The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Cincinnati's bus riders are overwhelmingly black and poor, and looming deficits threaten to make service even worse.

July 18 - Cincinnati Enquirer

As recently as a half-generation ago, California passed anti-immigrant laws, routinely elected Republican politicians, and wallowed in land use laws—like Prop. 13—enacted by conservatives. Manuel Pastor explains California's change of heart.

July 18 - California Planning & Development Report

"Comrades, rejoice: In the face of the counter-revolutionary neo-liberal onslaught, there’s at least one arena where the people’s inalienable rights reign supreme: we embrace socialism for car storage."

July 18 - City Commentary

The Los Angeles Transit-Oriented Communities program, which offers development bonuses in exchange for affordable housing in developments near transit lines, is the city's most successful affordable housing tool.

July 18 - The Real Deal

The Broke in Philly initiative has created a map aimed at making it easier to access support and services for low-income residents of Philadelphia.

July 18 - Generocity

The City Council will still have to approve the likely controversial idea of allowing accessory dwelling units citywide in St. Paul, Minnesota.

July 18 - Pioneer Press

A new report from the Urban Institute aims to demystify the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit.

July 18 - Urban Institute

As City Council president, Ben Stuckart passed legislation to facilitate apartments and limit parking requirements. He hopes voters see the additional housing as a benefit.

July 17 - The Pacific Northwest Inlander

The pace of condo construction in Seattle has a long way to go to reach pre-recession levels, but it's also come a long way from 2012.

July 17 - Crosscut

A parking experiment will continue at transit stations in the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) system.

July 17 - WTOP

A columnist says Pittsburgh's goal to run its government entirely on renewable energy by 2030 is like Trump's Wall: Not gonna happen.

July 17 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

While California's tendency toward drought is on temporary hiatus, homeowners flush with equity again feel enabled to install pools at record levels.

July 17 - The Orange County Register

The rebranding of Nashville MTA comes only a few months after voters rejected a tax referendum that would paid for a $5.4 billion transit plan.

July 17 - Nashville Business Journal

Milwaukee is poised to start a Scooter share pilot. Meanwhile, a “lock to” requirement for bikes in Chicago may stop companies like ofo and Lime from keeping a foothold in that city.

July 17 - Next City

Allison Arieff writes a passionate plea for Americans to ditch the car and reconnect with pedestrian experiences. There's even a car company helping pave the way for a new approach to streets.

July 17 - The New York Times

New York is the first city in the world to report to the U.N. on SDGs in the arenas of clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, and land conservation.

July 17 - CityLab

The Anacostia River Tunnel is just one component of DC Water's Clean River Project, but it's already making a huge difference.

July 16 - Greater Greater Washington

Cities like San Francisco or New York can suck up all the oxygen for the conversation about housing affordability in the U.S. Meanwhile rapidly growing cities like Nashville, where the scope of a crisis of affordability is no less dire.

July 16 - Tennessean

Pierce Transit has committed to bus rapid transit to replace convention bus service on Route 1 between the two cities in Pierce County, Washington.

July 16 - The Urbanist

Umair Irfan provides a post-mortem, of sorts, on the tenure of Scott Pruitt at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

July 16 - Vox