The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In a city where density is everything, these park projects make creative use of existing public spaces—and, in some cases, create their own.

March 7 - Urbanize New York

After moving forward with parking and zoning reforms, the Berkeley City Council is also considering a new Affordable Housing Overlay on a model previously adopted in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

March 5 - Beyond Chron

Seattle schools are often forced to reduce their playground space in favor of parking and circulation for private cars, but altering the city code could change that.

March 5 - The Urbanist

The Resilient Houston initiative promises to strengthen the city's infrastructure and increase its capacity to thrive and adapt under crisis.

March 5 - Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research

The MDOT study found that the monorail line would draw many of its riders from existing public transit systems.

March 5 - The Washington Post

Ending single-family zoning, as more cities around the United States have begun to do, is too extreme a response to contemporary planning challenges, according to a recent opinion piece published by the East Bay Times.

March 4 - East Bay Times

Unlike other states that lifted restrictions statewide after coronavirus cases plummeted, California replaced its regional stay-home order with a county-based blueprint, permitting counties to advance based on performance in three health metrics.

March 4 - The Mercury News

The Portland Bureau of Transportation's annual traffic crash report highlights the city's slow progress towards its Vision Zero goal.

March 4 - Bike Portland

Thanks in part to an influx of remote workers, the Montana town faces soaring housing costs and practically non-existent vacancy rates.

March 4 - High Country News

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will let low-income residents and K-12 students ride for free starting in January 2022.

March 4 - LAist

Funding cuts and uneven investment in rural areas have left millions of Americans trapped without adequate transportation.

March 4 - Institute for Policy Studies

Billions of dollars in investment and thousands of new residential units later, Milwaukee is ready to update the plan for its downtown.

March 4 - Urban Milwaukee

The city's proposed comprehensive planning bill could create a more equitable and collaborative planning process

March 4 - Gotham Gazette

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he is reopening Texas 100% and lifting the state mask mandate, as is Gov. Tate Reeves of Mississippi. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of a variant-induced fourth surge.

March 3 - Austin American-Statesman

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In February, climate candidate for Seattle Mayor Andrew Grant Houston and I laid out a vision for the Puget Sound region's transportation future in The Urbanist.

March 3 - ConorBronsdon

With the state mandating a switch to electric vehicles by 2035, Petaluma is aligning its land use regulations with its climate goals.

March 3 - The Press Democrat

Seattle trails international peer cities in its social housing stock, but there are steps city leaders can take to produce more units and increase affordability.

March 3 - The Urbanist

Many coronavirus restrictions were lifted on Monday in Massachusetts by Gov. Charlie Baker due to falling COVID cases and hospitalizations, but many experts feel the move is too hasty and could lead to a resurgence in the virus.

March 3 - Associated Press

Complex political dynamics are mustering for a showdown over D.C.'s comprehensive plan.

March 3 - The Washington Post

Imagining a post-car (or car-lite) New York City.

March 3 - Slate