The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

FEATURE

The following report surveys the current state of Internet technology as employed by the planning departments of over 500 cities in the United States.

January 27 - William Riggs

Last fall's Republican victories might mean that state legislatures will turn back the clock on laws requiring renewable energy.

January 26 - Governing

Looking for a way to connect the separate pieces of the bike path along the Los Angeles River, a local developer took planning and designing a new path into his own hands.

January 26 - The Architect's Newspaper

Gov. Jerry Brown has an environmental goal that conflicts with an infrastructure goal: reducing oil consumption and raising funds to pay for deferred road needs. The solution may be the Road User Charge, which lies in the hands of a new committee.

January 26 - Inside Bay Area.com

New apps have the potential to influence a fundamental shift in the political and physical realities of parking according to a recent Next City article.

January 26 - Next City

Vancouver created its MX zone as a solution to a persistent challenge for planners—how to retain industrial jobs and affordable housing in downtowns.

January 26 - The Globe and Mail

Tampa's TECO line streetcar system does not lack charm. What the historic streetcar does lack, however, is riders. Can HART transform the trolley into an integral part of a revitalized downtown?

January 26 - Tampa Bay Times

The mayor and City Council of Seattle will consider a controversial measure to combat its surging homeless population.

January 26 - ThinkProgress

Following the recent news that Architecture for Humanity shut its doors after operating since 1999, FastCo.Design provides more details about what went wrong.

January 26 - Fast Co. Design

Notwithstanding plummeting gas prices, Keith Laing of The Hill reports on poll results that reveal an uphill battle for political leaders in Utah, Georgia, and New Jersey, who are advocating gas tax increases to fund roads, bridges, and transit.

January 26 - The Hill

Cities change. The people living in cities change. A new online tool from the Urban Institute allows users to forecast demographic trends as far out at 2030.

January 26 - CityLab

BLOG POST

Denver is a national leader in retrofitting the Great American Suburban Mall. But how well are these retrofits working? A comparative analysis of field reports by college-age Millennials offers some insight.

January 25 - Dean Saitta

Citiscope examines the organizing and volunteer efforts of citizens in Athens, Greece in response to the country's economic crisis.

January 25 - Citiscope

The New Yorker has published an interactive feature in New York's shadow transit system—the network of so-called "dollar vans."

January 25 - The New Yorker

So long 2007. Hello 2014. According to new DOT data, peak driving is no longer in the rear view mirror but ahead of us thanks to cheap gas getting even cheaper, the rebound effect, an improved economy, and warmer weather.

January 25 - The Detroit News

Maine trails only three states in total acreage of land protected by conservation. A new plan to end the property tax exemptions for nonprofits, however, could make that work much more difficult.

January 25 - Portland Press Herald

Here's a head scratcher: in its ambition to meet the affordable housing goals of Mayor Bill de Blasio, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development has proposed the redevelopment of 15 community gardens on city-owned property.

January 24 - Brownstoner

The innovative revenue stream known as California's cap-and-trade program is ready to take action by funding affordable housing projects.

January 24 - LA.Streetsblog

Chicago transit agencies are falling behind its needed capital investments. A new report estimates that the CTA, Metra, and Pace will need to spend $36 billion over the next decade to catch up.

January 24 - Chicago Tribune

In more proof of how far perceived safety goes in establishing the speed of drivers, the California Highway Patrol is dealing with the unintended consequences of changes on the Golden Gate Bridge.

January 24 - San Francisco Chronicle