The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A controversial biomass amendment added to the Senate's energy bill would make the burning of wood for energy purposes a renewable source of energy. While the proposal has broad, bipartisan Congressional support, many groups oppose it.

October 6 - The New York Times

Commentators relentlessly debate whether Donald Trump's support hinges on economics or race. Alexis C. Madrigal discusses how the two are joined at the hip, especially in real estate.

October 6 - Fusion

Reports from UCLA and UC Riverside show California stymied by housing shortage.

October 6 - Los Angeles Times

In an effort to stimulate the Canadian economy and modernize Canada's infrastructure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a plan to spend $120 billion CAD on infrastructure over the next decade.

October 6 - The Wall Street Journal

The Guardian has launched a new series on gentrification, resistance, and solutions in cities around the world.

October 6 - The Guardian

John Greenfield's Op-Ed calls for legislation to mandate safety guards on trucks operating in the city of Chicago.

October 6 - Chicago Reader

About a fifth of a recent round of Pennsylvania's Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) awards went to projects in Philadelphia, including the Reading Viaduct rail park project.

October 5 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The New Urban Agenda, which sets a new global strategy for sustainable urbanization, still has shortcomings regarding universal access for people with special needs.

October 5 - Citiscope

The neighborhoods served by Washington D.C.'s Yellow Line have grown and it's time for the train to catch up.

October 5 - Greater Greater Washington

Bike lanes are considered a social intervention, and not directly medically related. But they are also proving to have an obviously positive effect on public health outcomes.

October 5 - Reuters via Fox News

Detroit continues tear down empty housing in its farther afield neighborhoods, even as its downtown enjoys a spate of new construction.

October 5 - CNBC

Sadiq Kahn Mayor of London starts investigation of foreign investment in the city's property, hoping to find solutions to the issue of London's sky high property prices.

October 5 - The Guardian

On the heels of the Obama Administration's Housing Development Toolkit, Jonathan Coppange examines how federal policy has distorted the housing market.

October 5 - The Washington Post

The popularity of the new Cincinnati Streetcar—known officially as the Bell Connector—has been tempered by poor performance on contractually mandated 15-minute headways.

October 5 - Cincinnati Enquirer

Local and regional transportation planners responded skeptically to data from the Texas Department of Transportation showing Texans driving less.

October 5 - Streetsblog Texas

New Orleans is among the first cities to respond to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Affirmatively Furthering Affordable Housing rule.

October 5 - The New Orleans Advocate

The San Francisco Chronicle's John King continues his ongoing, in-depth coverage of sea-level rise and its potential impacts on local and regional concerns in the San Francisco Bay Area.

October 4 - San Francisco Chronicle

Zoned capacity is often as a statistic to support anti-development arguments. One write endeavors to thoroughly debunk the idea that Seattle has enough zoned capacity to meet its growing demand for housing.

October 4 - Sightline Institute

Several new developments are adding funds to the pot of money in a streetcar district created by Minneapolis to circumvent a politically unpalatable tax increment financing district.

October 4 - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

The agrihood development trend is gaining traction around the country. Orlando County commissioners approved the latest, large example.

October 4 - Orlando Business Journal