The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

After appearing in the film La La Land, the world-renowned, iconic, 116-year-old Angels Flight will reopen to the public after a three-year modernization process.

March 10 - The Planning Report

Montgomery County, Maryland is the latest municipality to approve an agricultural tax credit to to create incentives for agricultural uses in urban areas.

March 10 - Source of the Spring

With a surplus of unsold billboard spaces dotting Los Angeles, artists are using the empty spaces as canvasses for new forms of public art.

March 10 - The Art Newspaper

The Regional Transportation Alliance released its "Imagine Transportation 2.0" report this week.

March 10 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

A new city staff report on the proposed Scarborough Subway, still in planning stages in Toronto, made the project a much tougher sell for Mayor John Tory and other project supporters.

March 10 - The Toronto Star

Popular millennial-focused chain plans to open up to 200 locations of a new urban-focused concept serving craft beer and fresh, upscale food.

March 10 - Modern Cities

President Trump has made no secret of his disdain for many of the traditional data points used to represent the health and prosperity of the country. The budgetary process offers an opportunity to match words with action.

March 9 - Pacific Standard

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This "livable cities" ranking considers transit, walkability, and bikeability.

March 9 - Michael Lewyn

Some may find it silly to get worked up over an annual fee of about $100 to pay for road maintenance when electric vehicle purchasers receive a $7,500 federal tax credit, on top of generous state perks, but electric vehicle supporters object to them.

March 9 - Vox

The Washington Post has a big scoop about the early draft of the Trump Administration's budget for the Department of Housing Urban Development.

March 9 - The Washington Post

Houston bike advocates were hoping the City Council would act on the city's first new bike plan since 1993. Instead, the plan will have to wait while councilmembers decide about how to approach funding for the plan's proposed projects.

March 9 - Houston Public Media

California has lost a quarter million low income residents over the last decade, in large part because of the high cost of housing.

March 9 - The Sacramento Bee

Small reminders and suggestions can add up to big changes for cities that "nudge" citizens.

March 9 - Data-Smart City Solutions

A Massachusetts regional planning agency says many of Boston's neighborhoods have too many unused parking spaces.

March 9 - The Boston Globe

In a piece for CityLab, Richey Pipparinen argues that trigger-happy city officials need to slow down their push to demolish homes.

March 9 - CityLab

Earlier this week, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan sent a draft of the city's new Unified Sustainable Development Ordinance to the city's Common Council.

March 9 - Politico New York

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Michael Smart and Nicholas Klein guest blog about their recent article in the Journal of Planning Education and Research.

March 8 - JPER

A reading list inspired by International Women's Day delves into subjects like "empathy in design to the challenge of defining diversity."

March 8 - Doggerel

Measure S and an oddly timed election brought planning and development to the center of the public consciousness in Los Angeles for a few months. The voters resoundingly supported one side of the issue.

March 8 - Los Angeles Times

The influx of new workers and residents in Downtown Boise has lead to a parking crunch, raising parking rates and leaving city officials searching for alternative solutions.

March 8 - Idaho Statesman