The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Of the $568 billion in spending proposed by the "Republican Roadmap," $299 billion would go to infrastructure for cars.

April 25 - Bloomberg

The vision proposed by the groundbreaking Minneapolis 2040 Comprehensive Plan is taking shape as zoning amendments move toward adoption.

April 25 - The Minnesota Daily

Elon Musk, a favorite target of satirists and urbanists alike, is once again the subject of The Onion's withering pen.

April 23 - The Onion

Checking in with the Bike(+) Plan in Pittsburgh.

April 23 - KDKA2

Cities are beginning to recognize that effective curb management is an important part of reducing congestion and ensuring equitable use of public space.

April 23 - Governing

Contrary to the dominant narrative about the negative perceptions of affordable housing projects among the public, a recent survey reveals widespread support for affordable housing in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut metropolitan region.

April 23 - Regional Plan Association

At the "Leaders Summit on Climate" today, President Joe Biden has pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by 50-52 percent from 2005 levels by the year 2030.

April 22 - USA Today

The city could give 2,000 families $1,000 a month in what would be the largest program of its kind in the country.

April 22 - LAist

The 'light at the end of the tunnel' has become brighter after the vaccination rate tripled since President Biden took office. According to an analysis, a vaccination enthusiasm tipping point will be reached in 2-4 weeks that could dim the light.

April 22 - Kaiser Family Foundation

Far from an obscure, wonky local issue, zoning reform has the potential to advance social justice in American cities.

April 22 - The New York Times

The American Planning Association has a breakdown of the massive $2 trillion jobs plan that would change the course of federal infrastructure policy.

April 22 - American Planning Association

With the urban exodus hysteria of the early pandemic in the rearview mirror, urban apologists are staking high ground on urban soil.

April 22 - Bloomberg Green+CityLab

A panel of Ohio economists make the case for more multi-family housing and businesses in single-family neighborhoods.

April 22 - Ohio Capital Journal

The new D.C. Office of Equity has produced an evaluation of proposed changes to the D.C. Comprehensive Plan.

April 22 - DCist

With regular updates of rent debt data from around the United States, a new dashboard reveals the depths of one of the most pressing crises of the pandemic.

April 21 - National Equity Atlas

A federal judge has ruled that the city and county of Los Angeles, home to the nation's largest population of people experiencing homelessness, must overcome the development delays that have prevented the creation of new supportive housing.

April 21 - Los Angeles Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom has foreseen the end of the pandemic that has killed over 61,000 Californians and has taken a page from his Republican counterpart in the second most populous state by setting a date when all restrictions will be lifted.

April 21 - San Francisco Chronicle

Details on a proposed change of definition for Metropolitan Statistical Areas that would greatly expand the area of the country deemed rural.

April 21 - The Washington Post

The megadrought continues, with contingency plans differing by location.

April 21 - CNN

Cities around the country are making big plans for economic relief funding from the federal government.

April 21 - The Washington Post