The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Thanks to bipartisan cooperation and strong leadership from Gov. Kay Ivey, the Heart of Dixie passed it first fuel tax hike in 27 years. The 21 cents per gallon tax will increase by 10 cents in three increments by 2021 and then indexed to inflation.

March 31 - AL.com

The draft pedestrian plan seeks to get the community involved in making streets safer and more walkable.

March 31 - Next City

California is pushing back against federal actions by enforcing state rules and standards that it says have precedence.

March 30 - Los Angeles Times

Designed by Norwegian firm Snøhetta, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, promises to spread knowledge and promote understanding against the backdrop of the kingdom's dismal record on human rights.

March 30 - Architect Magazine

The new urban public realm in the United States is highly programmed—some of that design approach reflects the trends of culture and some reflects a history of violence and bad for PR for parks at the end of the 20th century.

March 30 - American Scholar

Originally approved by 52 percent of voters in May 2016, the 4-year, 10 cents per gallon city gas tax has outperformed revenue projections. Funds are split between road maintenance and bike and pedestrian projects.

March 30 - The Oregonian

Large mixed-use projects aren't getting an automatic greenlight in New York City anymore.

March 30 - Crain's New York Business

The report heralds increased shuttering of coal-burning powered plants due to cheaper alternatives. Almost three-quarters of coal-burning power plants today are more costly to operate than renewable facilities. In six years, it jumps to 86 percent.

March 29 - InsideClimate News

Environmentalists challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and won.

March 29 - NRDC

With the New York State legislature expected to pass a tolling plan for Manhattan early next week, the Chronicle's Rachel Swan reports on the unlikelihood of a similar plan being adopted in San Francisco or any city in the Golden State.

March 29 - San Francisco Chronicle

The list of challenges facing transit agencies like the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is long. The list of feasible projects that can deliver solutions is much shorter.

March 29 - philly.com

An audit describes a number of issues with the city’s program to identify and remove illegal encampments.

March 29 - Oregon Live

The state of Washington's 1990 Growth Management Act requires regions to create long-range growth plans. The Puget Sound Region Council is currently working on its latest iteration of the plan.

March 29 - Crosscut

Nashville Mayor David Briley this week launched the most ambitious affordable housing program in the city's lengthy history.

March 29 - The Tennessean

The use of level of service (LOS) to gauge the success of roadway networks has shaped and influenced cities in many negative ways.

March 29 - Brookings / The Avenue

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway needs work, but the various proposals have very different visions about how to tackle the project and what the final outcome will be.

March 29 - Curbed New York

Fornite is one of the fastest growing multiplayer games in the history of games, with over 125 million players in one year. A teenager Fortnite player publishes a collection of images from the major cities in the game.

March 29 - Grant Reviews Blog

The quirky hilltop home is visible from the freeway, and commuters love it. The city, however, does not.

March 28 - SF Gate

Bike advocates are starting to worry about Mayor Jenny Durkan's lack of a track record in building new bike infrastructure.

March 28 - The Urbanist

Controversies short-circuited similar legislation in 2018, but the Cincinnati City Council is taking up the issues surrounding short-term rentals again this year.

March 28 - WVXU Cincinnati