The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The developers of Hudson Yards received $1.2 billion in financing from the EB-5 program, all made possible by a map that gerrymandered the project into the same neighborhood as Harlem public housing.

May 2 - CityLab

The city of New Orleans needs approval from the State Legislature and the state's voters before it can implement tax relief measures meant to give more first-time homebuyers access to the housing market.

May 1 - The New Orleans Advocate

For homeowners at risk of losing their home due to a medical crisis, divorce, or unexpected repair costs, City of Lakes Community Land Trust has been able to keep them in place by bringing their home into the land trust.

May 1 - Shelterforce Magazine

Poor households in Philadelphia are spending nearly much on housing as wealthy residents. And while costs for the wealthy are going down, costs for the poor continue to rise.

May 1 - Plan Philly

Cities and states are altering local policies to maximize benefits for private investors in Opportunity Zones.

May 1 - Governing

A more than 400 percent increase in bike ridership following the opening of a protected bike lane on Second Avenue proves that Seattleites are more inclined to ride with safe facilities.

May 1 - Streetsblog USA

Sidewalk Labs, a smart cities shop within the Alphabet corporate structure, is working to revolutionize technology's role in city planning. Sidewalk Labs recently released the street design principles it's using to guide that effort.

May 1 - Smart Cities Dive

It's not the same as requiring that all new development have charging facilities and parking spots for electric vehicles, but it's close.

May 1 - The Urbanist

The state of Indiana didn't have $3 million to spare to keep the Hoosier State Amtrak passenger rail line operational.

May 1 - Chicago Tribune

There is a growing movement of humans who don't like the idea of being forced to hand the wheel over to robot drivers.

May 1 - The New Yorker

We have a limited number of dense core neighborhoods in which getting around without a car is possible; such neighborhoods may appeal to many people, but having access to them affects people differently depending on work type and income level.

May 1 - Shelterforce Magazine

FEATURE

An unscientific dip into Planetizen traffic data for the first three months of 2019 reveals the planning stories readers couldn't care less about.

April 30 - James Brasuell

Important distinctions about the difference between a comprehensive plan and zoning code changes, as well as details of the form-based influences of the new Denveright 2040 plan are reported here.

April 30 - The Denver Post

Details about what the federal infrastructure plan would spend money, or where it would get the money to spend, have yet to be revealed.

April 30 - The New York Times

Two proposed bills would roll back a statewide prohibition on rent control in Massachusetts. The city of Cambridge, how of the anti-rent control movement in the state, is now a poster child for the housing crisis.

April 30 - The Boston Globe

Vancouver wants to rein in traffic speeds as collisions take a rising toll on drivers and pedestrians in the city.

April 30 - The Star Vancouver

Senate Bill 50, by Scott Wiener, advanced on two fronts last week: On Wednesday, it passed easily out of its first committee with new "Minneapolis-style" amendments. On Sunday, it received a New York Times editorial endorsement.

April 30 - CALmatters

The long awaited repair work on the L Train between Brooklyn and Manhattan launched over the weekend.

April 30 - The New York Times

New maps show demographic trends in voting after a March special election to expand MARTA in the Atlanta region.

April 30 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The New York City set standards for transportation network companies, and now those companies are being a lot more selective about who they hire as drivers.

April 30 - Politico