The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Mayors from around the country agree that more support is needed at the federal level to strengthen housing assistance programs.

January 26 - U.S. Conference of Mayors

A ‘right to counsel’ program that offers legal aid to residents facing eviction has saved the state $36 million.

January 26 - The CT Mirror

Annapolis has launched an interactive Tree Canopy Map to engage residents in urban forestry efforts, highlighting tree coverage data and encouraging community involvement to achieve the city’s 50 percent canopy goal by 2050.

January 26 - Eye on Annapolis

Localized power grids, sometimes sourced from renewable sources, can make energy systems more resilient and reliable.

January 24 - Reasons to Be Cheerful

Professor Glenn Lyons offers insights about the challenges facing planners in times of rapid technological, cultural, and social change, in Local Transport Today's first ‘Deep Thinking Initiative’ article.

January 24 - Local Transport Today

FEATURE

How freeway capping projects can literally and metaphorically bridge urban divides.

January 24 - Dan Biederman

BLOG POST

The new U.S. federal administration may eliminate useful information sources. Planners should download and preserve key documents and datasets.

January 24 - Todd Litman

The city will issue a request for proposals to build subsidized housing on up to three downtown parking lots.

January 23 - Palo Alto Daily Post

Los Angeles has imposed an additional tax on luxury home sales to generate millions for housing efforts in the city. Shelterforce checks in on where the money has gone, and what’s to come.

January 23 - Shelterforce Magazine

The city’s cordon pricing scheme did not affect how much people spent at local businesses, new research finds.

January 23 - Centre for Cities

Trump’s order puts a freeze on unspent funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

January 23 - Smart Cities Dive

Foot traffic and business in the largely Latino Little Village neighborhood declined by as much as 50 percent, with many businesses staying closed on Tuesday.

January 23 - Bloomberg

Despite the benefits, just three Midwestern cities have bus rapid transit lines.

January 23 - Streetsblog Chicago

The program complements an existing residential conversion initiative and could yield up to 2.5 million square feet of new commercial space.

January 23 - ABC 7 News

London power workers are trialing zero-emission electric diggers that remove more than 200 tonnes of CO2 emissions and 75% of noise pollution from their work in the capital. 

January 22 - UK Power Networks

Residents have already seen online listings skyrocketing in price—despite laws against such hikes. With fires still raging, LA and Pasadena tenants are demanding protections against rent raises and eviction.

January 22 - Shelterforce Magazine

Programs supported by federal and state programs are on the brink of losing funding, putting thousands of homeless and at-risk residents in jeopardy.

January 22 - Governing

Several executive orders signed on Monday seek to repeal Obama- and Biden-era environmental regulations and roll back goals to encourage the shift to electric vehicles.

January 22 - The New York Times

The plan identifies a High Injury Network and strategies for improving road safety on Oklahoma City streets.

January 22 - Oklahoma City Free Press

Bus ridership on local and intercity buses in rural areas rose sharply even as urban transit ridership took a hit between 2019 and 2024.

January 22 - The Denver Post