The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Colorado city will make public transit free during the month of August to boost ridership and reduce emissions.

July 25 - City of Boulder

The new legislation will promote more development near transit in the city’s underserved neighborhoods and improve safety for pedestrians and other road users.

July 25 - City of Chicago

Despite a rise in bicycling by residents, Wisconsin has dedicated disappointingly low amounts of funding and resources to bike infrastructure.

July 25 - Sun Prairie Star

Cargo bikes have proven an effective transport mode in cities around the world, but American women still hesitate to use them, citing safety concerns.

July 25 - Women Mobilize Women

Empire State Redevelopment unanimously voted to support the planned redevelopment of Midtown Manhattan’s much-maligned Penn Station.

July 25 - The Architect's Newspaper

In the wake of condemnation from environmental groups, the USPS revised its plan to replace its gas-powered fleet of trucks.

July 24 - Streetsblog USA

The project aims to slow erosion along the riverbank and restore the formerly industrial area to a more natural state.

July 24 - Governing

With temperatures reaching record highs in cities around the country, local officials are implementing measures to ensure vulnerable residents have adequate cooling.

July 24 - Next City

High prices, labor issues, and legal blunders plague the transportation network companies, who are increasingly shifting to deliveries over rides.

July 24 - Streetsblog Massachusetts

A humorous “application form” skewers the so-called NIMBY movement.

July 22 - McSweeney's

Bike and pedestrian infrastructure on the much-anticipated new bridge leaves much to be desired, according to advocates.

July 22 - Curbed

City officials in North Myrtle Beach argue that a free transit program has led to a rise in the town’s homelessness rate.

July 22 - Mass Transit

A Burlington program is using grocery trolleys to remind residents that, for many of them, a grocery store is less than a mile away.

July 22 - Burlington Free Press

The program offers a variety of adaptive bikes at no charge to people with disabilities.

July 21 - Mass Transit

Thanks to inflation, landlords in parts of the state not limited by local rent stabilization ordinances can raise rent by up to 10 percent starting in August.

July 21 - Los Angeles Times

After a whirlwind of rising costs and sharply spiking demand for housing in smaller cities, the housing market is cooling down to pre-pandemic levels.

July 21 - KVUE

The agency will distribute $5 billion over the next five years to help school districts purchase electric and low-emissions buses.

July 21 - U.S. PIRG, the Federation of State Public Interest Research Groups

FEATURE

U.S. cities lack land for new development but have many derelict or defunct parcels in need of revitalization. There are an estimated 70,000 strip mall centers in the country, all with tremendous potential for affordable and workforce housing.

July 21 - Tim Mustard

More than nine in 10 U.S. transit agencies face operator shortages. A new report sheds light on the reasons why they’re having such a hard time attracting new hires.

July 21 - Streetsblog USA

Nascar races are a series of loops. Chicago has The Loop. Chicago also has a heated debate about traffic safety that probably doesn't have room for sponsored cars doing speeds upward of 100.

July 21 - Forbes