The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

October 5 was an historic day, hailed President Obama, as nations responsible for emitting more than 55 percent of world carbon emissions have now signed the Paris climate agreement, the threshold needed for the accord to take effect in 30 days.

October 8 - Reuters

A survey of the long history of poetry connected of the urban experience—from the 18th century to the Beat poets of the 20th century and the Hip Hop artists of today.

October 7 - The Guardian

A sales tax resolution to support public transportation is slated for a vote in the Atlanta City Council.

October 7 - Saporta Report

Transit consultant Jarrett Walker argues that Uber's ads betray dark aspirations for the future of transit.

October 7 - Human Transit

These historic sites—be they buildings, districts, or natural landscapes—are closer to destruction than any others in the United States.

October 7 - Next City

AB 2480, recently signed into law by California Governor Jerry Brown takes a small but important step toward making better use of natural systems for water management infrastructure.

October 7 - American Rivers

The Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration are considering reforms that would enact a sweeping reform of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs).

October 7 - Eno Transportation Weekly

Hydroelectric generation itself doesn’t produce greenhouse gases, but it does rely on the creation of reservoirs that release methane into the air.

October 7 - Crosscut

In an effort to normalize biking and teach kids how to bike safely in the city, Seattle's Cascade Bicycle Club has built a small bike park that simulates road conditions.

October 7 - Bike Portland

The Guardian’s new "Gentrified World" series tackles a fundamental—but tricky—question: How can we measure gentrification?

October 7 - The Guardian

Imagine a built environment that starts from a central location of Scottsdale, Arizona, sprawling outwards until it covers 70 percent of all land on Earth.

October 7 - The Onion

The initial reviews are in for Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal to expand and improve Penn Station. The consensus so far: the plan doesn't go far enough.

October 6 - Politico New Jersey

"With this campaign, we’re making clear that zero is the only acceptable number of deaths on our roads."

October 6 - U.S. Department Of Transportation

A landscape architect in Tucson shares a professional lament: intrusive, ugly utilities.

October 6 - ASLA's The Field

Even as rents continue to rise nationally, some of the most expensive cities like San Jose, San Francisco, and New York have seen rents fall this year.

October 6 - The Wall Street Jounal

A controversial biomass amendment added to the Senate's energy bill would make the burning of wood for energy purposes a renewable source of energy. While the proposal has broad, bipartisan Congressional support, many groups oppose it.

October 6 - The New York Times

Commentators relentlessly debate whether Donald Trump's support hinges on economics or race. Alexis C. Madrigal discusses how the two are joined at the hip, especially in real estate.

October 6 - Fusion

Reports from UCLA and UC Riverside show California stymied by housing shortage.

October 6 - Los Angeles Times

In an effort to stimulate the Canadian economy and modernize Canada's infrastructure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a plan to spend $120 billion CAD on infrastructure over the next decade.

October 6 - The Wall Street Journal

The Guardian has launched a new series on gentrification, resistance, and solutions in cities around the world.

October 6 - The Guardian