The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The new National Risk Index calculates the brutal equations of natural disasters.

January 4 - Associated Press

By prioritizing a multi-modal approach and preserving existing vehicle space, the Seattle Department of Transportation risks abandoning the goals of its bicycle master plan.

January 4 - Seattle Bike Blog

The three levels of care provided by hospitals: conventional, contingency, and crisis, were outlined in a letter sent to all hospitals. They must notify the state by Wednesday that they have adopted some version of crisis standards to ration care.

January 4 - Los Angeles Times

The Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project could take thousands of cars off the road and ease congestion in one of the country's busiest corridors.

January 4 - Greater Greater Washington

After months of working from home, some former commuters miss the familiar routine of going to and from the office.

January 4 - The Washington Post

The spacious, glass-ceilinged hall brings much-needed breathing room to the nation's busiest train station.

January 4 - Curbed

California's effort to create emergency supportive housing options during the pandemic has completed a large-scale acquisition process.

January 3 - Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

High platform fees for food delivery apps have put struggling restaurants between a rock and a hard place.

January 3 - City Monitor

Vocal opposition hasn't slowed the Maryland Department of Transportation's progress of the I-495/I-270 Managed Lanes Project.

January 3 - Bethesda Magazine

The U.S. Department of Transportation nominee acknowledged the impact the interstate highway system has had on communities of color and vowed to mitigate the damage.

January 3 - Streetsblog USA

The Trump administration might have dealt numerous setbacks in the fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but climate action in 2020 went local, with cities all over the country finding new ways to reduce emissions.

January 1 - Amy Turner via Twitter

The development scene in Cincinnati at the dawn of the new year is looking pretty lively, all things considered.

January 1 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Bus lanes are catching on in the Boston region. The city of Brookline is the latest example.

January 1 - Streetsblog Mass

In the year of stay-at-home orders, people turned to old and new games to stay sane and stay connected.

January 1 - Bloomberg CityLab

PLANOPEDIA

The American Community Survey offers a treasure trove of social, economic, housing and demographic data.

December 31 - James Brasuell

The pandemic didn't help, but this moment has been a long time coming, and the delay is bad news for President Trump efforts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the count.

December 31 - The Hill

After seeing impressive ridership growth, Richmond's transit agency wants to expand bus rapid transit to more destinations in the region.

December 31 - Greater Greater Washington

A new law setting a minimum wage for Uber drivers takes effect in the New Year.

December 31 - The Seattle Times

A regional high-speed rail network could be coming to the Pacific Northwest, linking cities from Oregon to British Columbia.

December 31 - The Urbanist

Pultizer-winning science journalist and global health expert Laurie Garrett, an Angeleno, points to the Golden State's auto culture during an interview on MSNBC as one reason why the state is now the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S.

December 31 - MSNBC