The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A set of proposed laws would make streets safer for all road users in an effort to reduce traffic deaths.

February 24 - Auburn Citizen

A deep dive into the history of zoning and development in Manchester, New Hampshire.

February 23 - New Hampshire Public Radio

The first state in the nation to issue a stay-at-home order to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus that humans had no immunity from became the first to release an actual endemic plan, complete with a fancy acronym, SMARTER.

February 23 - The Washington Post

Local officials want to ease concerns about a proposal to increase density in rural parts of Northern Virginia.

February 23 - Inside NOVA

BLOG POST

Are liberals more pro-urban than conservatives? On some issues, yes—but in other ways, reality is more complicated.

February 23 - Michael Lewyn

The decision could signal a new reluctance to allow development in wildland areas at high risk for fires.

February 23 - Daily Press

As more planners begin to question the value of urban freeways, communities that have long borne the negative impacts of highway construction are fighting back with data.

February 23 - Seattle Times

BLOG POST

Michael Hibbard at the University of Oregon and Kathryn I. Frank at the University of Florida write about their recently published article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

February 23 - JPER

The city hopes to qualify for as much as $3 billion in federal infrastructure funding.

February 23 - Advocate Oak Cliff

PLANOPEDIA

In the context of planning and development, an entitlement is the legal agreement between a government and a landowner to allow a proposed development.

February 22 - James Brasuell

Although the survey collects data from a small sample, it looks like North American planners don't expect the pandemic to change much about the way cities are planned.

February 22 - Planning Practice and Research

The data on bike helmets have changed. Laws are starting to change too.

February 22 - The Seattle Times

Saving motorists 3 cents a gallon may be a slam dunk for Republican leaders in the California legislature who opposed hiking the gas tax in the first place, but Democratic leaders are reluctant to tamper with a hard-fought legislative and ballot win.

February 22 - The Associated Press

The proliferation of private EV charging services, coupled with federal investment in charging stations, has the potential to reduce 'charging anxiety' and encourage a faster switch to electric vehicles.

February 22 - Forbes

A formerly underutilized corridor in Citrus Heights, California is being transformed into a vibrant, walkable street—and stimulating economic growth in the process.

February 22 - California League of Cities

The Nutmeg State will spend 64 percent of its capital investments over the next five years on highway and bridge projects.

February 22 - TransportationToday

FEATURE

Architects and urban designers justify or explain their work with words, and municipalities govern design with jargon-filled regulations. The outcome is often underwhelming.

February 22 - Tristan Cleveland

A report attained by the Mercury News uncovers information regarding the BART Silicon Valley Phase II Project that will come as a surprise to anyone paying attention to recent federal support for the project.

February 21 - The Mercury News

Locals aren't happy about Amazon's numerous new distribution facilities in San Francisco, but all of the new facilities are all perfectly legal under the city's zoning code—much more legal than housing, for example.

February 21 - San Francisco Chronicle

Early returns from Utah Transit Authority's fare-free transit experiment.

February 21 - TownLift