The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Minneapolis area yields two case studies of troubled sites, home to big box retailers, finally rejoining the community.

November 21 - MinnPost

There are a lot of people in this country that consider cheap gas to be a form of benevolence. Here are some reasons why they should curb their enthusiasm.

November 20 - City Observatory

Out of sheer necessity, the state of California has embarked on a new process for regulating the use of groundwater.

November 20 - Capital Press

An op-ed appeals to a customer base that doesn't understand the ways in which "sharing economy" companies resemble Wal-Mart.

November 20 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

The Ventra app hits the streets—or the tracks, perhaps—this week. Steven Vance of Streetsblog Chicago has already tested the new tool.

November 20 - Chi.Streetsblog

State rail officials decided that the risk posed by Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit trains is too grave to allow an existing grade crossing to remain open, forcing pedestrians and a cyclists out of their way to cross the tracks.

November 20 - The Press Democrat

Three examples of problem solving and "catalytic action" can help San Diego with its I.D.E.A. District, writes former SPUR director Jim Chappell.

November 20 - UrbDeZine

Bereft of private investment, how can the $68 billion project proceed? That's the question about 20 members of the public repeated in their public comments at Tuesday's High-Speed Rail Authority meeting in Fresno. To their surprise, it was answered.

November 20 - Fresno Bee

Which should we trust to insulate connected cars from the threat of hackers: private companies or government regulation?

November 20 - Atlanta Business Chronicle

"Portlandness: A Cultural Atlas" exemplifies the powers of maps to reshape and redefine our communities. Just watch how they can change expectations about the culture of the city infamously known as "Portlandia."

November 20 - The Oregonian

Nielsen Scarborough released new market data this week that revealed the cities with the highest percentage of single women who live along with at least one cat.

November 20 - The Seattle Times

Commercial marijuana operations to be restricted to industrial areas.

November 19 - Alaska Dispatch

The market for luxury apartment rentals is booming; the market for affordable rentals is not.

November 19 - The Atlantic

One of the country's most beautiful cities could get a dramatic new development project, calling on the design talents of Bjarke Ingels Group.

November 19 - designboom

Research by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Zhenghong Tang is helping conserve key south-central Nebraska wetlands that provide habitat for millions of migratory birds.

November 19 - University of Nebraska

Six years ago, the 620-square-mile city had not one bike lane and forty McDonald's franchises.

November 19 - Huffington Post

The city of Dallas got the memo about the benefits of converting one-way streets to two-ways. Two streets in the Victory Park neighborhood will be reconfigured this weekend.

November 19 - The Dallas Morning News

The mode share for bikes in urban environments around the world currently sits around 6 percent. A new report out of a university located in one of the most bike-friendly cities in the country quantifies the benefits of 10 percent mode share.

November 19 - Climate Central

The San Francisco Planning Department is proposing a trade-off to neighborhoods to comply with a state density bonus law: Modestly increase height and density limits in exchange for more affordable housing.

November 19 - Hoodline

A group of activists calling themselves the Coalition to Preserve L.A. has announced initiations to seek a ballot initiative that would enact a moratorium on projects requiring changes to the city's General Plan.

November 19 - Los Angeles Times