The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Once only accessible to pedestrians and Metro Rail, Main Street in Buffalo is seeing automobile traffic and business investment again.

June 6 - The Buffalo News

An editorial for Strong Towns voices an idea perhaps thought, but rarely spoken: taking public transit can help you become a better person.

June 6 - Strong Towns

The New York Times has given the city of Columbus an unequivocal stamp of approval, and without condescending to do it.

June 6 - The New York Times

Consumers are interested in advanced safety technologies that assist the driver in reacting to potential collisions, but only 40% of drivers in the 25 to 34 year old age bracket are interested in full autonomy, a study by MIT's AgeLab found.

June 6 - Cities of the Future

Pacific Standard shares news of a study that debunks a long-held assumption of public safety.

June 6 - Pacific Standard

Two new light rail extensions opened in Los Angeles within two and a half months. Ridership is soaring on the Gold Line extension and preliminary reports look good for the Expo Line, but new riders experience problems familiar to long-time riders.

June 6 - Planetizen

As more cities attempt to crackdown on homelessness, legal fights have broken out as advocates for the homeless fight back against the criminalization of panhandling and camping in public.

June 6 - The Washington Post

Building a new eco-friendly city in the middle of a country so reliant on fossil fuels is no easy task, but development is well underway for Masdr City to rise in the UAE

June 6 - Public Square

After a long night fighting a fire that erupted when a 96-car oil train carrying Bakken crude from North Dakota derailed on June 3 in Mosier, Oregon, the fire chief called for an end to shipping the volatile oil by rail.

June 6 - The Oregonian

New Mexico had the nation's highest pedestrian fatality rate in 2014. Alcohol was a factor in over half the pedestrian fatalities in New Mexico, while nationally it's a third. According to the Albuquerque PD, drunk pedestrians are primarily to blame.

June 5 - Albuquerque Journal

Rather than supporting an increase in gas taxes and vehicle registration fees like many states are doing to fund transportation spending, Gov. Chris Christie asks the legislature to find funds by making cuts within the general fund.

June 5 - Politico New Jersey

Construction is set to begin on a $28 million, 15.7-mile bus rapid transit route in the city of Fresno.

June 5 - The Fresno Bee

E-470 marks its 25th anniversary with increasing traffic volumes, increasing revenues, and an expansion plan in the works.

June 5 - The Denver Post

Stony Island, located next to Grosse Ile in the Detroit River, is the location for an ongoing habitat restoration effort.

June 5 - Detroit Free Press

In May, the documentary film "Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City" was made available in full on YouTube.

June 4 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

With late-night weekend service on hold as the Metrorail service commences its SafeTrack maintenance program, will partiers stay home or simply find new ways to get around?

June 4 - WAMU

There are several practical reasons people will soon be switching to plugin electrical vehicles. Judging from past examples, the shift in consumer preference will be swift and decisive, catching car manufacturers by surprise.

June 4 - UrbDeZine

A June 7 ballot measure in Richmond, California would permit 59 single family homes to be built on a 5-acre bayfront lot within walking distance to a future ferry landing for San Francisco service. The site is zoned for high-density housing.

June 4 - San Francisco Chronicle

A new map-based web tool created by a former city employee calculates the redevelopment potential of every parcel in Philadelphia.

June 4 - Philly Voice

Planetizen Managing Editor James Brasuell shares some of the biggest news and announcements from the week in planning, land use, and related topics. All in two minutes and 30 seconds.

June 3 - Planetizen