The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Four small cities across the country are seeing positive results with non-traditional public engagement strategies like bouncy castles, beer coasters, and ball games.

February 11 - Orton Family Foundation

City officials in Houston have shown little regard for the safety of its people when they're walking outside, argues an op-ed in the Houston Chronicle.

February 10 - The Houston Chronicle

Uber kicks off its 'Year of the Driver' by suing the city of Seattle for allowing its drivers to unionize.

February 10 - The Verge

After Barcelona City Council conducted inspections and imposed sanctions on illegal tourist rentals in the city, Airbnb responded by announcing restrictions on multiple listings in the downtown area. The city council responded bluntly.

February 10 - Cities of the Future

How a small town in Oregon used a data-driven, analytical approach towards putting policies in place to increase their economic and environmental resiliency.

February 10 - Modern Cities

Twenty-four stations and a new dedicated bus lane have been approved in Canada's capital city.

February 10 - CBC

With rents on the rise even in "inexpensive" cities like New Orleans, artists and musicians are getting priced out. Affordable housing designated for artists is one way to help them stay.

February 10 - PBS NewsHour

An overview of the projects in the L.A. County Department of Parks and Recreation pipeline, by L.A. County park planner Clement Lau.

February 10 - UrbDeZine

Deborah Fisher has proposed a highway bill, Chuck Schumer wrote an infrastructure bill, and Donald Trump campaigned on the issue. The shape the final bill will take is still in flux.

February 10 - The Hill

Last year, Zagreb, Croatia boasted the largest number of participants in International Winter Bike to Work Day. This year it's hoping to defend its title.

February 10 - Croatia Week

Fans of Disney theme parks and fans of Star Wars had a big week.

February 10 - The Architect's Newspaper

FEATURE

A call for planners, policy makers, and the car industry to assertively lead the policy development in anticipation of the coming wave of autonomous vehicle technology.

February 9 - William Riggs

Heard of food deserts? Some neighborhoods are banking deserts, where credit unions are the only reputable financial service providers. Now, these community institutions are getting easier access to federal recognition.

February 9 - Next City

In a city that prides itself on toughing out cold, snowy winters, a bad delay from a few inches of snow is cause for anger and confusion.

February 9 - Minneapolis Star Tribune

A study from the Urban Land Institute shows developments near transit generate almost twice as many tax dollars per dollar spent.

February 9 - Greater Greater Washington

There was a time when moving was very common among Americans, as that has changed it's had profound impacts on the economy and life in the United States.

February 9 - CityLab

Elections have consequences. Per a Jan. 24 executive memo, the Army Corps of Engineers indicated that it will grant Dakota Access LLC the final permit to tunnel under the Missouri River and complete the controversial pipeline.

February 9 - The Washington Post - Energy and Environment

A proposed bus rapid transit (BRT) route for Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles was approved in Measure M, the transportation sales tax approved by L.A. County voters in November.

February 9 - Urbanize LA

Breezewood Pennsylvania is home to a traffic bottle neck on the I-70, and could be a target of Trump's promised infrastructure spending.

February 9 - The New York Times

The congressional battle over public lands is only just beginning. The latest action: the House voted to rescind the Bureau of Land Management's recently approved "Planning 2.0" rule.

February 9 - The Denver Post