The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

No, this post is not about the Russia investigation nor #MeToo, but the state of climate policy in the U.S. after President Trump's first year. Surprisingly, it's not as bad as one might think, no thanks to Trump though.

February 1 - The New York Times - Climate

"Rethinking Streets in an Era of Driverless Cars" presents ideas about how city planners, policy makers and community residents can begin thinking about street transformation in an AV era.

February 1 - Sustainable Cities Initiative

In a beautiful and inspiring new book, "S.M.A.R.T. – Paths to Sustainability" 34 artists and authors from five continents give their views on aspects of sustainable development.

February 1 - S.M.A.R.T. - PATHS TO SUSTAINABILITY

Despite being well-known and maligned for delays and overall service, Chicago is ranked the best city for air service.

February 1 - Forbes

BLOG POST

President Trump's first State of the Union address followed the rhetoric of his campaign and first year in office, offering few details about promised infrastructure investments and avoiding substantive discussion about the future of cities.

January 31 - James Brasuell

San Diego is one of the most expensive housing markets in the country and has the fourth highest homeless population. Planning activist Murtaza Baxamusa identifies four needed measures.

January 31 - UrbDeZine

Poor air quality has decimated the health of residents in this predominantly black community ringed by highways.

January 31 - Huffington Post

Making streets, sidewalks safer for people with limited mobility.

January 31 - InTransition Magazine

The Hope Outdoor Galley, as Graffiti Park is officially known, will relocate to a decidedly less central location.

January 31 - Community Impact Newspaper

Neighborhood groups around Detroit are taking the city's rat problem into their owns hands.

January 31 - HometownLife

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is taking a victory lap while underway with a wave of construction projects, developed through its Transit Oriented Development program.

January 31 - Curbed Atlanta

FEATURE

Referencing three major themes can help make sense of urban planning news throughout 2018.

January 31 - James Brasuell

Giving pedestrians a head start at crosswalks is a simple fix that could save lots of lives. New York City has already seen a significant reduction in fatalities and injuries.

January 31 - CityLab

Value capture, collecting tax increment from subway adjacent properties to help provide money needed to repair the 114-year old subway system, is proposed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and opposed by the New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

January 31 - The New York Times

An unintended consequence of the zoning regulations approved in Denver 2010 zoning code has been the proliferation of "slot homes": like rowhouses but without the street-facing entryways and engagement with the public realm.

January 30 - The Denver Post

A subsidiary of Alibaba, the massive online retailer, will deploy cloud computing and artificial intelligence to help relieve congestion in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

January 30 - Quartz

The 99 residents of Isle de Jean Charles have $48 million to relocate together, but that doesn’t make it easy.

January 30 - CityLab

The price of a permit to build an accessory dwelling units in the city of Thousand Oaks in Southern California is prohibitive—putting the permitting fee in opposition to the stated intent of the city's zoning code and state law.

January 30 - Thousand Oaks Acorn

Jarrett Walker discusses some reasons why transit authorities can be resistant to change. It all comes down to considering their point of view.

January 30 - Human Transit

Streets will have to evolve, again.

January 30 - New York Magazine