The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

As the pandemic continues to disrupt life in the United States, some Taiwanese Americans are rebuilding their lives abroad.

March 30 - Los Angeles Times

A regional planning proposal in El Paso County, Colorado calls for uniform standards for unincorporated developments, which would make it easier to receive city services if annexed in the future.

March 30 - The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

HUD can provide $10 million to tenant organizers each year, but the funding has largely gone unspent since the early 2000s. Will that change with a new administration and newly approved HUD secretary?

March 30 - Shelterforce Magazine

The Urbanist's editorial board calls for an end to highway widening and an increased focus on walking, biking, and transit.

March 30 - The Urbanist

Between two rounds of funding, the city of New York has only awarded $7 million of a total $60 million intended for tenant relief.

March 30 - Gothamist

Members of the Cleveland Chapter if the American Institute of Architects are raising awareness about the unintended consequences of zoning changes made in 2018 to make it easier to develop townhomes in the city.

March 30 - Cleveland.com

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The Biden administration's highly anticipated infrastructure spending plan is expected to go public this week. After weeks of speculation about the size and focus of the plan, recent reports reveal a growing package and new revenue streams.

March 30 - James Brasuell

Public transit cities around the world are operating well below pre-pandemic ridership levels, with many cutting service and no real clear idea about how and when a recovery will begin.

March 29 - The New York Times

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now supports three-foot distancing in elementary school classrooms provided there is universal masking. For middle and high schools, it depends on the level of coronavirus transmission in the community.

March 29 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The city will offer a new round of rental assistance to eligible families who owe back rent.

March 29 - KTLA

The developer of the 15-home community claims they will produce homes with a tenth of the waste of traditional construction in record time.

March 29 - The Guardian

With more people getting back in their cars, can pedestrian-oriented open streets survive?

March 29 - Politico

With increasing pressure on the nation's supply of affordable housing, low- and middle-income renters are seeing their rents go up while higher-quality apartments drop prices to lure back remote workers.

March 29 - The Washington Post

The new guidelines call for pedestrian and bike infrastructure as part of the design of new state-run projects.

March 29 - Streetsblog Massachusetts

American policymakers could improve the effectiveness of infrastructure projects by focusing on five key elements.

March 29 - Governing

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Municipal programs and urban design offer cities multiple, perhaps surprising ways, to clean the environment.

March 28 - Devin Partida

The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation is doing a study to inventory and analyze the need for facilities like beaches, natural areas, open space, regional parks, trails, and local parks in rural areas.

March 28 - National Recreation and Park Association Open Space Blog

Mayor Francis Suarez thinks the tunnel could alleviate congestion, but critics argue the city's rising water table makes tunneling too expensive and impractical.

March 28 - Bloomberg Quint

An idea to expand regional rail service around D.C. has new substance after the Greater Washington Partnership revealed the first details of a plan to convert the MARC and VRE commuter train systems into high-frequency, all-day regional service.

March 28 - The Washington Post

Dan Gilbert, the billionaire credited with the revitalization of development interest in and around Downtown Detroit, made a bombshell announcement in his first in-depth interview since suffering a stroke in 2019.

March 26 - The Detroit News