The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Politicians and residents are uniting to delay Ford GoBike's expansion around San Francisco.

August 7 - San Francisco Examiner

Richard Lewis Haag left a profound legacy in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

August 7 - The Cultural Landscape Foundation

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What responsibilities does an urban university engaged in the act of master planning have to the city of which it is a part, and to the greater public good?

August 7 - Dean Saitta

A system in disrepair is losing riders when it could use the fare box revenue the most.

August 7 - The New York Times

"Prices will march on as they have," even if regulations relax to allow more housing supply in the market, according to a recent study by the Federal Reserve.

August 7 - Forbes

A gaming video on the popular City Beautiful YouTube channel shows of the Sim City skills of a professional city planner.

August 7 - City Beautiful

Uber (and Lyft, of course) drivers and taxi drivers hope a cap on the number of ride-hailing vehicles would improve wages and reduce congestion.

August 7 - The New York Times

The new program would allow short-term use of vacant properties, and provide new incubation capabilities to small, start-up businesses.

August 6 - The Architect's Newspaper

Permeable crosswalks absorb water and snowmelt, while decreasing ice on the road.

August 6 - KHSB NBC

A proposal by the nation's largest utility could be a model to deal with the most formidable problem presented by intermittent renewable electricity sources.

August 6 - The New York Times

The new Antioch station is seeing ridership well over predictions, and some think there would be even more riders if there were more parking.

August 6 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced legislation that would tie federal funding to pro-development policies at the local level.

August 6 - The American Prospect

Oakland property prices have gone way up, but vacant land can be found all over the city. Hayley Raetz argues getting development on this land should be a policy priority.

August 6 - Terner Center for Housing Innovation

Electric scooters in Portland will pay a road fee, but according to this article, cities would do well to hold cars to the same standard as scooters.

August 6 - City Observatory

Houses that aren't vulnerable to embers blowing in the wind, could save the government and homeowners millions.

August 6 - 99 Percent Invisible

Marisa Lago pens in an opinion piece supporting a regional approach to planning, timed for the release of a new "Geography of Jobs" report.

August 6 - Medium

A professor of planning calls out the emotional abuse facing planners—from professional colleagues in related fields, from elected officials, and from the public.

August 6 - Lisa Schweitzer

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One common argument against building new housing in high cost cities is that people priced out of those cities can always move somewhere cheaper. This post responds to that claim.

August 5 - Michael Lewyn

Transit activists celebrated the good news that residents will finally be given the opportunity to join the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority but bemoaned that they would have to wait till March 2020 to vote on the one percent sales tax.

August 5 - WSB-TV - Atlanta

An architect makes the case for future-proofing new parking garages so they can easily shift to other uses in a future with fewer cars.

August 5 - Fast Company