The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The city of Houston approved a new development that doesn't meet new elevations standards approved by the city of Houston earlier this month.

April 26 - Houston Chronicle

After a state decision to abolish California's redevelopment agencies seven years ago, Los Angeles still received some of that money, directing it to city services instead of affordable housing.

April 26 - Los Angeles Times

The proposal by U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson would also allow property owners to require employment from renters receiving housing subsidies.

April 26 - The Washington Post

Legal and community groups in St. Louis align to curb ill-effects of the city's many vacant properties.

April 26 - KWMU

Two underutilized buildings have been proposed as a catalyst for inclusive development in the Edney Innovation District.

April 26 - Chattanooga Times Free Press

Taking Vision Zero beyond the local level.

April 26 - Curbed

In 1997, Milwaukee Road Depot in central Minneapolis was filled with parking lots and little else. Today, it's a mix of shops, housing, offices, and entertainment venues.

April 25 - MinnPost

The Tesla Model 3 is now America's best-selling electric vehicle. The news follows a spate of bad news for the Silicon Valley-based electric vehicle manufacturer.

April 25 - Bloomberg Technology

An ongoing exhibit at the National Building Museum is designed to make visitors lose sleep over the scope of evictions in the United States, as well as the experience of evictions at the personal level.

April 25 - Next City

BLOG POST

Futuristic, eco-friendly cities can be greener and more eco-friendly, thanks to better use of natural resources.

April 25 - Kayla Matthews

Two massive water storage projects have been awarded $2.6 billion in funding from Proposition 1.

April 25 - The Sacramento Bee

The Miami suburb of Pinecrest, Florida would benefit greatly from a Bus Rapid Transit line on U.S. 1, argues City Councilmember James McDonald

April 25 - Cities Speak

FEATURE

By embracing timeless principles of urban placemaking, we can create walkable transit villages and make room for housing at every socioeconomic level. First we have to re-invigorate high quality urban design.

April 25 - Gerhard Mayer

Big data has ushered in a new era of Social Physics.

April 25 - BBC - The Big Idea

The District of Columbia is attempting to build a data-based model for the mix of public and "shared" transportation modes on its streets, but is still finding holes in the data necessary to build new policies.

April 25 - The Washington Post

The city of Charlotte has a funding gap to make up if it wants to keep its promises about how much affordable housing to build or maintain in the short term.

April 25 - The Charlotte Observer

Lasers, water vapor, shouting bollards, and facial recognition have all been deployed in the city of Daye in China to control traffic and pedestrians.

April 24 - The Straits Times

Despite ever-stricter air-quality regulations and dropping emissions, the American Lung Association once again finds the state to have some of the worst air in the nation.

April 24 - USA Today

An opinion piece points out the inequities of growth in contemporary Philadelphia.

April 24 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

MassDOT has a $1 billion opportunity to redesign the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) through Allston. One columnist says it's a rare second chance to correct one of history's mistakes along the Charles River.

April 24 - The Boston Globe