The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The eagerly anticipated selection of the future site of the Obama Presidential Library has leaked to the press. A formal announcement is expected soon.

July 28 - Chicago Tribune

FEATURE

A new statistical analysis of Airbnb listings shows the short-term-rental service is growing worldwide, but suggests that many hosts don't stick with it. Intermittent commercial uses of residences could be seen in the planning context of "mixed use."

July 27 - Martin John Brown

A long-read in The Nation pokes large holes in the narrative of the Olympics as a beacon of equality and unity. The effect in Brazil, according to the article, has been quite the opposite.

July 27 - The Nation

The de Blasio Administration set lofty goals for the creation and preservation of housing in New York. So how's that going?

July 27 - Politico

Car sharing networks that allow the vehicle to be returned to any location were found to have the impact of removing seven cars for each rented car in San Diego in a three-year study released July 19.

July 27 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

California is considering piping recycled potable water directly into people's homes.

July 27 - Water Deeply

Akron Metro RTA recently announced the details of an overhaul of its bus system—the reorganization will affect every one of the system's 36 fixed bus routes.

July 27 - Akron Beacon Journal

After Monday's celebrations at the new, electrified commuter rail line's only two stations, Union Station and Westminster Station, commuters now have the option of taking an 11-minute, six-mile ride to Denver, costing $2.60.

July 27 - The Denver Post

Illinois, Cook County, and city of Chicago officials were disappointed in their first effort to attract FASTLANE funding authorized by the U.S Department Transportation

July 27 - Chicago Tribune

New research in mice finds that the brain has two levels of memory connected to place—one for the task of creating mental maps, and another for recalling locations of emotional significance.

July 27 - New Scientist

What was thought to be a temporary end to late night weekend service could become a permanent reality on the tracks of Metrorail.

July 27 - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

A new Google Maps redesign hopes to help make it easier to explore your surroundings. As with everything based on a mobile phone, the potential exists that it might also help ignore your surroundings.

July 26 - Google Maps

With the rise of globalization, and urbanization, people are rethinking how cities should be structured in terms of transportation and mobility. Is it possible to reconfigure auto-centric cities into pedestrian-friendly spaces?

July 26 - Doggerel

A recent spate of articles has pondered the concepts and planning strategies at work in the region of the country described as the Rust Belt.

July 26 - Notes from the Underground

BLOG POST

Donald Trump invokes the darkest days of urban decay and crime to appeal to his base. The facts speak to an urban triumph that has led to greater national prosperity and higher standards of living for tens of millions of Americans.

July 26 - Josh Stephens

After a tour of Los Angeles street furniture, Alissa Walker offers her reflections on cities' changing approach to public space.

July 26 - Curbed

A UK blogger argues that transportation infrastructure planning is informed too heavily by the kinds of trips men tend to make.

July 26 - Streetsblog USA

Big news has emerged from British Columbia, where the government has been criticized for not doing more to address the housing affordability crisis.

July 26 - Vancouver Sun

When Elon Musk talks, lots of people listen. Some also respond.

July 26 - Tesla

Pennsylvania has the nation's highest state gas and diesel taxes, 51.4 cents per gallon and 65.1 cents per gallon, respectively. Both are scheduled to increase up to 10 cents on Jan 1. A bill has been introduced to halt all future fuel tax increases.

July 26 - Land Line