The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Six years after Prop HHH was passed, the fund appears to be delivering on its housing construction goals in the 10-year timeline. But the measure is being routinely criticized on all sides.

August 11 - Shelterforce Magazine

Building cities to be safe and accessible for women and LGBTQIA+ people has benefits for all users of public space.

August 11 - Architecture Daily

While their developers often tout jobs and local economic development as benefits of major stadium projects, research shows these venues often make little impact on local economies.

August 11 - Urban Milwaukee

Ten recommendations for effective freeway removal advocacy.

August 11 - Strong Towns

The county completed the draft environmental impact study for a monorail and people mover planned as part of its rapid transit system.

August 11 - The Next Miami

Wildfire planning often focuses on individual buildings, but little guidance exists for effective citywide evacuation planning.

August 10 - The Atlantic

A proposed ‘tiny home village’ meant to serve as temporary housing for unhoused residents has yet to break ground more than a year after it was announced.

August 10 - KUTV

Two safe streets advocates give their recommendations for how to effectively use the $1 billion in annual funding available through a federal grant program.

August 10 - Streetsblog USA

A symbolic, but necessary, action.

August 10 - Thee Dever Post

The American Planning Association's free "State of Transportation Planning Report" includes more than two dozen interesting and entertaining chapters by diverse authors on the subjects of planning resilience, equity, technology and mobility.

August 10 - Intersections + Identities A Radical Rethinking of Our Transportation Experiences

The American Society of Landscape Architects has assembled a task force to create an action plan focused on climate change and biodiversity.

August 10 - ASLA The Dirt

One writer argues that improving transit in major cities would boost local economies and prove that positive change is possible.

August 10 - Governing

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says the state was “blindsided” by the decision, which further delays the $7.6 billion plan.

August 10 - Maryland Matters

Missing from the Democrats' Inflation Reduction Act, the significant climate legislation which passed the Senate on a 51-50 party-line vote on Sunday with Vice President Harris casting the tie-breaking vote, is any mention of bikes.

August 9 - The Washington Post

During a city council meeting that had to pause while police cleared the room of activists opposing the measure, the council voted to ban public sleeping within 500 feet of schools, making one-fifth of city sidewalks off-limits to unhoused people.

August 9 - Los Angeles Times

A study from Des Moines found that households in historically redlined parts of town are more likely to have to seek help from food pantries.

August 9 - Axios

Faced with the dire consequences of a one-two punch of aging populations and declining birthrates, one writer has suggestions for how policy can help ensure a better future.

August 9 - Financial Times

The city is calling for public input to develop strategies for reducing traffic deaths and making Las Vegas safer for all road users.

August 9 - KTNV

The formerly car-centric block was redesigned to include wider sidewalks, public seating, and enhanced landscaping in lieu of on-street parking.

August 9 - Urbanize Atlanta

The agency plans to negotiate new options for operational funding as farebox and toll revenue lingers far below pre-pandemic levels.

August 9 - Bloomberg CityLab