The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Dallas rapid transit organization takes the rare step of bringing riders and transit advocates onto their board.

July 6 - The Dallas Morning News

The Los Angeles City Planning Commission has approved new plans for parts of South Los Angeles. A focus on transit-oriented development and commercial revitalization has raised concerns over displacement.

July 6 - Curbed LA

California legislators hoping to entice motorists to purchase electric vehicles with more generous rebates or other perks are missing the real obstacle for many consumers, according to a new study on electric vehicle charging.

July 6 - KPCC

A Manhattan timelapse video shows a startling contrast between bikeshare and car parking when it comes to efficient use of city space.

July 6 - CityLab

First the auto companies blamed millennials for not driving enough, and now demographers blame them for the nation's declining birth rate.

July 6 - The Washington Post

FEATURE

The implications of autonomous vehicles for social interactions are potentially vast.

July 6 - William Riggs

Houston is fighting itself on walkability. While some build sidewalks and benches, parking minimums and outdated policies hold the city back.

July 5 - Urban Edge

Dallas suburbs continue their development boom. The latest example comes from Frisco.

July 5 - The Dallas Morning News

Poverty and evictions among Native Americans are an underreported part of the national homelessness crisis. Often, homeless families stay as long as they can in the dwellings of family and friends.

July 5 - The Guardian

While cities in the "Rust Belt" have shown some signs of recovery, one worrying indicator is the large and growing distances between people and jobs. Clustering economic opportunity around job hubs could help.

July 5 - CityLab

Recent studies find that central Denver is still woefully underserved when it comes to transit accessibility. On the table are streetscape improvements to make life easier for pedestrians and transit riders.

July 5 - TransitCenter

New housing development is off to a slow start in Los Angeles in 2017. Although the city defeated an anti-growth ballot measure, LA is still faced with a number of policy and legal challenges to building an adequate supply of affordable housing.

July 5 - The Planning Report

Seattle's Design Review Program, in place since 1994, could see substantive changes in the near future.

July 5 - The Urbanist

The Regional Plan Association announced its support for a pair of efforts to create funding and development requirements for affordable housing.

July 5 - RPA Lab

Controversy seems to follow natural gas pipelines everywhere they go, including New England.

July 5 - The Boston Globe

Out of Atlanta, news of a massive change of pace for developer Loudermilk Companies.

July 5 - Bisnow Atlanta

Sidewalk-adjacent eating spaces generally separate diners from pedestrians. By using markers instead of fences, some Seattle eateries are opening their dining areas to the street.

July 4 - The Urbanist

A proposed project to connect Rosslyn and Washington, D.C. by Gondola across the Potomac River still has support from the D.C. Council—enough support to fund an environmental study of the idea.

July 4 - Greater Greater Washington

Facing explosive development interest around its Metro station, the small city of Culver on L.A.’s Westside is taking steps to shape its mobility future.

July 4 - The Planning Report

The Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors wrapped up in Miami Beach earlier this week, culminating with a display of climate change solidarity.

July 4 - CleanTechnica