The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

It got more expensive to neglect properties in Washington, D.C. this week.

November 6 - Washington City Paper

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On November 8, voters in the nation’s northwest corner will decide on I-732, which would create a carbon tax swap and potentially become a new model for fighting climate change.

November 5 - Pete Sullivan

A test of a "fully-operational" Hyperloop transportation system is scheduled to take place next week in the United Arab Emirates.

November 5 - ArchDaily

Santa Monica is the first city in California to adopt an ordinance requiring new single-family homes be built to net-zero energy standards.

November 5 - Construction Dive

The Washington Post opines that the best way to end Metro's 'death spiral' is to have the federal government take it over, similar to the way it intervened in the district's fiscal meltdown in the 1990s or Puerto Rico's debt crisis this summer.

November 5 - The Washington Post - Editorial

A new United Nations Secretary-General's High-level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport identifies policies that can result in inclusive and equitable growth, social development, protection of the global environment and ecosystems.

November 5 - Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform

New York magazine offers a long reflection on the shifting lessons offered by Jane Jacobs after a year of new books and a re-emergence into the public eye.

November 4 - New York

The Trump Campaign released a policy statement this week that puts some skin in the game on the Republican candidate's climate change denials.

November 4 - Bloomberg BNA

Dallas' Circuit Trail Conservancy has raised $23 million dollars to fund the construction of connectors that would link 50 miles of trails, now they're looking for an additional $20 million in bond money to get the project fully funded.

November 4 - The Dallas Morning News

In an effort to curb traffic accidents, which typically increase with longer nights, New York is launching a 'dusk and darkness' ad campaign.

November 4 - The New York Times

The state of New Jersey rejected a financial plan for Atlantic City, clearing the stage for a new, larger battle over control of the city.

November 4 - AP via ABC News

State Senator Bob Wieckowski is working to help communities get the necessary tools to increase capacity for climate resilience.

November 4 - The Planning Report

Sixty years of highway construction has significantly changed Miami's development patterns.

November 4 - Modern Cities

A modded version of Cities: Skylines and 200-250 hours are all it takes to make a 1:1 digital representation of the city of San Francisco.

November 4 - CityLab

Despite a turbulent year for the university, Temple presses ahead with plans for a new football stadium in a dense residential area.

November 4 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

Downtown Toronto has grown and its hospitals are struggling to keep up with growing demand for their services.

November 4 - Toronto Globe and Mail

Hundreds of thousand of bus, trolley and subway riders (and potential voters) in Philadelphia have been left to find alternative means of transportation since Nov. 1 due to a strike by the local Transport Workers Union who work for SEPTA.

November 3 - The Washington Post

Indianapolis' I-65/I-70 inner loop, now 40 years old, made a big impact on the city.

November 3 - Indianapolis Monthly

The false dichotomy of rich cities and poor suburbs is reductive and damaging.

November 3 - City Observatory

Chicago's Kennedy Expressway to the O'Hare Airport is getting a $22.9 million lane expansion, some active transit and public transit advocates question the wisdom of that investment.

November 3 - DNAinfo Chicago