The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The initial reviews are in for Governor Andrew Cuomo's proposal to expand and improve Penn Station. The consensus so far: the plan doesn't go far enough.

October 6 - Politico New Jersey

"With this campaign, we’re making clear that zero is the only acceptable number of deaths on our roads."

October 6 - U.S. Department Of Transportation

A landscape architect in Tucson shares a professional lament: intrusive, ugly utilities.

October 6 - ASLA's The Field

Even as rents continue to rise nationally, some of the most expensive cities like San Jose, San Francisco, and New York have seen rents fall this year.

October 6 - The Wall Street Jounal

A controversial biomass amendment added to the Senate's energy bill would make the burning of wood for energy purposes a renewable source of energy. While the proposal has broad, bipartisan Congressional support, many groups oppose it.

October 6 - The New York Times

Commentators relentlessly debate whether Donald Trump's support hinges on economics or race. Alexis C. Madrigal discusses how the two are joined at the hip, especially in real estate.

October 6 - Fusion

Reports from UCLA and UC Riverside show California stymied by housing shortage.

October 6 - Los Angeles Times

In an effort to stimulate the Canadian economy and modernize Canada's infrastructure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released a plan to spend $120 billion CAD on infrastructure over the next decade.

October 6 - The Wall Street Journal

The Guardian has launched a new series on gentrification, resistance, and solutions in cities around the world.

October 6 - The Guardian

John Greenfield's Op-Ed calls for legislation to mandate safety guards on trucks operating in the city of Chicago.

October 6 - Chicago Reader

About a fifth of a recent round of Pennsylvania's Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) awards went to projects in Philadelphia, including the Reading Viaduct rail park project.

October 5 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

The New Urban Agenda, which sets a new global strategy for sustainable urbanization, still has shortcomings regarding universal access for people with special needs.

October 5 - Citiscope

The neighborhoods served by Washington D.C.'s Yellow Line have grown and it's time for the train to catch up.

October 5 - Greater Greater Washington

Bike lanes are considered a social intervention, and not directly medically related. But they are also proving to have an obviously positive effect on public health outcomes.

October 5 - Reuters via Fox News

Detroit continues tear down empty housing in its farther afield neighborhoods, even as its downtown enjoys a spate of new construction.

October 5 - CNBC

Sadiq Kahn Mayor of London starts investigation of foreign investment in the city's property, hoping to find solutions to the issue of London's sky high property prices.

October 5 - The Guardian

On the heels of the Obama Administration's Housing Development Toolkit, Jonathan Coppange examines how federal policy has distorted the housing market.

October 5 - The Washington Post

The popularity of the new Cincinnati Streetcar—known officially as the Bell Connector—has been tempered by poor performance on contractually mandated 15-minute headways.

October 5 - Cincinnati Enquirer

Local and regional transportation planners responded skeptically to data from the Texas Department of Transportation showing Texans driving less.

October 5 - Streetsblog Texas

New Orleans is among the first cities to respond to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Affirmatively Furthering Affordable Housing rule.

October 5 - The New Orleans Advocate