The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Last year set two notable vehicle records. First, the most cars ever sold, at 17.54 million. Second, light trucks accounted for almost 61 percent of all sales. Sales of more fuel efficient car fell, though electric vehicle sales increased.

January 10 - The Drive

Proposed long-range transportation plan for Madison emphasizes biking, walking, bus rapid transit.

January 10 - The Capital Times

The Federal Transit Authority is calling the Detroit Department of Transportation in from the cold.

January 10 - Detroit Free Press

Disney's efforts to make a quaint American town both failed and succeeded in ways few could have predicted.

January 10 - The Economist

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The quickly growing number of third spaces is good news for both the social and the urban fabrics.

January 10 - Erling Fossen

Treepedia is MIT's effort to collect a complete resource on the tree cover of city streets.

January 10 - CityLab

A new study has once again linked the perils of living near a pollution source to public health, this time finding that dementia risks increase in people who live near a major road.

January 10 - Mother Jones

The new law couldn't reasonably be described as an "Idaho Stop" for cars, but it's still worth questioning the wisdom of opening a traffic safety grey area.

January 10 - NBC 24

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Some planning jargon actually clarifies rather than confuses.

January 10 - Michael Lewyn

A collection of planning and transportation experts humbly submits a list of words and terms that have lost their value (if they ever had any to begin with).

January 9 - Next City

With the price of the Portland Harbor Superfund Site already ballooning, critics of the plan for the Portland Harbor Superfund Site expect the project to cost even more than currently estimated.

January 9 - OPB

A columnist attributes the success of President-elect Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric with a rise in potentially illegal land use decisions around the state of Virginia.

January 9 - The Washington Post

The city of Chicago was working hard to win the federal funding while the Obama Administration is still in power.

January 9 - The Chicago Tribune

A new study predicts the congestion relief benefits of carpooling services offered by Transportation Network Companies. A skeptical audience replies.

January 9 - San Jose Mercury News

The 4.6-mile subway operates like some AirTrains in the U.S. that automatically whisk travelers between airport terminals without drivers and with platform screen doors at stations for enhanced safety. Where is the new line located?

January 9 - South China Morning Post

The Geary bus corridor was the #1 pick for a subway according to a Muni survey, but commuters will have to settle for bus rapid transit. A milestone was reached when the San Francisco County Transportation Authority approved the design and EIR.

January 9 - SF Gate

Reaction to the 20 percent hike in fuel prices on New Year's Day has been swift, causing riots and looting resulting in four deaths and arrests of over 700 people, but President Enrique Peña Nieto continues to justify the need to end fuel subsidies.

January 9 - The Associated Press

Words and pictures haven't ended homelessness in the United States, but they can help people understand how widespread and deep the challenge is.

January 9 - Pacific Standard

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continued his track record of pushing for big, splashy infrastructure projects last week, this time turning the state's attention to JFK International.

January 9 - The Architect's Newspaper

The California Environmental Quality Act-mandated review process for a proposed bus rapid transit project in San Francisco took 13 years to complete.

January 8 - San Francisco Examiner