The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

To get diverse developers involved, the Minneapolis Department of Community Planning and Economic Development has released a request for proposals from diverse and women-owned developers.

January 12 - Next City

Depending on what's included, the cost to rebuild the ailing 665-mile system could be $111 billion, but the city's future depends on it. A feature-length New York Times Magazine piece looks at its history and suggests ways to finance rebuilding.

January 12 - The New York Times Magazine

The non-profit Ability360 worked with members of its community, not only to advocate for a new light rail station, but to design a station that would fit the disabled community's needs.

January 11 - Streetsblog USA

Baltimore schools are the oldest in Maryland, and they need massive improvements to their heating and cooling systems. Management hasn't been up to the task of undertaking the repairs.

January 11 - City Lab

For the first time in four years, a quarterly survey indicates “market saturation in urban areas.”

January 11 - Builder

The Downtown Denver Partnership found 8.3% of all commuters bike to work—an improvement that the partnership's senior manager of economic development said could be "the most significant change we've ever seen."

January 11 - Streetsblog Denver

BLOG POST

Carole Turley Voulgaris guest blogs about a recent article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

January 11 - JPER

Empowering cycling in Dallas is not about appeasing hipsters. It’s about making a more healthy equitable city, Krista Nightengale argues in an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News.

January 11 - The Dallas Morning News

Chicago Avenue is a key artery for the city, so why don't some bike advocates want a bike lane there?

January 11 - Chicago Sun Times

Americans move less than they once did, meaning that struggling communities are home to a greater percentage of the country.

January 11 - The Washington Post

Some of the time and money invested in the visually spectacular Moynihan Station should have been spent looking at how well it actually works for commuters, writes Alon Levy.

January 11 - CityLab

The plug has been pulled on an ongoing study into the feasibility of higher speed rail service between the Twin Cities in Minnesota and Milwaukee in Wisconsin. Wisconsin wasn't supporting the project; now Minnesota isn't either.

January 11 - Governing

BLOG POST

Using daily and disciplined habits will improve your work efficiency. This blog provides 16 habits you can employ to help meet your 2018 work (and life) goals.

January 10 - Steven Snell

After streets in Boston flooded last week, leaving cars frozen in the floodwaters, local leaders are renewing a call for a $10 billion sea wall.

January 10 - Boston Herald

SB 827, announced last week by California State Senator Scott Wiener, would revoke density maximums, parking minimums, and set permissive height limits along transit corridors all over the state.

January 10 - Visualize Transit-Rich Housing

D.C. Metro is considering a new "Rush-Hour Promise"—if you're train is running 15 minutes later or more, your fare will be refunded.

January 10 - The Washington Post

The population of Hawaii fell in 2017 for only the third time since 1959. High housing costs are likely to blame.

January 10 - The Washington Post

The city of Pasadena has released its draft Climate Action Plan, but how will the city achieve an 83 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions if the plan sets no mandates?

January 10 - Pasadena Star-News

While the federal government withdraws financing support for public transit, one writer says Democrats in the state of Washington need to gird support for Sound Transit 3's funding initiatives.

January 10 - The Urbanist

For the fifth year in a row, the number of Americans moving is down.

January 10 - Pittsburg Post-Gazette