The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The city's new mayor wants to see fare-free transit funded as a public good throughout the Boston region.

March 16 - The Washington Post

March 11 marked the second anniversary of WHO's declaration of the pandemic and the beginning of its third year. Cases continue to plummet in the U.S. and plateau globally while war in Europe has overshadowed the virus that has killed 6 million.

March 16 - The Associated Press

The city's commissioners are weighing the option of using neighborhood-level median income to set affordable housing restrictions, but the move could face lawsuits under the federal Fair Housing Act.

March 16 - Austin Monitor

PLANOPEDIA

Designed to assess the environmental impacts of new projects and provide mitigation measures, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has a controversial history, sometimes serving as a convenient tool for groups intent on stopping or slowing development.

March 16 - Diana Ionescu

PBOT will continue two highly successful COVID-era programs that allowed businesses and community groups to repurpose public spaces for pedestrian-oriented uses and engage with customers in safe, accessible outdoor settings.

March 16 - City of Portland

The pandemic forced a large-scale reexamination of how public spaces and urban form impact public health and equity. Now, policymakers can learn from those innovations to plan for the future of cities.

March 16 - Next City

The Massachusetts college town, with 200,000 residents, is kicking off the Worcester Now / Next long-range plan with a series of public engagement activities.

March 16 - Mass Live

A new web portal allows Detroiters to see how the city is spending hundreds of millions in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.

March 15 - Detroit Free Press

How bicycling advocates can strengthen existing partnerships and make strategic alliances that will benefit cyclists, pedestrians, and other vulnerable road users.

March 15 - Cycling Utah

Democrats in the Washington State Legislature won approval for a massive 16-year transportation package dubbed Move Ahead Washington.

March 15 - The Urbanist

The battle over the efficiencies and infrastructure required in building codes continues.

March 15 - Huffpost

Encouraging denser development in urbanized areas is an effective way to protect sensitive flora and fauna from human encroachment.

March 15 - Ventura County Star

A plan to increase density along the city's 'Second Downtown' promises to bring badly needed housing to the corridor as the Broadway subway line nears completion.

March 15 - Vancouver Sun

Historically Black churches will use their property to build affordable housing aimed at seniors and other residents being priced out of their neighborhoods.

March 15 - Berkeleyside

Michelle Wu, Boston's new mayor, is ready to finally end the government powers that displaced communities in the mid-20th century.

March 15 - The Boston Globe

A proposal before the Board of Supervisors could undermine the state's density law by upzoning the city to allow duplexes, a step housing advocates call a disingenuous effort to prevent higher density.

March 14 - San Francisco Chronicle

A new book argues in favor of spontaneous, informal natural spaces.

March 14 - Bloomberg CityLab

Added traffic lanes, new roundabouts, and limited bike facilities are coming to N 145th Street.

March 14 - The Seattle Medium

With demand for housing in Eastern Washington rising steeply, the region could benefit from zoning reform that encourages small and mid-sized multifamily developments.

March 14 - The Pacific Northwest Inlander

BLOG POST

Traditionally, many cities have had lower car crash death rates than suburbs. But is this still the case?

March 14 - Michael Lewyn