced EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt's last day in office of the agency in charge of protecting the nation's environment, but he still managed to roll back a regulation to create lasting air pollution far greater than VW did.

July 9 - The New York Times

Looking back to evaluate the potential of the present.

July 8 - The Washington Post

Individuals and major companies alike have already found a variety of applications for the software.

July 8 - Fast Co. Design

The 72-year-old trolley system is beloved by local riders, but difficult to maintain.

July 8 - Boston Globe