The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Golden State's ongoing homelessness crisis has residents on edge and is testing the limits of empathy in a state known for its liberal values.

November 1 - The New York Times

Colorado voters will have the chance to both legalize gambling and tax the new industry for revenue to contribute some of the money necessary to implement the state's water plan.

November 1 - CPR News

The cheap price of solar and wind energy have corporations "falling all over themselves" to embrace renewable, according to this article. Target and Wal-Mart lead the green arms race.

November 1 - The New York Times

Gentrification "mutates particular neighborhoods" while scarce housing "squeezes entire regions," Devin Michelle Bunten writes. Conflating the two can lead to inaccuracies in understanding.

November 1 - CityLab

The worlds of baseball and zoning collide again.

November 1 - Greater Greater Washington

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Does gentrification always follow massive disinvestment?

November 1 - Michael Lewyn

The 1931 Beaux-Arts Ball immortalized the architects who participated by dressed like famous buildings. Will a 2019 version of the event achieve a contemporary version of the same fame?

October 31 - Chicago Tribune

Improving the systems and politics of transportation funding could ensure more local money, more efficient land use planning and mobility choices, and more.

October 31 - Metropolitan Area Planning Council

CityLab University explains a controversial and misunderstood funding mechanism.

October 31 - CityLab

From 190 acres to 12 acres, that's the reduction in scale announced this week by representatives of Sidewalk Labs of its plan for Quayside on the waterfront in Toronto.

October 31 - The Guardian

The world is noisier than ever, and the long-term effects of exposure are serious. Still, noise pollution isn’t considered a legitimate environmental hazard.

October 31 - The Atlantic

An article in The Urbanist suggests the ire over new developments is misplaced.

October 31 - The Urbanist

The central terminal area at Los Angeles International Airport experienced a sudden onset of calm this Tuesday—the nearby LAX-it waiting area for ride-hailing pick-ups and drop-offs, not so much.

October 31 - Los Angeles Times

The geography of work in New York City must include an analysis of the larger region, according to a new report from the New York City Department of City Planning.

October 31 - NYC Planning

Sure to stir controversy, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has compiled a list of the 50 most influential tall buildings of the last 50 years.

October 31 - Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Children are three times more likely to be killed by a driver on Halloween than another day of the year. It's worse for kids between the ages of 4 and 8.

October 31 - The Washington Post

In many cities, people are living in places that are hard to locate. But accurate census counts are crucial to ensuring cities get their fair share of political power and funding.

October 30 - The New York Times

Wildfires in California are getting both larger and more destructive. A simple but informative graphic from the San Francisco illustrates the scope of the destruction.

October 30 - San Francisco Chronicle

Flood ravaged village seeks assistance from planning students at the University of Nebraska to help the recovery process and explore the bold option of relocating their entire village to higher ground.

October 30 - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Food cart vendors are fighting for their livelihood in a neighborhood in Philadelphia, against the long legislative reach of a local developer.

October 30 - WHYY