The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Last night's edition of the Family Feud gave starchitects a pop culture moment.

April 1 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

Coming soon to theaters near you: Academy Award Winner Matthew McConaughey portrays an upstart urban planner who learns to throw away the old code and embrace uncertainty.

April 1 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

Microsoft announced a big update to the Word spell check dictionary today to include the constantly evolving and often incomprehensible language of planning.

April 1 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

You know them when you see them—they're the ones ready to suck the winds out of your sails and set you back at least a month, but probably more, of good work and high morale.

April 1 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

A true tale of two press releases, separated by more than five years.

April 1 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

Test your knowledge of discretionary infrastructure funding mechanisms and one of golf's most famous figures with this pop quiz.

April 1 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

With the Bertha tunneling-boring machine stuck in the mud under Seattle for more than a year, officials turned to a politician known for his ability to stop transportation in its tracks.

April 1 - Planetizen April 1st Edition

Qualcomm and Arup recently published a report on their vision for the future of connected cities. We spoke to Chris Luebkeman, Arup Fellow and Global Director of Foresight, Research and Innovation, and Qualcomm's Kiva Allgood to learn more.

March 31 - Arup Connect

The eight-minute elevated, driverless tram costs twice as much as the AirBus shuttle it replaced, which riders aren't happy about, but you wouldn't know it from the ridership numbers. The new connector service opened just over four months ago.

March 31 - Contra Costa Times

The community was long known as predominantly Greek and Italian, but tensions existed with the African-American community. As whites moved to the suburbs, they were replaced with a "poly-glot mix" without the tensions. Next challenge: gentrification.

March 31 - NPR Code Switch

BLOG POST

National tables from the 2013 American Household Survey (AHS) are now public.

March 31 - Michael Lewyn

While widespread urban farming remains pipe dream in the United States, dwindling arable land and a mass shift to cities might make it a necessity in China.

March 31 - designboom

In a district now comprised entirely of charter schools, many New Orleans children face hour-plus journeys. This makes for increased stress on low-income families and a potential rise in chronic absenteeism.

March 31 - Pacific Standard

Despite threats like online retail, upscale sectors of the mall market are prospering. This is good news for what are, perhaps, the only walkable 'streets' in some parts of the country.

March 31 - CityLab

On the ground, combating gentrification means putting a stop to cost-driven displacement and evictions. Grassroots organizations in some of the hardest-hit cities have dedicated themselves to that task.

March 31 - Next City

Once the subway's pride, R-32 'Brightliner' trains that operate on the C line will soon disappear from service. Mid-century promo videos notwithstanding, the line's rolling stock was in dire need of an update.

March 31 - WNYC: Transportation Nation

FEATURE

Practicing urbanist and USC professor Vinayak Bharne examines the legacy of a progressive zoning code over the two decades since its adoption.

March 31 - Vinayak Bharne

The "Cities: Skylines" city-building simulation game enters the scene long dominated by SimCity.

March 30 - Greater Greater Washington

A transformative project is in the works for the South End neighborhood of Downtown Memphis.

March 30 - The Daily News (Memphis)

The thing of legend will come to pass: the TriMet Portland-Milwaukie light rail construction project is expected for delivery on time and between $10 and $40 million under budget.

March 30 - Progressive Railroading