The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Many people don't realize it, but flooding is the most common weather-related disaster. What should people know about dealing with this persistent threat when it happens in their community?

December 5 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Tioga County, Pennsylvania provides lessons of a post-oil-boom economy.

December 5 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Powersource

A Dallas County judge threw a wrench in a controversial plan to build a 100,000-square-foot Sam's Club near Cityplace in Dallas.

December 5 - The Dallas News

Even as the Golden State has a wetter fall, California's water leaders have launched a new tool to leverage information technology and available information to support decisions around local water reliability.

December 5 - The Planning Report

The region surrounding Columbus, Ohio could add a projected one million people by 2050, and developers are looking for new ways to meet growing demand for urban living.

December 5 - The Columbus Dispatch

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The conventional progressive wisdom is that the Trump Administration will be bad for cities and for transit users. But in recent decades, a unified Republican government has been better for public transit than a divided government.

December 5 - Michael Lewyn

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An efficient and equitable transport system must be diverse to serve diverse travel demands. Planners need better tools to quantify and communicate the benefits of walking, cycling and public transit to sometimes skeptical decision makers.

December 5 - Todd Litman

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What is the highest purpose of community engagement? Why do some planners go all out to hear from the public? This article dives into these questions based on nine interviews conducted at APA 2016.

December 4 - Dave Biggs

The plan centers a large portion of the housing growth — around 46 percent — in the Big 3 Bay Area Cities: San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose.

December 4 - Greenbelt Alliance

An article listing the top five housing trends for 2017, as predicted by the National Association of Realtors.

December 4 - Modern Cities

Incoming transportation secretary, Elaine Chao, has a long history at the highest levels of American Federal government. Laura Biss looks at what her past may tell us about how Chao will govern.

December 4 - CityLab

These Atlanta neighborhoods stand to gain in the long term from the city's new permeable pavement system and water retention park. But the project has displaced some residents.

December 4 - Next City

The placement of new bike lanes in the city of Johannesburg has become yet another symbol of inequality between rich-white and poor-black residents.

December 3 - The Independent (UK)

Enacted in 2015, Berlin's "Mietpreisbremse" ordinance limits rent increases on some (but not all) apartments. According to this study, results have not been ideal.

December 3 - City Observatory

The Southern California county has long been a pioneer in water management.

December 3 - The Planning Report

A novel initiative called Maryland SmartBuy aims to help those with student loan debt buy homes.

December 3 - The Washington Post

Maine planners are finding new ways to use aerial photos and drone technology to improve transportation and environmental planning.

December 3 - Maine Association of Planners

The Federal Railroad Administration will soon update regulations regarding U.S. trains, this could have major impact on the industry and train travel.

December 2 - Streetsblog

Services like Amazon Prime and other quick delivery online retailers are creating more demand for short trip delivery, the result is streets jammed with vans. Bikes may offer an alternative.

December 2 - Quartz

The young prime minister's approval to almost triple the capacity of the Kinder Morgan pipeline comes as a surprise given Trudeau's concern for climate change. He approved another Alberta oil sands pipeline but rejected a third.

December 2 - The New York Times