The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Two U.S. coastal communities are debating the merits of staying or leaving due to effects from climate change and rising sea levels

July 17 - Public Radio International

A missed opportunity, famously criticized by Ada Louise Huxtable, will be rectified when the Kennedy Center's $175 million expansion project is complete.

July 16 - Architect

have you ever found bike parking hidden behind a dumpster?

July 16 - MinnPost

That headlining claim is found in a recent research study from Pew Charitable Trust's Philadelphia Research Initiative—more demographic goodies are included.

July 16 - NewsWorks

One of the great, looming questions of transportation is whether transportation network companies will complement or compete with transit. A recent promotion moves toward the compete end of the spectrum.

July 16 - The Huffington Post

As of press time on Friday, the death toll from the Nice Bastille Day massacre is 84, injuries exceeding 200, a record for an act of alleged terrorism committed by a single person. It also sets a record for death by the use of a motor vehicle.

July 16 - NBC News

The Pennsylvania Governors Office announced that eight developers were awarded a total $9.3M in tax credits from the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) to build 495 affordable housing units in the city of Philadelphia.

July 15 - Curbed Philadelphia

A state with many natural advantages for solar power is having a hard time making the business pencil out.

July 15 - Houston Chronicle

As more community improvement districts come online in Georgia, some are finding limitations to the reach of the taxes they generate. A new report makes a thorough examination.

July 15 - Saporta Report

Zoning for new housing supply isn't the answer to Vancouver's housing affordability crisis, according to an editorial in the Vancouver Sun. In fact, it might only be making the problem worse.

July 15 - Vancouver Sun

The first phase of Toronto's 15-tear transit plan took a crucial step forward this week.

July 15 - Urban Toronto

A look back at Washington, D.C.'s most recent Comprehensive Plan reveals lessons for how the city should plan for the future next time it undertakes a comprehensive planning process.

July 15 - Greater Greater Washington

The Denver Business Journal editor spoke out in opposition to a proposal to add bike lanes to Broadway in Denver. Streetsblog responded.

July 15 - Streetsblog Denver

Is Yogi the Bear in the market for a commercial property?

July 15 - Houston Chronicle

Take a look at these creative crosswalks and add your own examples.

July 15 - The Guardian Cities

Majority of drivers in the United States admit to anger, aggression, or road rage at least once in the past year.

July 15 - WTOP

BLOG POST

Planners are often involved in social equity analysis. How issues are defined and measured can affect what seems fair and just. Consider, for example, the fairness of toilet access.

July 14 - Todd Litman

The latest front line of the battle to prevent the spread of big-box stores is the city of Pleasanton, California.

July 14 - East Bay Times

How one firm is integrating sharing economy principles to bolster Chicago's public schools.

July 14 - Doggerel

A San Francisco Chronicle editorial supports the decision by the Municipal Transportation Agency to 'bow' to complaints from residents about the large tech buses by reducing their stops in their neighborhoods even if it means increasing car trips.

July 14 - San Francisco Chronicle