The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

All the talk about the Highway Trust Fund can make it seem like the U.S. transportation system. Robert Puentes and Adie Tomer argue that funding is only a symptom of the deeper problem.

July 27 - Politico

A bit of a redefining moment is happening among European planners as they look for ways to address the growing complexity of their communities and the world.

July 27 - CityLab

With 350 bikeshare stations already in its system, Capital Bikeshare announced the addition of eight new stops at high-profile locations in and around the nation's capital.

July 26 - The Washington Post

Chicago's Metropolitan Planning Council has released a new toolbox full of interactive features intended to assist transit oriented development.

July 26 - Chi.Streetsblog

As it vies to host the 2024 Summer Games, Boston's plan envisions two new permanent neighborhoods built with a mix of public and private investment. The final decision will take place in September.

July 26 - Boston Globe

The Dallas-to-Houston project will be the first operating high speed rail line in the United States when it opens in 2021. The project received $75 million in private funding, allowing planning for the project to advance.

July 26 - Houston Chronicle

The good news is that middle-class suburbs are becoming increasingly integrated. However, a closer look at the migration patterns of whites and minorities reveals a more complex picture, rife with racism.

July 26 - The Washington Post - Wonkblog

A recent report finds that more people are living in poverty in suburban areas than in the more urban areas of the Twin Cities region.

July 25 - MPR News

One would expect the Utah Taxpayers Association to oppose county measures to increase general sales taxes by .25 percent to fund transportation programs, so their endorsement of an alternative revenue option, the mileage fee, is surprising.

July 25 - Utah Taxpayers Association

San Antonio's soon-to-be-adopted air quality plan will focus on transportation to reduce the city's air pollution.

July 25 - San Antonio Express-News

An interview with a leading academic on the subject of fair housing offers perspective on the new Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule created by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

July 25 - Salon

Interested in finding the road less traveled by? Walkonomics has launched in seven cities around the globe.

July 25 - ASLA The Dirt

A World Research Institute report offers seven prescriptions for designing safer cities. At the top of the list: avoid sprawl.

July 24 - Motherboard

Supporters of New Urbanism may live across the political spectrum, but they all want to live in traditional neighborhoods.

July 24 - Pacific Standard

The federal government surveyed the country to recognize the best (multi-modal) transportation planning projects.

July 24 - Fast Lane (DOT blog)

What happened to the "strategic" in the nation's Strategic Petroleum Reserves? As Politico reveals, heretofore these oil reserves have only been sold when the nation's oil supply was threatened. Republicans leaders now view the SPR as a cash cow.

July 24 - Politico

The late architecture critic Reyner Banham and social historian Mike Davis had opposing viewpoints regarding Los Angeles' ecology, but in many ways their disparate takes complemented each other, writes urban planner Jonathan P. Bell.

July 24 - UrbDeZine

The Northern California city of Arcata has long tolerated the production of California's most second-most-lucrative mood-altering crop. Now, the city is considering an official zoning designation to accommodate marijuana production.

July 24 - Next City

Once again, chronic delays on New Jersey Transit's rail lines in and out of Manhattan serve as a reminder of Gov. Christie's ill fated decision to cancel replacement of the two aging Hudson River tunnels to Penn Station.

July 24 - The New York Times - N.Y. / Region

A new study offers evidence that walking in a natural setting is more beneficial to mental health than walking in an urban setting.

July 24 - New York Times