The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

At the UN’s Habitat III conference taking place this fall in Quito, Ecuador, the role of cities in addressing the movement of migrants will be a primary topic of discussion.

January 19 - Citiscope

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Ecologists offer scientific lessons in how to better build cities for humans and wildlife.

January 19 - Steven Snell

Inside the efforts to clean up and improve the centerpiece of Detroit’s transit system.

January 18 - Detroit Free Press

A Dallas area writer finds parallels between the city’s planning processes and the New Years’ resolution practices of most human beings.

January 18 - D Magazine

Since a zoning code change in 2010, the city of Denver has added 66 accessory dwelling units in a city of 650,000.

January 18 - The Denver Post

Commuters in the Atlanta region would benefit most by the $10 billion transportation plan proposed by Governor Nathan Deal.

January 18 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Participatory mapping has become an increasingly popular planning tool. The examples that follow highlight how communities are using participatory mapping.

January 18 - Jennifer Evans-Cowley

Residents of Reno, Nevada participating in a rewrite of the city’s master plan have spoken out about the myriad of problems afflicting their downtown—it's dirty, dangerous, and deserted.

January 18 - Reno Gazette-Journal

Following-up on the president's assertion in his State of the Union address to better manage coal and oil resources on federal lands to account for environmental and financial costs, the administration declared a 'pause' on issuing new coal leases.

January 18 - US News & World Report

Faced with the calamity of drunken fisticuffs breaking out when the bars let out for the night, Sydney launched some common sense solutions to calm the hordes of angry drunks.

January 18 - The Conversation

Canadian researchers made the case at the Transportation Research Board this past week that improved bike infrastructure and neighborhood gentrification go hand in hand. They used research gathered fromi Portland and Chicago.

January 18 - The Washington Post - Wonkblog

Contactless travel could be in place on every bus in Britain by 2022 under a multi-million-pound plan being developed by the country’s five leading bus operators.

January 18 - Cities of the Future

GE is abandoning its 68-acre suburban campus in Fairfield, Conn. for Boston's Seaport District. As WBUR's technology reporter, Curt Nickisch put it, "Today's knowledge workers want bike racks and subway stops not country clubs and parking garages."

January 17 - NPR

Similar to a local proposal by San Francisco cyclists to reduce priority for for ticketing cyclists for rolling through stop signs, a state senator hopes to do with state legislation for motorists making "California Stops" at red lights.

January 17 - San Mateo Daily Journal

The nation's capital is hoping to increase the funding support offered to households through the Home Purchase Assistance Program to help more people afford the critical first step of buying a home.

January 17 - Greater Greater Washington

The trip planning app Moovit this week announced a big upgrade, bringing together bikeshare info from cities around the world into one place.

January 17 - Geektime

Urban planning challenge: where to site a large tent for serving meals to the homeless in a revitalizing part of Philadelphia.

January 17 - philly.com

The Washington Post shows why the Flint water crisis is so concerning for the health of the residents affected.

January 16 - The Washington Post

The adventure of Bertha the tunnel-boring machine, already two years behind schedule, has a new twist.

January 16 - The Seattle Times

Gov. Larry Hogan spent the week pitching a $152 million improvement project for a highway located at the north end of the state. The announcement comes less than a year after Gov. Hogan killed a light rail plan.

January 16 - The Baltimore Sun