The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

In a city as hot in the summers as Houston, the idea of a swimming hole probably seems pretty appealing. Can an idea floated in a local newspaper column and backed by interested and passionate locals come to fruition?

November 28 - Houston Chronicle

Part infographic and part diary, the weather radials project tracks the weather for every day in 2013.

November 28 - The Washington Post - Wonkblog

Toronto will begin rolling out a program to narrow traffic lanes on the city's streets. The new lane policy, recently completed, was in the works for the past year.

November 28 - The Globe and Mail

Some people just can't find beauty any where in the world—even while visiting the world's most iconic buildings.

November 28 - Citymetric

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto has proposed a new fee on landlords to help enforce scofflaws. An editorial by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, however, argues that the math behind the fee doesn’t add up.

November 27 - Pittsburg Post-Gazette

Cincinnati currently stands at 45th in the nation in bike commuting share. But the city is bike commute share is leading the nation in its rate of adoption.

November 27 - Next City

The Toronto Star picks up on the Urban Land Institute's Emerging Trends in Real Estate report, finding the trend of urbanization in Canada to reflect the trend in the United States.

November 27 - The Toronto Star

The top court's decision on Tuesday to review the first-ever regulation of mercury is a setback for Obama's environmental agenda, in part because it has implications for other EPA initiatives including Wednesday's proposal to tighten the ozone rule.

November 27 - The Wall Street Journal

Humboldt Construction Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of a Chicago CDC, has been providing local employment and high-quality work for over 30 years.

November 27 - Shelterforce Magazine

A post on the Chicago magazine site dives into research showing how Chicago has segregated by income since the 1970s.

November 26 - Chicago Magazine

Bloomberg reports that the dream vehicle of commuters everywhere—a flying car—might be available on the market within three years.

November 26 - Bloomberg

A proposed oil-by-rail facility proposed for the Port of Vancouver could set a new standard for capacity.

November 26 - The Columbian

New Republic reprinted a portion of William Frey's new book, "Diversity Explosion: How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America."

November 26 - The New Republic

A report from the London School of Economics focuses on the growth of cities around the world between 2012 and 2030, proposing a "3C model" for growth to ensure economic prosperity and to limit emissions.

November 26 - LSE Cities

BLOG POST

At this time of year, many prospective graduate students are asking themselves if they should apply to planning programs. This is a good question. Planning is a diverse field and it can be hard to figure out if it will be the right fit.

November 26 - Ann Forsyth

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Authority approved a collection of changes to San Francisco's famous Haight Street. The proposal provoked political debate that expresses the complexity of multi-modal transportation planning.

November 26 - S.F. Streetsblog

Buoyed by increased revenue on its busiest lines on the Northeast Corridor plus new state contributions for some short-distance routes required by PRIIA, Amtrak's operating loss dropped 37 percent from last year while revenue grew by 8 percent.

November 26 - The Wall Street Journal

After Capital New York leaked an early draft of the report by a MTA Transportation Reinvention Commission, critics are wondering if the commission is living up to its titular promise.

November 26 - Capital New York

A post on the European Commission website provides an edited transcript of a presentation by Rem Koolhaas in which the starchitect and author offers a scathing take on the ill effects of smart cities.

November 26 - European Commission

A collection of media coverage since the decision examines how Arlington will achieve its goals now that it voted to end funding for a $333-million plan to build a 7.4-mile streetcar line down Columbia Pike.

November 25 - Washingtonian