The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

An editorial in Crain's suggests that by not taking full advantage of its history with the Blues, Chicago is wasting a precious cultural resource and missing an opportunity for tourism dollars.

January 26 - Crain's Chicago Business

In light of President Trump's comments about infrastructure in his inaugural address and during the campaign, Penn IUR asked its urban experts to respond to the question: What should the United States do about urban infrastructure?

January 26 - Penn IUR Urban Link

Some malls across the country have taken to enforcing bans on unaccompanied minors to quell potential trouble, but in California the bans are raising issues of civil libertiies.

January 26 - Los Angeles Times

After navigating some confusion about construction timelines last year, Mayor Bill de Blasio took steps this week to ensure New York City's water security.

January 25 - Politico New York

Making the case for reduced speed limits is a matter of life and death.

January 25 - Walk Arlington

School advocates don't like the idea of a tax allocation district for the redevelopment of the former GM plant in Doraville.

January 25 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Historic tax credits are common at the state level—though they are contested and championed on a recurring basis all over the country.

January 25 - National Trust For Historic Preservation

Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke has called for more institutional support for the goals of the Philadelphia Land Bank.

January 25 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Researchers at Harvard University have looked at multiple street grids around the country to identify what block size is the perfect length for walkability.

January 25 - The Harvard Gazette

The ease with which we make friends as adults matters. Not just on a personal level but to the communities that ensure our survival. Scott Doyon takes a crack at explaining.

January 25 - PlaceShakers

A string of shootings on Bourbon Street in New Orleans have inspired the mayor to propose a package of new security measures. One of the proposals would cut back the city's all-night revelry.

January 25 - The Advocate

The question of whether the largest generation in U.S. history will maintain its lover affair with urban living is either the elephant in the room of the million dollar question.

January 25 - The New York Times

It's counterintuitive, but in Detroit, the hope is that by lowering property taxes, the city might actually collect more in property taxes.

January 25 - Detroit Free Press

Fulfilling two campaign promises, President Trump conditionally approved two controversial pipelines to transport oil sands from Alberta and Bakken oil from North Dakota, certain to stir opposition from environmentalists and Native Americans.

January 24 - USA Today

From the mid-19th century to the early 1980s, playgrounds were designed public spaces that would likely horrify parents today. Swiss urban planner Gabriela Burkhalter has studied how these public spaces have evolved over the years.

January 24 - CityLab

We all know that pollution, like tobacco, kills! We also know that diesel fuel is extremely dirty. Unfortunately, until a few years ago, the automobile industry had deceived us into believing that diesel was as clean or cleaner than gasoline.

January 24 - Cities of the Future

Republican-sponsored congressional legislation would rescind a landmark achievement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Obama Administration.

January 24 - National Low Income Housing Coalition

San Francisco's Business Council on Climate Change serves as a 'convener' between municipal government and the private sector to tackle issues related to climate change. Writer Andrew Wade spoke with the Council's executive director, Michael Parks.

January 24 - Doggerel

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt suggested that as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency he might not allow California to set its own stricter motor vehicle emissions standards.

January 24 - Los Angeles Times

A review and summary of Janette Sadik-Kahn's "Street Fight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution," by Bay Area architect and environmentalist Todd Jersey.

January 24 - UrbDeZine