The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A 660-acre Bay Area brownfield served by commuter and light rail is the latest battleground between suburban communities intent on preserving open space and quality of life and meeting the Bay Area's unmet housing demand.

August 11 - The Washington Post - Wonkblog

The same political force that helped bring the Central Subway in San Francisco is now opposing a proposal that grew in the project's wake—turning Stockton Street into a permanent pedestrian space.

August 11 - San Francisco Chronicle

Vancouver has a new chief planner, and a former chief planner already has a to-do list for the new guy.

August 11 - Daily Hive

Responding to criticism from neighborhoods faced with new small lot developments, the city of Los Angeles in considering changes to its Small Lot Subdivision Ordinance.

August 11 - The Eastsider LA

The Florida Department of Transportation is trying to change the state's status as the most dangerous in the nation for pedestrians, with 5,100 people killed while walking between 2003 and 2010.

August 11 - Streetsblog USA

The Guardian has surveyed its readers to discover the why and where of urban walks.

August 11 - The Guardian

The New Orleans City Council must still approve regulations for short-term rentals, but the Planning Commission has spoken.

August 10 - The Times-Picayune

The San Francisco Transformation Agency is tired of watching cyclists and pedestrians die while the city promises more Vision Zero improvements.

August 10 - KQED

In the long struggle to reduce the impacts of climate change, we may have finally hit a positive milestone, as China's use of coal peaked in 2014.

August 10 - The Guardian

A pair of entrepreneurs has launched an app that allows property owners to rent driveway spaces to people looking for parking. Also, the app helps people find the parking they are looking for.

August 10 - RI Future

Greater Greater Washington reports on the newest addition to the streets of Prince George's County.

August 10 - Greater Greater Washington

Donald Trump's first major economic speech showed significant changes, including how he'd pay for his hefty infrastructure plan. Both he and Hillary Clinton will likely be relying on the same funding source.

August 10 - CNBC

The question of whether New York City's new mandatory inclusionary housing policy should apply to a 17-story project in Manhattan could have wide-ranging implications.

August 10 - The New York Times

As the U.S. Department of Justice takes action to protect the religious freedoms of Muslims in the United States, zoning decisions have proven a particularly common source of anxiety among Muslim communities.

August 10 - The New York Times

An introductory lesson in mixed-use development produces lessons and resources for obesity reduction.

August 10 - Forbes

Communities divided by freeways for decades are now looking to reconnect, and the U.S. Department of Transportation is stepping in to offer support.

August 10 - Car and Driver

An annual tradition is back, and there's plenty of decrepit, unsafe bus infrastructure to lament.

August 9 - Streetsblog USA

The ghosts of the Mission Moratorium have returned to San Francisco, after a local supervisor has called for a halt to three projects while the city crafts legislation to regulate development in the neighborhood.

August 9 - Mission Local

California began the Road Charge Pilot Program on July 1 to see how participants would respond to being charged by the mile driven rather than by gallons of fuel consumed. Participants may now have received their first 'mock' invoices.

August 9 - KPCC

The city of Sacramento, California, known as the City of Trees, is nearing the finish line on a heavily debated ordinance to create new regulations for the management of trees.

August 9 - The Sacramento Bee