The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

"Penn: Current Research on Sustainable Urban Development" is a collection of 11 research papers on key urban topics, authored by faculty, associated researchers and fellows from three centers at the University of Pennsylvania.

February 22 - Penn IUR Urban Link

The effects of one of the Trump Administration's most aggressive policy objectives, a crackdown on illegal immigration, have differed by region.

February 22 - Pew Research Center

Legislation from a former supervisor could transform much of San Francisco, particularly the outer-neighborhoods, by increasing heights and density along transit corridors. Opposition is growing.

February 22 - San Francisco Examiner

A series of partnerships announced is pushing integrating taxi service and artificial intelligence in Japan.

February 22 - TechCrunch

A highly controversial proposal hit the newswire this week, as JP Morgan announced its plans to demolish 270 Park Avenue (formerly known as the Union Carbide tower), designed by architect Natalie Griffin de Blois.

February 22 - The New York Times

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Here are a few transportation-related facts that might have slipped through the cracks in the current political debate regarding infrastructure spending.

February 21 - Steven Polzin

The city of Denver has a new five-year housing plan, but the details of housing spending will still play out during an annual process.

February 21 - The Denver Post

A new tool in Miami could use broader application in cities around the country (hint hint).

February 21 - Miami Herald

One of the biggest obstacles to retrofitting suburbia with more walkable environments is passionate local opposition to change.

February 21 - Greater Greater Washington

Here's one way to make a kid-friendly city and introduce the joys of public transit at a young age: offer free multi-agency transit passes to high school students.

February 21 - The Seattle Times

The inventory, a requirement from a 1992 U.N. treaty, shows emissions from most sectors are either decreasing or holding steady. The major exception: transportation.

February 21 - Climatewire

There are a lot of ways to "right-size" parking, as the city of Seattle is showing with an ordinance under consideration by a City Council committee today.

February 21 - The Urbanist

An inclusionary zoning case study is emerging in Portland. Even if inclusionary zoning isn't broken, it might still need a fix, say local planners.

February 21 - The Oregonian

The U.S. Department of Justice is taking another look at a development decision made by the Louisville Metro Council in October 2017.

February 21 - Insider Louisville

A highly anticipated linear park project in Philadelphia will open this year. Planners and activists have been working in anticipation of increased pressure on the local housing market.

February 21 - The Philadelphia Citizen

More transit agencies are recognizing that it's not enough to build transit infrastructure if the people who really need it don't live close enough to use it.

February 20 - TransitCenter

A "once-in-a-generation" redevelopment plan, called for in Portland's Central City 2035 Plan, has inspired big thinking from architects and planners.

February 20 - The Architect's Newspaper

The city of Lexington, Kentucky recently amended its B-6P zone, which regulates "Planned Shopping Centers."

February 20 - Strong Towns

Cities and researchers are reconsidering the effects of the controversial housing policy known as rent control.

February 20 - Governing

Lyft has entered into a partnership with Baltimore Bike Share, on the heels of Uber's entrance into the San Francisco bike-share market.

February 20 - Modern Cities