The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

E-470 marks its 25th anniversary with increasing traffic volumes, increasing revenues, and an expansion plan in the works.

June 5 - The Denver Post

Stony Island, located next to Grosse Ile in the Detroit River, is the location for an ongoing habitat restoration effort.

June 5 - Detroit Free Press

In May, the documentary film "Cleveland: Confronting Decline in an American City" was made available in full on YouTube.

June 4 - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

With late-night weekend service on hold as the Metrorail service commences its SafeTrack maintenance program, will partiers stay home or simply find new ways to get around?

June 4 - WAMU

There are several practical reasons people will soon be switching to plugin electrical vehicles. Judging from past examples, the shift in consumer preference will be swift and decisive, catching car manufacturers by surprise.

June 4 - UrbDeZine

A June 7 ballot measure in Richmond, California would permit 59 single family homes to be built on a 5-acre bayfront lot within walking distance to a future ferry landing for San Francisco service. The site is zoned for high-density housing.

June 4 - San Francisco Chronicle

A new map-based web tool created by a former city employee calculates the redevelopment potential of every parcel in Philadelphia.

June 4 - Philly Voice

Planetizen Managing Editor James Brasuell shares some of the biggest news and announcements from the week in planning, land use, and related topics. All in two minutes and 30 seconds.

June 3 - Planetizen

Recently released flood maps created by FEMA for the city of New Orleans are receiving criticism for being 'overly optimistic' when it comes to risks posed by hurricanes and rising sea levels.

June 3 - The New York Times

A state legislation package is aiming to clear hurdles obstructing the development of autonomous vehicles.

June 3 - GOV TECH - FUTURE STRUCTURE

One thousand bikes will be available exclusively to Metro passholders who subscribe from July 7 to August 1, when the general public will be able to sign-up. Subscribers will use a single card to access both transit and Metro Bikes. Sponsor needed.

June 3 - The Source (Metro's blog)

The shortcomings of American bus systems are not lost on transportation planners. The adage of "getting what you pay for" appears to be mostly true.

June 3 - The Idaho Statesman

A new set of tools from the U.C. Berkeley Terner Center for Housing Innovation offers insight into how projects fit into the policy landscape, as well as how changes to the policy landscape could impact development.

June 3 - Terner Center for Housing Innovation

A conceptual study released earlier this spring would add new options for alternative modes of transportation between the neighborhoods of Columbia Heights and Brookland in Washington, D.C.

June 3 - Greater Greater Washington

The carefree days of driving any-old-junker-they-please are over for Parisians, and they'll be even further obsolete when the calendar changes from June to July.

June 3 - CityLab

A new guide helps communities set up groups that can help analyze their neighborhood data and put it to good use.

June 3 - Next City

Pop quiz: Can you recognize a major city based on an outline map?

June 3 - The Guardian

Sidewalk Labs has teamed up with Transportation for America in the hopes of better connecting transportation technology with desired transportation outcomes.

June 2 - Next City

The commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation warned Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and MARTA CEO Keith Parker that unless corrective actions are not taken in many areas, e.g., maintenance, safety, he will shut down streetcar service.

June 2 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

It's not your typical walking tour: A resident-led project in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania explores the history of a community through its blighted properties.

June 2 - Community Progress Blog