The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

It's easy to make fun of expensive “adult dorms,” but in a San Francisco property market with few options beyond single-family homes, other living options should be welcomed

March 13 - Slate

Widening highways won't reduce congestion—that's the conclusion of a report paid for by the state agency proposing several highway widening projects in Oregon.

March 13 - The Portland Mercury

In some respects, D.C. Metro has been the poster child for dysfunctional transit systems in recent years, but the states of Virginia and Maryland are close to ensuring a new source of funding that could help stabilize the transit agency.

March 13 - The Washington Post

The city of Detroit is setting affordable housing as the cornerstone of its growth strategy.

March 13 - Detroit Free Press

BLOG POST

The International Housing Affordability Survey is biased in ways that make urban-fringe housing seem more affordable and infill seem less affordable. Anybody who uses this analysis should be warned.

March 12 - Todd Litman

Massachusetts voters are pro-transportation investment, whether by cities or by the state.

March 12 - The Recorder

Public bikeshare arrived in San Diego in 2014. Last month, three companies unleashed thousands of dockless bikes, cluttering sidewalks in three business districts to the chagrin of merchants who want a time-out so the city can develop regulations.

March 12 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Christopher Hawthorne, the Los Angeles Time architecture critic whose broad role at the paper included much needed focus on streets and the public realm, has announced that he will be joining the staff at City Hall.

March 12 - Los Angeles Times

Fines will be waived for low-income riders, among other changes aimed at bringing "fairness and equity" to TriMet's enforcement system.

March 12 - KOIN6

A new report from the California Housing Partnership "revealed a wide gap between state support for homeowners and renters."

March 12 - Los Angeles Times

Pilot programs are not the real thing, warned Michael Lewis, executive director of the Colorado Department of Transportation, testifying at a House transportation subcommittee on March 7. Colorado completed a successful four-month pilot last April.

March 12 - AASHTO Journal

Trump's animus towards using federal funds to replace a century-old, hurricane-damaged rail tunnel under the Hudson River is so strong that he warned Congress he will veto a spending bill they must pass by March 23 to keep the government operating.

March 12 - The Hill

Six winners in three categories—signaling, subway cars, and communications—have won the MTA's unique crowd-sourcing exercise.

March 12 - The Architect's Newspaper

If the rezoning of single-family neighborhoods succeeds in Minneapolis as part of its ongoing Comprehensive Plan process, we could be looking at one of the most ambitious pro-development zoning schemes in the country.

March 12 - Minneapolis Star Tribune

FEATURE

Insight into the hard work of implementing the New Urban Agenda.

March 11 - Michael Mehaffy

BLOG POST

I don't bike, but I still feel safer on streets with bike lanes. This essay explains why.

March 11 - Michael Lewyn

Arriving this week. Like, practically right now.

March 11 - The Washington Post

Mechanical failures and understaffing have contributed to plummeting ridership for the Cincinnati Bell Connector.

March 11 - The Cincinnati Enquirer

The amenity in highest demand for companies looking to develop office space in Atlanta might surprise people: it's access to public transit.

March 11 - Bisnow Atlanta

Although it's unclear if the change is final, it's been widely reported that leadership at the U.S. Department of Housing and Development is pushing to remove wording about racial discrimination from the organization's mission statement.

March 10 - The Huffington Post