The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Analysis by FiveThirtyEight offers a lesson in trade-offs. In this case: how much more New Yorkers are willing to pay for less time spent commuting.

September 6 - FiveThirtyEight

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Some experts claim that city living causes mental illness and unhappiness, but a new study indicates that urban environments provide many mental health benefits. Better planning can help make sane and happy cities.

September 6 - Todd Litman

New research from the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics finds evidence of the displacement of elites from affluent neighborhoods in London.

September 5 - The Guardian

As affluent whites have returned to more urban areas, some might think that white flight is a relic of the 20th century, but overwhelming evidence shows that white flight continues, just in a different place and time.

September 5 - Pacific Standard

California's new rigorous renewable portfolio standard of 50 percent by 2030 will support a renewable energy source that serves the dual purpose of reducing forest fire hazards.

September 5 - Planetizen

New and improved bus service launched on the South Side of Chicago over Labor Day weekend.

September 5 - Chi.Streetsblog

The lessons to be learned when considering the idea of a taco truck on every corner include definitions of components of the built environment like corners, intersections, and taco trucks, as well as examples of concepts like supply and demand.

September 5 - The Washington Post

It has been a good year for environmentalists, but it hasn't come easily, as seen in the much-celebrated but delayed passage of SB 32 that continues the landmark emissions reductions first set in 2006. Joe Mathews explains the transitions underway.

September 4 - Zocalo Public Square

It doesn't matter what country you're from, if you like to ride your bike in beautiful places away from cars, you'll be envious of Canada's Great Trail.

September 4 - MTL Blog

People who own property on the Jersey Shore tend to have a lot in common when it comes to geography, income, and religion.

September 4 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Regional and county agencies figured out a way to move forward with the Southwest light rail plan without the help of the politically divided state. That could mean the state has time to climb on board by next year's legislative session.

September 4 - MinnPost

Good news for transit riders in Detroit—new buses and 24-hour routes are coming soon.

September 4 - The Detroit Free Press

Books! Maps! Data! Renderings! What more could you want from one week?

September 3 - Planetizen

A review of the current research into the effectiveness of green streets and green infrastructure finds gaps in our understanding of what works, and where.

September 3 - Green Infrastructure

BART trains have always made a lot of noise—impacting riders and the people who live along the regional system's routes. Now there's hope that the racket could be a thing of the past.

September 3 - Wired

Castle Rock Parkway, which connects US 85 and I-25 south of Denver (or north of Colorado Springs, depending on your perspective), opened service to the public this week.

September 3 - The Denver Post

Urban renewal of the 1960s built large amounts of public housing in the formerly industrial neighborhood of Moss Park in Toronto. Now, the neighborhood and its eponymous park have become home to some of the most impoverished people in the city.

September 3 - Toronto Star

The gift of the NFL keeps on giving in St. Louis. What one writer calls a "sad saga" seems far from over.

September 2 - St. Louis

New research from Trulia finds that an "economic convergence" of housing markets is not happening: the housing rich are getting richer, while the housing poor are getting poorer.

September 2 - Trulia

Greater Greater Washington gives positive reviews for the Rhode Island Center project, planned for the Edgewood neighborhood in D.C.

September 2 - Greater Greater Washington