The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A coalition of the automated, if you will, as Ford, Volvo, Google, Uber, and Lyft have formed the new Self-Driving Coalition for Safer Streets to lobby for the causes of the nascent self-driving car industry.

April 27 - Automotive News

Nicole Gelinas writes a column that deliberately establishes an urban vs. suburban conflict over the issue of a $10 billion proposal to build a new Port Authority bus terminal on Manhattan's West Side.

April 27 - New York Post

Localities face differing requirements from state to state when it comes to using social media. Are you ready for live video?

April 27 - Government Technology

The unraveling of the coal industry, as exemplified by the demise of Arch Coal, was on display again as federal regulators put the final nail in the coffin of a proposed coal railroad.

April 27 - Billings Gazette

Planning decisions overwhelmingly don't address women's needs, according to an article in The Huffington Post.

April 27 - The Huffington Post

The Trust for Public Land's annual City Parks Facts report finds cities around the country are adding dog parks with the enthusiasm of a pack puppies.

April 26 - PR Newswire

Regular bus riders know how integral an accurate real-time bus arrival system can be to the experience of bus transit. D.C. Metro just made a switch in technology, and Greater Greater Washington evaluated the results (so far).

April 26 - Greater Greater Washington

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Tesla's success with the Model 3 begs the question: When will the trucking industry electrify?

April 26 - Casey Brazeal

As downtown real estate prices soar, similar to other cities in the United States, it's possible to see signs of recovery around Detroit. Other parts of the city, however, are not seeing the same changes.

April 26 - The Detroit Free Press

Greening the city extends our life and increases our quality of life.

April 26 - PlaceShakers

Critics claim tech companies such as Apple and Google are guilty of repeating past mistakes of urban development by creating suburban campuses that isolate themselves from the surrounding community.

April 26 - Collectors Weekly

Seattle's housing prices have ballooned on a level comparable to San Francisco, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.

April 26 - The Wall Street Journal

Rapid development in Austin, TX has severely impacted rental housing, including mobile home parks, which are a source of low-income housing.

April 26 - The Austin Chronicle

According to U.S. Census data released this month, Millennials now outnumber Baby Boomers, and there are only more Millennials on the way.

April 26 - Pew Research Center

It might come as a shock to planners who lived and worked through the great recession, but a Canadian publication has named urban planning in the number two position on a ranking of "Best Jobs" in the country.

April 26 - Canadian Business

Louisville has the ignominious distinction of having the largest heat island effect of any of the largest cities in the United States. A new study from the Urban Climate Lab at Georgia Tech suggests ideas for lowering the heat in the city.

April 25 - The Courier-Journal

The Charlotte Observer recently described the landscape of proposed apartment developments in the city of Charlotte.

April 25 - The Charlotte Observer

One interesting detail to note: the BQX streetcar proposal, as its currently known, originated not from the de Blasio Administration but from a Brooklyn-based real estate company.

April 25 - Politico New York

A team of researchers in London believes it can predict future gentrification. The model is built on evidence of social diversity, which is often thought of as a positive outcome.

April 25 - Pacific Standard

With the prospects of an NBA team bolting for Seattle not looking great anytime in the near future, the Seattle City Council is debating a proposal that has been in the works since 2012.

April 25 - The Seattle Times