The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Pittsburgh mayor Bill Peduto thinks Section 8 housing subsidies could get two birds with one stone: help low-income households find affordable housing and reduce blight.

January 12 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

As the dust settles from the Great Recession—evidence is growing to support the growing relevance of urban areas in the overall economic picture of the United States.

January 12 - City Observatory

Next City surveys the most ambitious examples of park design from a year of ambitious projects.

January 11 - Next City

The Washington Post performs a sort of reverse archaeology: looking skyward to the heights of building for a record of the country's economic fortunes.

January 11 - The Washington Post - Wonkblog

In an news analysis for The New York Times Sunday Review, Alan Feuer sees the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon as another struggle between the Wise Use movement, which began is the 1980s, and the mainstream.

January 11 - The New York Times

The Port of Kennewick, Washington, along the Columbia River, is hoping to combine some underutilized waterfront property and nearby wineries into a new attraction for wine lovers.

January 11 - Seattle Daily Journal Of Commerce

While most big city transit systems have moved on to electronic passes or paper tickets, Philadelphia's riders are left to deal with tokens and transfer slips until SEPTA's plans for a system upgrade come to fruition.

January 11 - The Philadelphia Inquirer

A new study finds that the number of units available to those with a disability is insufficient to meet the growing needs of an aging population.

January 11 - CityLab

An earlier post on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's big capital project proposal this week gave barely a mention of his new plans for the renovation, or rebirth, of Penn Station, America's busiest rail station.

January 11 - The New York Times

Faced with a court ordered requirement to provide its fair share of affordable housing, one New Jersey town's residents have lashed out with some anti-Semitic overtones against plans for a new development.

January 11 - The Atlantic

Has the renaissance of our urban cores petered out or will the movement of suburban refugees to denser metro neighborhoods continue? Let's see what demographics and economics tell us.

January 11 - Medium

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A snow storm came through overnight, your street hasn't been cleared. When can you expect to have your street cleared? Cities are increasingly providing snowplow tracking information to residents.

January 11 - Jennifer Evans-Cowley

Compared to other countries, building mass transit in the United States has proven significantly more expensive. But why? And how do we fix this?

January 10 - Greater Greater Washington

After a stumbling start getting off the ground, proponents of Atlanta's new streetcar see hope in its future while others question further investment.

January 10 - New York Times

Peterborough is the winner of the 2015 World Smart City Award.

January 10 - Cities of the Future

The five-year transportation reauthorization known as the FAST Act relies on $70 billion of one-time, non-user fees to fund the $302 billion bill. The act also allows the government to fund the development of sustainable funding options by states.

January 10 - The Hill

There is hidden economic diversity even in one of the most famous (and toniest) of zip codes.

January 10 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

A bike plan isn't meant for the peloton. Here's how you can tell.

January 9 - Vancity Buzz

New York Times op-ed columnist Paul Krugman, usually an astute observer, must have been having an off day when he made a completely incorrect assessment in his column on gentrification in New York City.

January 9 - Shelterforce/Rooflines

Following the recent example of cities like Vancouver, Austin, and Berkeley, Oakland, CA recently made it much easier for residents to create secondary units, also known as accessory dwelling units.

January 9 - East Bay Express