The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A proposal in the city council could shift the burden of sidewalk repairs away from property owners, who are currently responsible for 100 percent of expenses.

January 5 - Fort Worth Report

The city could join others in offering rebates on e-bikes to get more people out of their cars and reduce traffic and carbon emissions.

January 5 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The Biden administration this week spanned the country to announce over $2 billion in grant funding for bridge projects.

January 5 - The White House

While other aspects of urban life are starting to recover to pre-pandemic ‘normals,’ ridership on the nation’s subway systems is still well below average levels.

January 5 - The Hill

Mayor Bowser wants to encourage adaptive reuse of office buildings and bring 100,000 new residents to the downtown core.

January 5 - Smart Cities Dive

Smart cities technology is well behind schedule, but the technology industry hasn’t given up on new digital solutions, self-driving cars, curb management, and AI-powered systems.

January 4 - Smart Cities Dive

The shortage of housing at all price points in the region is the main driver of high costs and the growing homelessness crisis.

January 4 - Los Angeles Times

Advocates say incentivizing e-bikes is a quick and effective way to reduce carbon emissions and shift U.S. transportation priorities away from car-oriented planning.

January 4 - NPR

Tribal communities threatened by climate change are opting to relocate or engage in ‘managed retreat’ to save their villages from sea level rise, erosion, flooding, and other climate impacts.

January 4 - The Daily Yonder

The city’s restaurants are bouncing back faster than other industries, providing a key source of jobs.

January 4 - Urban Edge

Based on an index comparing inbound and outbound moving truck rentals, Texas had the largest population growth in the United States in 2021, while California and Illinois saw the biggest losses.

January 4 - U-Haul International

The legislation requires cars to keep four feet away from cyclists and other “vulnerable” road users and eases the process for lowering speed limits on state-owned roads.

January 4 - The Boston Globe

2022 was full of historic legislative accomplishments on climate policy. 2023 is unlikely to achieve the same significance, though the changing climate demands more of the same.

January 4 - The Washington Post

The city hopes reducing speed limits will help them achieve their Vision Zero pledge.

January 3 - King 5 News

Los Angeles Director of Planning Vince Bertoni was recently interviewed the effects of new state planning and housing laws in the state’s most populous city.

January 3 - The Planning Report

The city wants to drastically reduce carbon emissions, but bike advocates argue it has not done enough to make biking and walking in the city safer and more convenient.

January 3 - San Diego Magazine

BLOG POST

Some commentators defend exclusionary suburban zoning on the ground that it makes affluent suburbanites more willing to pay for public services. But does exclusion create losers?

January 3 - Michael Lewyn

California's population continued to shrink for a third consecutive year according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimates for the year ending July 2022, but business columnist Jonathan Lansner saw glimmers of hope in the data.

January 3 - The Mercury News

Texas Transportation Commissioners must have a hangover—backing off its highway building ambitions just a few months after approving the $85 billion Unified Transportation Plan in August 2022.

January 3 - Houston Chronicle

A Black-led, family-owned company is bringing e-bikes to the Ohio town.

January 3 - Next City