The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Ride-hailing companies have yet to deliver on many of the transportation system improvements that they, and their supporters, have been promising. Streetsblog USA provides a scathing critique of the consequences of widespread ride-hailing.

February 6 - Streetsblog USA

A survey of land use policies in cities and counties of California is designed to inform a more complete understanding of the housing market, sustainability, and economic mobility in the state.

February 6 - UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design

A Washington Post feature analyzes the changing skylines of cities from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.

February 6 - The Washington Post

Cobb County is supposed to join a new regional transit authority called The Atl, but it hasn't chosen how to fund its participation yet.

February 6 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The trend should serve as a "wake-up call" for housing policy, researchers say.

February 6 - The Washington Post

A new study maps out affordability and inequality across Toronto's transit network.

February 6 - The Star

By 2030, cities will have tripled in size since 2000. Unmanaged, incessant growth is threatening the planet, according to a new report from the World Resources Institute.

February 5 - Curbed

Some people in downtown Charleston, South Carolina report have trouble finding parking, the city's first comprehensive parking study shows that even at peak times the area is well under capacity.

February 5 - The Post and Courier

A new law in Portland, Maine could be the first to charge an affordable housing fee from new hotel developments.

February 5 - Portland Press Herald

Take a sneak peak at a potential future.

February 5 - The Denver Post

The Miami Worldcenter mega-development is entering the delivery phase.

February 5 - Globe St.

The Seattle Transportation Benefit District has led to a growth in ridership and improved access to frequent service, according to a third-year performance report.

February 5 - The Urbanist

President Trump has finally acted to fill the seat vacated by former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke.

February 5 - Associated Press via Daily Herald

Richard Florida counters the idea that children and families are disappearing from U.S. cities.

February 5 - CityLab

The latest example of the Internet's power to make deliver data and maps to the masses, produced by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.

February 5 - Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

In preparation for tonight's State of the Union address, consider the role of "transportation" and "infrastructure" in previous State of the Union addresses dating back to 1999.

February 5 - Eno Center for Transportation

BLOG POST

Increasing allowable densities and reducing parking requirements are important strategies for achieving long-term planning goals, but to succeed they must be applied to large areas.

February 4 - Todd Litman

Linking Uber and transit is an attempt to bridge the first-and-last-mile issue for Denver users.

February 4 - Curbed

The leadership of neighborhood associations does not reflect the city’s demographics. In the future, funding of the groups could be dependent on reaching diversity benchmarks.

February 4 - Star Tribune

Civic San Diego and San Diego planning commissioners approved new parking standards that would eliminate minimums and set maximums of one space per multifamily unit. Those reforms and more must still be approved by the City Council.

February 4 - The San Diego Union-Tribune