The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Speed limits in Washington, D.C. are safer for everyone.

June 1 - The Washington Post

Dr. Sara Cody, the Santa Clara County health officer widely credited for leading the Bay Area into issuing a 6-county shelter-in-place order on March 16, the nation's first, warns that the pace of reopening is too fast.

May 31 - Los Angeles Times

There is no planning without public health, according to a new guide released in a moment of global crisis for both professional fields.

May 31 - World Health Organization

A new study conducted in Chelsea, Massachusetts is the first to quantify the effects of natural gas leaks on the health of urban trees.

May 31 - Inside Climate News

Dallas will need voter approval to overcome tax increase obstacles put in place by the Texas State Legislature.

May 31 - The Dallas Morning News

A photo series showcases the disruptive effect the pandemic has had on the U.S. auto industry.

May 29 - Los Angeles Times

Covid-19 deaths track closely to the discriminatory boundaries set by housing lenders, sponsored by the government, in the 20th century.

May 29 - The Conversation

New Orleans is looking for new ways to mitigate the effects of stormwater that regularly floods the city.

May 29 - NOLA.com

A recession is coming, though we don't know how big it will be or how long it will last. Compared to the Great Recession, the housing market could potentially help, rather than hurt, economic recovery, according to the analysis shared here.

May 29 - Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

CityLab investigates the practices of company officials at Nextdoor to cultivate relationships with police and local officials.

May 28 - CityLab

The Center for Community progress offers advice on effective code enforcement during a time of extreme economic duress.

May 28 - Center for Community Progress

When corporations move out of the suburbs, they leaving behind largely unprofitable corporate campuses. Loss of property value and tax revenue follow in the communities they left.

May 28 - ProPublica

A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau offers a new approach to understanding the impact of disasters on local housing markets.

May 28 - U.S. Census Bureau

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The al fresco streets movement, moving dining and retail space into the public realm in space historically devoted to automobiles, continues to gain momentum around the country.

May 28 - James Brasuell

Under a plan scheduled for implementation later this year, a transit pass will mean access to the city's bikeshare system.

May 28 - Austin Monitor

Facing the potential for accessory dwelling units to win swift legalization in Chicago inspires one columnist to push back.

May 28 - Chicago Tribune

Renters in smaller multi-family buildings and single-family homes are faced with larger economic challenges during the pandemic, according to new analysis by researchers at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

May 28 - Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

After a series of failures last week sent flood waters spilling into Midland County, Michigan, property owners in the area are filing class action lawsuits to recoup their losses.

May 27 - Detroit Free Press

President Trump has weakened protections for 35 million acres of public land, despite repeating his intentions to surpass the model for conservation set by President Teddy Roosevelt.

May 27 - Center for American Progress

The terminology of the coronavirus pandemic isn't applied consistently, particularly when dealing with areas seeing a resurgence of infection after states have relaxed social distancing restrictions. The World Health Organization added some clarity.

May 27 - Reuters