The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The city of Charlotte has a funding gap to make up if it wants to keep its promises about how much affordable housing to build or maintain in the short term.

April 25 - The Charlotte Observer

Lasers, water vapor, shouting bollards, and facial recognition have all been deployed in the city of Daye in China to control traffic and pedestrians.

April 24 - The Straits Times

Despite ever-stricter air-quality regulations and dropping emissions, the American Lung Association once again finds the state to have some of the worst air in the nation.

April 24 - USA Today

An opinion piece points out the inequities of growth in contemporary Philadelphia.

April 24 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

MassDOT has a $1 billion opportunity to redesign the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) through Allston. One columnist says it's a rare second chance to correct one of history's mistakes along the Charles River.

April 24 - The Boston Globe

Oakland created a fund of $4 million dollars to aid small businesses affected by the construction of a new BRT line on International Blvd. So far, none of that money has been spent, though some of the funding was supposed to be spent by 2017.

April 24 - KALW

As the Department of the Interior auctions off 'vast swaths' of American wilderness to oil and gas companies, fiscal conservatives and conservationists alike wonder if it’s the right thing at the right time.

April 24 - Houston Chronicle

Two journalists discuss what led to the defeat of the SB 827, the controversial bill which garnered national attention and lots of in-state opposition from groups that one would think would support the effort to address the state's housing crisis.

April 24 - Los Angeles Times

A van driver apparently deliberately mowed down pedestrians on sidewalks and intersections in the North York area of Toronto on Monday. The suspect is in custody. The incident is reminiscent of a similar scene last May in Times Square, Manhattan.

April 24 - CNN

One of the biggest days of the year on the urbanism calendar took place on April 20. No, not marijuana day—the awarding of the Golden Crater award to the winner of Streetsblog's annual Parking Madness competition.

April 24 - Streetsblog USA

Though he’s opened land all over the U.S. to industry, the Interior Secretary is actually pushing to conserve even more of his home state.

April 24 - The New York Times

Even before the bill was defeated, it exposed a major generational divide between anti-development environmentalists and their pro-density, pro-housing heirs.

April 23 - San Francisco Magazine

If you're a fan of improved bus service, we have some good news from New York City.

April 23 - StreetsBlog NYC

Battles for inclusion and exclusion in the life of the city more often end in stand-offs than in skirmishes.

April 23 - Urban Omnibus

AB 2923, which would allow the Bay Area Rapid Transit District to rezone their properties near stations for transit-oriented development, passed its first committee. The California chapter of APA objects to the preemption of local land use authority.

April 23 - California Chapter of American Planning Association

Starting June 27, cars will no longer be allowed to drive through Central Park.

April 23 - AM New York

Leonia, New Jersey made it illegal for non-residents to drive on 60 public roads in an effort to stop Waze users from cutting through their community.

April 23 - CityLab

Allowing bikes on sidewalks pits cyclists against pedestrians, an advocate argues.

April 23 - Crosscut

More than a quarter of renter households in the United States earn 30 percent or less of area median income. And no state in the country can house them.

April 23 - The Washington Post

Not only does the plan promise more affordable housing, it’s also supposed to deliver “access to more upwardly mobile communities."

April 23 - Next City