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Bike Trail

New Anacostia Bike Trail Segment: Kind of Like the Cherry on Top

Greater Greater Washington raves about the new section of the Anacostia River Bike Trail, calling it arguably the most beautiful bike trail in the region.

November 2 - Greater Greater Washington

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh's Lessons for Los Angeles and Beyond: Reinvest in Planning

The rules are changing, Tom Murphy says, and cities need to change, too.

November 2 - The Planning Report

Amazon Drive Thru

Amazon Planning to Open 2,000 Drive Thru Grocery Stores

Amazon plans to build 2,000 drive through grocery stores across the country.

November 2 - Modern Cities

Port of Oakland

Oakland's Plan for Social, Economic, and Environmental Resiliency

Income inequality, housing affordability, and systemic racism join sea-level rise as key issues in Oakland's vision for urban resilience.

November 2 - Next City

Desalination

What Happened to all those Desalination Plants Proposed for California?

Less than a decade ago, "desal" proposals in California numbered over 22, but only one major one was built—in Carlsbad, serving the San Diego region. A newly released study by the Pacific Institute explains why.

November 2 - KQED Science


New York City Zoning Map

BLOG POST

What Old Zoning Maps Tell Us About Planning

Steven T. Moga guest blogs about a new article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

November 2 - JPER

Climate Change

How California Scientists Deploy Technology to Track Climate Change Effects

Scientists are racing to identify the effects of climate change on the environment of California.

November 2 - University of California Natural Reserve System


New York Skyline Fisheye

12 Big Ideas for the New York City of the Future

Faced with a surging population and a need for big new ideas, Crain's recently tasked 12 design and planning firms to conjure up creative ideas for the city.

November 2 - Crain's New York Business

Los Angeles STreet

How Los Angeles Redefined Mobility as a Service

Los Angeles Department of Transportation General Manager Seleta Reynolds discusses her vision for urban mobility and the growing role of city leadership.

November 2 - The Planning Report

Baltimore Bike Share

Bikeshare Launches in Baltimore

It took six years and two returns from the dead, but Baltimore now has its own bike share system.

November 2 - Baltimore Brew

Harvard

Advocates to Harvard: We Don't Need Another Study

After receiving a large grant to study poverty and income inequality, the Hutchins Center of African and African-American Studies finds itself having to justify the need to study the problems, rather than spending that money on programs or services.

November 1 - The Boston Globe

Flood

Small Number of Repeatedly Flooded Properties Account for Much of Flooding’s Cost

New policies may be needed to encourage more responsible development and keep builders from constructing structures that will inevitably be flooded.

November 1 - Pew Charitable Trusts

Homeless

Building Tiny Homes for Detroit's Homeless

Detroit plans to build 300 tiny homes on empty lots to help shelter the city's homeless.

November 1 - Christian Science Monitor

Nashville

Tactical Urbanism Reshaping Nashville's Broadway Ave

Nasvhille's embrace of temporary urban interventions is producing amazing results that are capturing the imagination of both locals and tourists alike.

November 1 - Modern Cities

Philadelphia

Billboards Having a Moment in Philadelphia

A proposal to add billboard advertisements to a pair of city-owned buildings come at a time when residents, and the federal government, are already concerned about the proliferation of billboards in the city.

November 1 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

San Jose Plots a Major Street Overhaul

Chynoweth Avenue in San Jose, California is notorious for speeding, illegal dumping, and prostitution. The city's remedy includes a fairly comprehensive reconfiguration of the street and its infrastructure.

November 1 - San Jose Mercury News

[Y]our Future, According to Chris Leubkeman

As leader of Arup’s global Foresight + Research + Innovation team, Chris Luebkeman spends much of his time thinking about how to build tomorrow’s cities today. Writer Peter Moskowitz spoke with him about aging and climate change.

November 1 - Doggerel

Climate Change

The White House Announces a Big New Resilience Collaboration

The White House yesterday announced several initiatives aimed at improving awareness of resilience practices around the country. One of the initiatives has enlisted 97 universities and other organizations to train design professionals.

November 1 - WhiteHouse.gov

Pumping Gas

U.S. Gasoline Consumption Jumps Three Percent in First Six Months of 2016

Gasoline consumption continued to increase for the first six months of the year, as it has for the last years, reports the Federal Highway Administration. What's different this year is that it was by the largest amount, ever.

November 1 - U.S. Department Of Transportation

MTA Gears Up for December Opening of Second Avenue Subway...Maybe

New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is committed to opening the first phase of the new Second Avenue subway in December, but a New York Times report sheds doubt on all three new stations being ready before 2017.

November 1 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

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