The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The city's department of transportation has released a guide to help community groups implement low-cost 'tactical urbanism' projects.

March 11 - Smart Cities Dive

The project, which relies largely on geothermal energy to minimize its carbon footprint, will bring affordable housing and boost storm resilience to an area devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

March 11 - Bloomberg CityLab

Some Midwest cities' plans to upgrade decades-old sewer systems rely on outdated rainfall predictions as flood risks grow due to climate change and shifting weather patterns.

March 10 - Grist

Young renters are flocking to big cities with lucrative job markets and ample social amenities, belying the 'urban exodus' myth.

March 10 - RentCafé

Communities in south and west Dallas are working to introduce zoning reform that would reduce industrial pollution and hold companies accountable for their impacts on surrounding neighborhoods.

March 10 - Bloomberg CityLab

From wildfires to hurricanes, environmental risks pose a threat to around 40 percent of U.S. rental units.

March 10 - Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

New York City saw its deadliest year for people living in shelters or public spaces, with the pandemic and a rise in deadly overdoses fueling a fatal epidemic.

March 10 - City Limits

As the pandemic emphasized, the way we design our cities can have lasting impacts on residents' health and wellness.

March 10 - Governing

President Biden announced a ban on the importation of Russian energy on Tuesday in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. He warned that gasoline prices will go even higher as a result. Europe will not be joining the ban.

March 10 - The New York Times

Hindered by the pandemic and other factors, ridership numbers have been disappointingly low on the city's first BRT, but Metro officials are undeterred in their plans for future BRT lines.

March 10 - Houston Chronicle

How did ZIP codes become such powerful determinants of public health? New new evidence of the disparate air pollution of redlined neighborhoods partly answers that question.

March 9 - Environmental Science and Technology Letters

The Hollywood Burbank Airport has done what no one in the Los Angeles area had dared to do: sue the California High Speed Rail project.

March 9 - Los Angeles Times

Two grant programs aimed at supporting highly efficient, affordable housing developments are yielding promising results.

March 9 - Energy News Network

Rather than doing another round of the 'sorriest' bus stops in the country, Streetsblog USA is shifting its focus to the positive, and asking readers to send nominations for America's Best Bus Stop.

March 9 - Streetsblog USA

The resistance to a proposed mileage-based tax in San Diego County highlights the challenges of passing road usage fees.

March 9 - Time Magazine

BLOG POST

Millions of Ukrainian refugees are flowing into European cities. This begs the question: how can cities like Przemysl, Poland, and many others, successfully integrate displaced Ukrainians as active members of local politics, economies, and society?

March 9 - Robert Fischer

In a radical shift from prior policy that singled out passenger safety, new cars could be required to include more features that protect people outside the vehicle.

March 9 - The Verge

FEATURE

Transit-rich, “inner ring” neighborhoods with multi-family, mid- and high-rise housing (going beyond the limits of missing middle housing) will be necessary to deliver access to high-quality, safe, and affordable housing.

March 9 - Dan Kaplan

A new report recommends increased production of 'missing middle housing' in Montana, which, like other Western states, is experiencing rapid growth and an increasingly tight housing market.

March 8 - Daily Inter Lake

Many environmental groups argue the EPA's proposed plan, which is less stringent than California's regulations, doesn't go far enough to support electrification and reduce GHG emissions.

March 8 - Los Angeles Times