The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Housing costs and availability are pushing more American households, including young families, to suburbs and exurbs — and they’re demanding changes.

February 13 - Business Insider

For Catholic school teachers and other educators, housing costs can be a burden in many U.S. cities.

February 13 - Natoinal Catholic Reporter

A design that places bike lanes between bus stops and sidewalks complicates mobility for pedestrians, especially people with vision impairments.

February 13 - The Times Colonist

The city’s focus on assistance for households at risk of eviction and supportive housing helped keep more residents housed.

February 13 - Smart Cities Dive

BLOG POST

It’s time to reform transportation pricing to reduce traffic congestion, crashes, and pollution, and improve non-auto travel options. Raise my prices, please!

February 13 - Todd Litman

A pilot program seeks to be a model for electrifying groups of buildings or entire neighborhoods.

February 13 - Utility Dive

The influx of federal emergency money used to keep public transit operational during the COVID pandemic will end this year. States and transit agencies across the country are searching for alternative funding sources.

February 13 - The Center Square

FEATURE

Colonization of the Red Planet is a hot topic of late. If someone were to try to take it from fantasy to reality, Earth's urban planners have a few tips that could help set future Martian cities up for success.

February 12 - Justin B. Hollander

Roughly 40 percent of people facing evictions each year are children.

February 12 - KUNC

The new guidelines are a start, but will local districts enforce them?

February 12 - Streetsblog California

The end of some remote work policies and lower gas prices led to a rise in driving last year.

February 12 - Spectrum News 1

Inadequate access to transportation hinders many Americans’ access to job opportunities.

February 12 - Capital News Service

Higher taxes on high-value property sales are being considered in Chicago, Connecticut, and Washington state as a way to address the housing crisis.

February 12 - Pew Stateline

The car design is used throughout Europe and Asia, but it’s a first for the U.S.

February 12 - Bloomberg CityLab

Parisian voters approved the referendum, which aims to reduce the presence of “heavy, bulky, and polluting” vehicles in the city center by making it more expensive to park them.

February 12 - The Verge

APA’s third annual Trend Report for Urban Planners is out and offers a comprehensive look at potential drivers of change that could impact communities and the work of planners for decades to come.

February 11 - American Planning Association

State lawmakers spoke out in support of a proposed federal bill that would permit housing development on federal lands.

February 11 - The Salt Lake Tribune

The free fare pilot program is only partially complete, but even if it is deemed “successful,” it is unclear how — or if — Metro Transit plans to adopt free fare policies for the long term.

February 11 - Axios Twin Cities

The president of Habitat for Humanity has some suggestions for U.S. lawmakers.

February 11 - The Hill

An argument for better bike infrastructure from a healthcare perspective.

February 9 - Healthy Debate