The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Trump Campaign made a big play for the carbon industry's votes this week at an event in Pittsburgh.

September 23 - The Wall Street Journal

The people have chosen a name for a new tunnel-boring machine in Atlanta, and the name they chose is Driller Mike.

September 23 - Pitchfork

Tour the history of the world's most famous cities.

September 23 - Business Insider

At risk with industry consolidation like a proposed merger of Bayer and Monsanto, is the environmental impact of the business, along with the financial impact on farmers.

September 22 - Vox

Lego-type housing construction has attracted the attention of two separate developers as an efficient means to provide housing for the city's large homeless population but has met objections from labor unions and the Mayor's Office.

September 22 - San Francisco Chronicle

New leadership at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, along with new land use covenants, is paving the way for unprecedented development in the highly trafficked area.

September 22 - Houston Chronicle

San Francisco is looking for ways to manage—and protect—the masses of tourists who want to walk "the World's Crookedest Street."

September 22 - SF Gate

Decades in the making, Boise's 26-mile Greenbelt now spans the length of the city following completion of the last remaining one-mile segment.

September 22 - KIVI

As residents of Aspen, Colorado's limited supply of workforce housing begin to retire, they're staying put, creating a new affordable housing crunch for younger workers.

September 22 - Marketplace

On-demand laundry service Washio is only the most recent "Uber-for-X" startup to shut down.

September 22 - Quartz

Housing market pressures, flood insurance costs, changing FEMA maps, and improved methods of flood control are giving victims of flood damage in Louisiana mixed signals on how high they should rebuild their homes.

September 22 - The Advocate (Louisiana)

The IndyStar shines a light on the city of Indianapolis' neglect of its infrastructure.

September 22 - Indystar

The requirement to provide paratransit services is written into the Americans With Disabilities Act, so transit agencies must continue to find ways to provide these essential services as cost-effectively as possible.

September 22 - Streetsblog USA

BLOG POST

A blog post comparing the Athens Charter, written by modernist architects in the 1930s, to traditional urbanism and modern sprawl.

September 21 - Michael Lewyn

An op-ed directs a pointed pro-transit message to Gwinnett County near Atlanta.

September 21 - SaportaReport

The historic Grand Central Market has ridden the ups and downs of Downtown Los Angeles better than most retail locations, but can it retain its heart in the face of gentrification.

September 21 - Los Angeles Magazine

There's still a lot to be excited about for the Willamette Falls Legacy Project in Oregon City. A whitewater park just isn't one of them.

September 21 - The Oregonian

The City Council of Oakland, California has approved a far-reaching reduction of parking requirements.

September 21 - East Bay Times

Environmental advocacy is not enough. Environmental and social justice must play a role in California's legislative effort to battle climate change, opine two professors from UC Berkeley and USC in the San Francisco Chronicle.

September 21 - San Francisco Chronicle

The housing crisis is a tough nut to crack. Obstacles of politics, economics, and design all stand in the way of the amount of quality housing for all levels of income that U.S. cities need. Can architects come to the rescue?

September 21 - Architectural Record