The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Congressional leaders agreed to include $540 million, not the original $900+million that could be used for the Hudson River tunnel project, in the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill. President Trump is opposed to any Gateway funding.

March 21 - Politico New Jersey

The former CEO of Uber, a highly controversial figure in urbanism circles, is still trying to influence the future of the built environment in a new post as CEO of a real estate investment startup.

March 21 - Recode

After viewing the videos taken by two cameras equipped in the Uber autonomous vehicle that fatally struck 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg on Sunday, the chief concluded the crash was difficult to avoid. Also, lessons on the crash from David Leonhardt.

March 21 - San Francisco Chronicle

The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board pushes against a proposed bill that increases City Council oversight of new bike lanes. Traffic calming, the Inquirer argues, requires a citywide approach.

March 21 - The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly.com

Freeing buses from congestion and protecting pedestrians from speeding cars are two of the goals expressed by the Central City in Motion planning process.

March 21 - The Oregonian

Blue Cross will pay $18 million for a six-year sponsorship of the Boston-area bikeshare system formerly known as Hubway.

March 21 - Boston Business Journal

Check the fuel source before making any assumptions.

March 21 - World Economic Forum

The D.C. Zoning Commission will revisit a proposed text amendment to the District Zoning Code in April.

March 21 - Greater Greater Washington

More uses and modes than ever are fighting for curb space in growing cities. Here's an app to make sense of what you can do, and when, along this valued real estate.

March 21 - The Verge

Industry is "routinely violating" clean water laws, but both state and federal regulators seem to be looking the other way.

March 20 - The Texas Observer

The MR-63 subway car is being retired but, rather than send them to the junk yard, STM is sending them to artists and engineers to repurpose them and put them to work.

March 20 - Next City

In response to Sen. Scott Wiener's SB 827, former Los Angeles County Supervisor and former City Councilmember Zev Yaroslavsky provides his opinions on the unintended consequences of the bill on Southern California's landscape.

March 20 - The Planning Report

A building boom in cities like Seattle has slowed rising rents, but experts don't see this as a lasting trend.

March 20 - Governing

An interview with Jeremy Nowak about how he thinks the new localism will shape 21st century urban places in an environment of municipal fiscal distress.

March 20 - Penn IUR Urban Link

Conor Dougherty, a Bay Area-based New York Times economics reporter, and Brad Plumer, a Times climate reporter, team-up to tackle the controversy surrounding SB 827 that has hit a raw nerve with groups that purport to support the bill's goals.

March 20 - The New York Times

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Elephants in wine glasses and mobility-as-a-metal-band.

March 20 - Casey Brazeal

All it takes a map, a bike, and a desire to learn the history of racial segregation in the United States.

March 20 - KUOW

Coming off a year of historically catastrophic extreme weather, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has decided to avoid using the "double C word."

March 20 - Vox

Questions of mayoral power verses council prerogative were the subject of conversation in New York earlier this month.

March 20 - Crain's New York Business

Industry experts say that the Trump Administration has slowed and will continue to slow the expansion of U.S. solar, but expect solar to grow nevertheless.

March 19 - Washington Post