The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A strategic interstate gasoline pipeline exploded in Alabama on Oct. 31, not far from the September spill site after an accidental strike by a track hoe, killing one and injuring five workers. Higher gas prices and long lines are anticipated.

November 3 - Reuters

The city of Berkeley, California released its new Bicycle Plan in October. The plan includes a cycletrack network that would look right at home in Denmark.

November 3 - Systematic Failure

Portland is expecting 123,000 new households in the city by 2035, so it's proposed a new residential infill policy to accommodate all those people. A new report argues, however, that the policy could have a chilling effect on infill development.

November 3 - Oregon Public Broadcasting

What Happens When A Beverly Hills Developer Decides A Ballot Initiative Is Easier than the Planning Process?

November 3 - The Planning Report

A proposal by on demand bus and shuttle company Bridj would fill a gap in late night service in the Boston area.

November 3 - Boston Herald

It seems like pedestrian safety campaigns that focus on the errors and guilt of pedestrians miss the point. Shaming pedestrians will not keep them safe, but safer streets will.

November 3 - Curbed

Greater Greater Washington raves about the new section of the Anacostia River Bike Trail, calling it arguably the most beautiful bike trail in the region.

November 2 - Greater Greater Washington

The rules are changing, Tom Murphy says, and cities need to change, too.

November 2 - The Planning Report

Amazon plans to build 2,000 drive through grocery stores across the country.

November 2 - Modern Cities

Income inequality, housing affordability, and systemic racism join sea-level rise as key issues in Oakland's vision for urban resilience.

November 2 - Next City

Less than a decade ago, "desal" proposals in California numbered over 22, but only one major one was built—in Carlsbad, serving the San Diego region. A newly released study by the Pacific Institute explains why.

November 2 - KQED Science

BLOG POST

Steven T. Moga guest blogs about a new article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

November 2 - JPER

Scientists are racing to identify the effects of climate change on the environment of California.

November 2 - University of California Natural Reserve System

Faced with a surging population and a need for big new ideas, Crain's recently tasked 12 design and planning firms to conjure up creative ideas for the city.

November 2 - Crain's New York Business

Los Angeles Department of Transportation General Manager Seleta Reynolds discusses her vision for urban mobility and the growing role of city leadership.

November 2 - The Planning Report

It took six years and two returns from the dead, but Baltimore now has its own bike share system.

November 2 - Baltimore Brew

After receiving a large grant to study poverty and income inequality, the Hutchins Center of African and African-American Studies finds itself having to justify the need to study the problems, rather than spending that money on programs or services.

November 1 - The Boston Globe

New policies may be needed to encourage more responsible development and keep builders from constructing structures that will inevitably be flooded.

November 1 - Pew Charitable Trusts

Detroit plans to build 300 tiny homes on empty lots to help shelter the city's homeless.

November 1 - Christian Science Monitor

Nasvhille's embrace of temporary urban interventions is producing amazing results that are capturing the imagination of both locals and tourists alike.

November 1 - Modern Cities