The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Mayor Gimenez is citing frugality as the reason behind a decision that favors bus rapid transit over an earlier proposal for new rail lines.

July 22 - The Miami Herald

Opponents of red light cameras have achieved a major victory against the Rahm Administration in Chicago.

July 22 - Chicago Tribune

The rapidly growing and urbanizing continent of Africa offers lessons in property tax.

July 21 - At Lincoln House

The Citymapper "smart bus" system will rely on the power of data to meet transit service demand in London.

July 21 - The Verge

The city of Richmond has decided to turn potential to reality by approving, among other big transit changes, five new bus rapid transit routes.

July 21 - Greater Greater Washington

A new map presents two scenarios: the temperature in 2100 if recent emissions trends continue unabated, and the temperature in 2100 with moderate emissions cuts.

July 21 - Climate Central

A majority of Americans of both parties support raising the gas tax to pay for road improvements. Could it provide the source of the $200 billion in federal funds for Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan?

July 21 - Bloomberg Politics

A very public spat over proposed Midtown East plan took place in the pages of Crain's this week.

July 21 - Crain's Business New York

Developers had plans for the largest undeveloped waterfront property north of Hoboken in the state of New Jersey. The borough of Edgewater has other plans.

July 21 - NorthJersey

Baby boomers own homes, lots of them, with empty rooms, lots of them.

July 21 - Trulia

Are millennials the key to preservation? A new survey finds that millennials prefer to live, work and play in neighborhoods with historic buildings.

July 21 - Modern Cities

Actually-fake-news site The Onion got a few burns on the world of planning this week. One article satirized the nation's inaction over the state of its infrastructure. The other hit the Brookings Institute where it hurts: the policy recommendations.

July 21 - The Onion

While the fame and the glory might go to the first companies that bring self-driving cars to the market, the companies that provide the detailed, constantly changing maps will make a lot of money.

July 20 - PC Magazine

The state of Colorado is growing quickly, and that means planners and developers will have to actively implement more efficient water infrastructure.

July 20 - The Journal

The Los Angeles Times published a pair of incendiary articles this week in which coffee plays an integral role in the conversation about gentrification.

July 20 - Los Angeles Times

The Colorado legislature has been unable to agree on a transportation funding package, but the recent bill passed by Oregon has prompted one influential Republican senator to suggest that the state tax bicycle sales.

July 20 - The Gazette (Colorado Springs)

Have NIMBYs and YIMBYs arguing in your neighborhood? Scott Doyon talks residential development.

July 20 - PlaceShakers

FEATURE

The path to business success occasionally passes through the garage—famously demonstrated by industry titans like Amazon or Hewlett Packard. Zoning codes should encourage, not obstruct, these kinds of American success stories.

July 20 - Olivia Gonzalez

From train cars to buses, a new study finds that buying American adds cost.

July 20 - The Hill

BLOG POST

Since its inauguration in 1975, San Francisco’s United Nations Plaza has not served its intended purpose.

July 20 - Linda Day