The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Call it a premium toll. Unlike most of the nation's managed lanes which exist adjacent to untolled, general purpose lanes, the "general use lanes" on Tampa's Veterans Expressway (SR 589) are tolled. Express lanes will be dynamically priced

May 24 - WFLA

Development continues to encroach on agricultural land around the United States. A new study shows exactly how much agricultural land has been developed.

May 24 - Modern Farmer

Atlanta needs federal funding to make its light rail and bus service dreams a reality, but it already has $2.5 billion in sales tax revenue to work with.

May 24 - Atlanta

The 2018 ParkScore is now available.

May 24 - Trust for Public Land

The Obama Presidential Center is still controversial, but it has also taken a key first step in the approvals process.

May 24 - Chicago Tribune

A Shinkansen train will launching service on June 30 with Hello Kitty seats, benches, and a dining car.

May 23 - The Japan Times

A deadly explosion in West, Texas spurred the Obama administration to update regulations to the chemical industry.

May 23 - The Washington Post

Wendy's has been updating the look and design of their restaurants since last year, but now a new layout will shrink the footprint and add efficiency to the fast food spot.

May 23 - Forbes

A sweeping new subway improvement plan is on the table in New York City. The "Fast Forward" plan will modernize the subway's signal system, improve wheelchair accessibility, and "restructure the inner workings of the department."

May 23 - The New York Times

Only one of the five propositions on California's June primary ballot is a general obligation bond measure. Prop. 68 authorizes $4 billion for projects benefiting parks and water quality. Opponents prefer a pay-as-you-go approach using general funds.

May 23 - The Mercury News

A proposal first revealed in November 2017 has already undergone a substantial amount of planning.

May 23 - Greater Greater Washington

Dan Gilbert is investing over $2 billion in four projects in downtown Detroit. The state is matching that ambition with $618 million of its own.

May 23 - Detroit Free Press

After a 2016 Texas Department of Transportation plan put forward a vision for a more walkable and dense city, TxDOT is still looking to expand I-30, a project that contradicts many of the forward-thinking ideas in that plan.

May 23 - D Magazine

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Resilience to the impacts of climate change and other forms of natural disaster will require new levels of safety in the built environment.

May 23 - Kayla Matthews

A big new study by the Pew Research Center examines the ties that bind, and the differences that threaten to tear us apart.

May 23 - Pew Research Center

To end traffic fatalities while still enabling urban mobility, cars will have to slow down and people will have to travel by other modes.

May 22 - Medium

The tiniest house anyone has ever seen.

May 22 - Science Daily

Chicago continues to lose population from parts of the city, so vacant properties are multiplying. The city's "Large Lots" program aims to return vacant properties back to control by residents of the neighborhoods.

May 22 - Chicago Tribune

The city will survey every one of its 37,000 street corners for compliance.

May 22 - Oregon Live

Voters looking for a reason to vote against Prop 72, which provides a tax break for homeowners who install rainwater capture systems, won't find one. None were submitted. Proponents of measures for parks, climate, and transportation are not so lucky.

May 22 - KQED Science