The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In the state of Washington, 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals delivered what some are calling the "most important ruling on treaty fishing rights since 1974."

September 20 - Crosscut

The New York Times mines historic footage and current research for perspective on the effects of housing segregation.

September 20 - The New York Times

Portland isn’t collecting a gas tax approved by voters in May yet, but the city is already finding a way to spend the money.

September 20 - The Oregonian

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Many architects would kill to get a building on Architectural Record's list of 125 Top Buildings. But big cities can learn a few things from the landscapes of small-town America too.

September 20 - Josh Stephens

The rupture reveals the hazards of pipelines, but also shows how important they are to the economy. Six governors declared states of emergency to deal with gasoline shortages resulting from the pipeline shutdown in Shelby County, Alabama.

September 20 - The Huntsville Times

The American Society of landscape Architects is promoting a new guide to resilient landscape design, which examines hundreds of case studies for examples of infrastructure that works with nature, instead of against it.

September 20 - ASLA The Dirt

In the mid-1980s, a tug-of-war over the future of one of Melbourne, Australia's most important streets took place with those wanting full pedestrianization realizing their vision for one brief, shining moment.

September 19 - Kill Your Darlings

The American Community Survey released new data on the who and where of migration.

September 19 - Medium

The Dallas-Fort Worth area exemplifies a renewed faith in the housing market.

September 19 - Dallas News

A new book by Courtney Martin called "The New Better Off" examines the shift in values among younger generations.

September 19 - CityLab

A $40 million development called Spoke is the latest example of a growing development trend in the Atlanta area: transit oriented development.

September 19 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The city of Portland is considering a new inclusionary zoning policy, but some believe that inclusionary zoning has the opposite of its intended effect.

September 19 - City Observatory

A blogger offers a critical review of a podcast that examines the humans effects of gentrification in East New York, noting especially the lack of policy discussion's effect on the conversation.

September 19 - City Block

A largely revenue-neutral carbon tax proposal, similar to the carbon tax in British Columbia which began in 2008, qualified for the November ballot in Washington. Environmentalists and Democrats, not Big Oil, may cause it's defeat.

September 19 - Crosscut

The light rail extension opened May 20 and is already 70 percent toward meeting its 2030 ridership projection. According to a survey conducted in June by Metro, more than two-thirds of riders were new to the Expo Line.

September 19 - KPCC

Recycled metals, plastics, glass, and other materials are more economical than ever. Welcome to a new era of waste management.

September 19 - Quartz

Zoning isn’t just a tool of self interest, according to a recent polemic by USC planning professor Lisa Schweitzer.

September 18 - Lisa Schweitzer

With a string of successes in downtown revitalization under its built, Plano, Texas is looking to duplicate that model elsewhere around the city.

September 18 - The Urban Edge

The state's unique Clean Air Rule is called 'cap-and-reduce.' Businesses that fall under the cap are required to reduce emissions, just like California's cap-and-trade program. However, they can not be forced to purchase carbon credits.

September 18 - Crosscut

The executive director of a research and policy center on privatization and responsible contracting says a proposal to privative parking operations at the Washington Metro Area Transit Authority would bring a half century of regret.

September 18 - The Huffington Post