The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

An affordable housing ballot measure opposed by affordable housing advocates: welcome to the strange housing politics of San Francisco.

January 26 - San Francisco Magazine

Revisiting a collected effort to reshape one of the world's most famous cities after a catastrophic disaster.

January 26 - The Guardian Cities

The damage caused by Michigan environmental agencies charged with protecting public health extend far beyond Flint. Residents suffering health effects from a huge natural gas leak in Southern California see parallels with the lead poisoning crisis.

January 26 - The New York Times

Following in the footsteps of Seattle, which recently followed a similar narrative arc, the city of Spokane will go back to the ballot for transportation funding, leaving the county of Spokane to its own devices.

January 25 - The Spokesman-Review

After a long absence, first-time buyers are finally returning to the real estate market.

January 25 - Bloomberg Business

Neighborhoods like Cherry in the fast-growing city of Charlotte are faced with intense pressures in the real estate market. The city is scrambling to craft a plan that can leverage the city's assets to the benefit of the whole city.

January 25 - Next City

The city of Detroit will review the presentations of seven finalists tasked with creating a new vision for the east riverfront—a part of Detroit poised for redevelopment momentum.

January 25 - Detroit Free Press

Energy infrastructure, street lighting, security services, health outcomes, and more will receive a technological overhaul for Denver's Peña Station NEXT project.

January 25 - The Denver Post

The long-delayed First Hill streetcar offered its first trips to the public last weekend in Seattle. Big questions about the operation and effectiveness of the streetcar still remain.

January 25 - Seattle Times

Proof that words matter—especially in court—came when Chicago tried to redefine bike lanes as recreational facilities.

January 25 - Bike Law

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You may not have a moral right to live in an expensive city—but does the government have a moral right to exclude you?

January 25 - Michael Lewyn

Pitched as a necessary addition to reduce congestion on interstates 30 and 35E as they pass Downtown Dallas, the Trinity Parkway is likely to induce one million additional vehicle miles traveled a day.

January 25 - The Dallas Morning News

Jed Kolko, former Chief Economist and VP of Analytics at Trulia, and Joe Cortright of City Observatory dug deep into a debate that gets at the heart of recent trends in how and where the United States works.

January 25 - Jed Kolko

The new record for skyscrapers built in a year brakes the record set by the previous year. The record is expected to be set again next year.

January 24 - Dezeen

In his 2015 state of the state address, Gov. Jerry Brown announced his intention to tackle the Golden State's formidable $59 billion road and bridge deficit. A year later, that staggering figure jumped 30 percent to $77 billion.

January 24 - San Francisco Chronicle

This sounds like a dream for a lot of Planetizen readers: building models for Legoland.

January 24 - Quartz

Until this past summer, the Atlanta metro region was ranked second in electric car use in the United States. The generous state tax credit of $5,000 made electric vehicles (EVs) particularly attractive. But what happens when the credit is withdrawn?

January 24 - Marketplace

A lack of a master plan for Port Newark is one of the reasons the city of Newark is looking to improve on the leadership of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

January 24 - The Record

The Urbanist takes a close look at the first of 12 Safe Routes to School projects scheduled for Seattle schools this year.

January 23 - The Urbanist

The provincial government has taken draconian measures on jaywalkers in an effort to curb pedestrian injuries and fatalities.

January 23 - BuzzFeed News