The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A new report from CBRE identifies the extent of the tech industry's expanding footprint in the United States, and where it might be headed next.

November 2 - CBRE

New offshore windmills are taller and bigger than their predecessors, and they will produce more power.

November 2 - Vox

Plaintiffs suing the state of California over a 2016 law that allowed the High-Speed Rail Authority to tap a $9.9 billion bond measure, passed by voters a decade ago to pay for construction on "usable segments," came up short for the second time.

November 2 - The Sacramento Bee

City and county officials have already appealed a decision that would require them to release the details of a proposal designed to entice Amazon into locating its second headquarters in Pittsburgh.

November 2 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Modern zoning practices separated uses, claiming this was a better way to organize American cities. However, the social, cultural, and urban design outcomes drastically changed the world we live in.

November 2 - Greater Greater Washington

Tulane researchers received major funding support from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of blight remediation on youth and family violence.

November 2 - Tulane University

Storm resilience is a key design element of Hunter’s Point South Park in New York.

November 2 - CityLab

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The most topical show on television got in on the e-scooter craze this week.

November 2 - James Brasuell

Southwest Fresno has seen a few planned developments come and go, but now there's hope a high-speed rail could bring investment to the area.

November 1 - The Center for Public Integrity

The environment and climate change may not be top issues in the nation's hotly contested gubernatorial contests next Tuesday, but their outcomes can cause policy changes. Take North Carolina and the election of Roy Cooper, a Democrat, two years ago.

November 1 - The Charlotte Observer

Surveys indicate that women often feel exposed to threatening and unwelcome behaviour when using public transport. This report examines this problem and potential solutions from various perspectives.

November 1 - Women’s Safety and Security: A Public Transport Priority

West Virginia's tourism office and the video game company Bethesda will collaborate to promote both the state and a game set in an imagined future where the state is decimated by nuclear fallout.

November 1 - Route Fifty

Nico Larco presents a TEDx Talk on the impacts AVs will have on cities, including impacts on land use, land valuation, and the environment. AVs are more than just a transportation issue, and planners need to prepare for the coming changes.

November 1 - TEDx Talk

Mexican voters do not want the airport project to continue, and serious economic consequences could follow.

November 1 - Bloomberg

San Francisco's Planning Commission rejected a bill that would have made it illegal to open new office cafeterias, recommending that legislation be crafted to allow these eateries to be open to the public instead.

November 1 - San Francisco Chronicle

An app called Surveyor is making it easier to collect better data on curbs.

November 1 - VentureBeat

The city seeks to incubate creative ideas in the public interest.

November 1 - The Boston Globe

A visit to the park highlights the creative reuse and design that is transforming an old railway into a vibrant public space.

November 1 - The Washington Post

There are signs of normalcy in the Seattle region's housing market.

October 31 - The Seattle Times

The new Walkable City Rules by Jeff Speck is an excellent book that can help your city become more hospitable to humans. Urban thinker Kaid Benfield reviews.

October 31 - PlaceShakers