The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Emerging technologies like AI have great promise for climate innovation, but also a hidden environmental footprint could lead to disproportionate harm to low-income and marginalized communities.

February 28 - Brookings Institution

Manufactured homes can be an affordable and accessible solution to the housing crisis, but they’re zoned out of many U.S. neighborhoods.

February 28 - The Ledger

FEATURE

Post-pandemic clarity — and sheer necessity — may be bringing some of the most urgent issues of recent years to a head.

February 28 - Diana Ionescu

The program supports nonprofits and other groups who want to build parklets and outdoor dining spaces on public right-of-way.

February 28 - Hoodline

Brendan O’Brien, author of “Homesick,” talks with us about his new book and what he's learned about the effects of short-term rentals in communities like Flagstaff, Arizona; Bozeman, Montana; and St. George, Utah.

February 28 - Shelterforce Magazine

According to a report released by the agency, NYCDOT failed to meet its benchmarks for installing new dedicated bus and bike lanes.

February 28 - StreetsBlog NYC

The state’s Department of Natural Resources says it needs continued funding to map coastal areas at risk for tsunami impacts and prepare mitigation and evacuation plans.

February 27 - King 5 News

Led by the Trust for Public Land, the “28×28” Initiative seeks to green 28 schools in Los Angeles by the 2028 Olympics.

February 27 - Spectrum News 1

One Arizona State University student urges peers to take advantage of the city’s growing public transit system to get to class without paying for costly parking.

February 27 - The State Press

Affordable housing is one piece of a larger, interconnected approach.

February 27 - Next City

Without other dedicated funding sources, U.S. transit agencies likely can’t sustain fare-free programs.

February 27 - Stateline

Unlike many sports arenas surrounded by seas of concrete, the new CPKC Stadium has parking for just 2,000 vehicles, hoping most sports fans will arrive by transit.

February 27 - The Kansas City Star

Road fatalities fell by a meager 4 percent in the first half of 2023.

February 27 - Governors Highway Safety Association

Adaptive reuse projects are transforming underutilized office space into mixed-use hubs of housing and commerce.

February 27 - Smart Cities Dive

Insurance companies are responding to the increasing frequency and intensity of severe weather events caused by climate change by raising home insurance premiums in high-risk states, adding another hurdle to housing affordability in the U.S.

February 26 - Fox Business

How former golf courses are being transformed from manicured lawns to vibrant habitats.

February 26 - The New York Times

Los Angeles's Measure HLA would compel the city to make serious upgrades for walking, biking, and other forms of active transportation, all in the name of saving lives. Its biggest opponent: the firefighters union.

February 26 - California Planning & Development Report

A 1973 state law creates urban growth boundaries that limit urban sprawl, but rising housing costs are causing lawmakers to consider a one-time expansion.

February 26 - Associated Press

Not only is JuJu Watkins restoring glory back to USC Women's Basketball, she is also proudly representing Watts where she grew up and where her family has deep roots.

February 26 - Sports Illustrated

The revised ordinance calls for higher density and more affordable housing.

February 26 - The Cavalier Daily