The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

One writer calls on the state to stop expanding roads and channel funding to projects that support Michigan’s sustainability goals.

October 17 - Bridge Michigan

While zoning is just one of many factors impacting racial integration and economic mobility, it is an issue with some of the more straightforward solutions.

October 17 - Mercatus Center

A desalination plant is moving forward in Orange County with California Coastal Commission approval just a few months after another, uch more expensive project, failed the same test.

October 16 - Orange County Register

A water buyback program will pay farmers who reduce their water use in an effort to sustain the West’s reservoirs, which are at historically low levels.

October 16 - KUNC

With a projected budget gap of $20 million by 2025 and ridership declining, the city’s transit agency plans to make cuts and adjustments to service.

October 16 - Urban Milwaukee

The plan to protect Cleveland’s waterfront from storm damage got a boost as the Port approved a $3.75 million design contract.

October 16 - Cleveland.com

While advocates say technology can be a critical tool in reducing the carnage on U.S. roads, CNN can't get over the idea as an invasion of privacy and personal liberty.

October 14 - Jalopnik

A higher share of Americans are renters than at any point in decades. Neighborhoods all over the country, especially in downtowns, have many more renters than they did in 2010.

October 14 - RentCafé

The circular economy. Cradle-to-cradle. The regenerative economy. Whatever you call it, an approach to building that eliminates waste would transform the next generation of the built environment.

October 14 - The New York Times

Ian did not impact Southeast Florida, but coastal residents there took notice of the state's deadliest hurricane since 1935 that devastated much of Southwest Florida last month, particularly the barrier islands off the Gulf Coast.

October 14 - WPTV News

Keanu Reeves will no longer portray Daniel Burnham in a film adaptation of The Devil in the White City.

October 13 - Variety

The builder is relying on demand for lower-cost, transit-oriented housing units for residents who don’t own private cars, opting to provide only seven parking spaces for a 37-unit building.

October 13 - Fresnoland

The state’s housing shortage is complicated by the growing number of places threatened by wildfires.

October 13 - CALmatters

The money will be distributed among 25 tribal communities to improve key transit services.

October 13 - Federal Transit Administration

At a recent meeting, the city’s mayor urged the city council to support the effort to repurpose a derelict hotel into a permanent supportive housing complex.

October 13 - Chattanooga Times Free Press

All board members tendered their resignation after a series of investigations into improper behavior by board members.

October 13 - DCist

Even as cities and states are reducing or eliminating parking requirements, lenders often require parking to release loans to developers.

October 13 - Axios

The governor calls the plan a ‘cash grab,’ claiming New Jersey residents did not have adequate opportunities for input.

October 13 - The New York Times

Almost half of drivers using Tesla and GMC driver assist technology report feeling comfortable treating their cars as fully autonomous.

October 12 - TechCrunch

For people with disabilities or limited mobility, a lack of safe infrastructure can cause significant disruptions, delays, and safety hazards.

October 12 - Next City