The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A new report collects the lessons and best practices of several years of bus priority projects in the Boston region.

June 23 - Metropolitan Area Planning Council

The National Park Service is seeking public comments on the redevelopment of sites within the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area that were burned in the 2018 Woolsey Fire. 

June 22 - National Park Service

Two new reports confirm the racial disparities of traffic violence in the United States, revealing more proof about who stayed home during the pandemic, and who was forced to navigate the risks of the pandemic in public.

June 22 - CNN Business

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These eight cities are taking steps to reduce waste and achieve sustainability of their metropolitan areas. Keep reading to learn more.

June 22 - Devin Partida

Neighborhood opposition overwhelmed a plan to reduce the number of vehicles lanes on North Central Avenue to make space for a new bike lane, despite evidence of the benefits of the proposed street reconfiguration.

June 22 - Phoenix New Times

The reasons for a ten-month moratorium on gas station development in the city of Rancho Cucamonga portend a major shift in transportation and land use priorities in the near future.

June 22 - Daily Bulletin

Two competing initiatives seek to change city regulations for residential and commercial development on the city's parklands and open spaces.

June 22 - Denver Post

The project, led by Gensler, will span 39 acres of residential units, retail, and cultural attractions.

June 22 - The Architect's Newspaper

Central Park Tower, coming soon to New York City's "Billionaires' Row" was designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill architecture.

June 22 - ArchDaily

In contrast to the $1.2 trillion Senate bipartisan infrastructure proposal, Senate Democrats are discussing a massive package that is more of a budget resolution than an infrastructure bill, designed to pass with 51 votes on reconciliation.

June 21 - Roll Call

Jarrett Walker offers insights into "Right of Way," a book written last year by Angie Schmitt that is influencing the traffic safety conversation and pushing the fields of planning and engineering in new directions.

June 21 - Human Transit

With 65.4% of the nation's adult population at least partially vaccinated, daily new COVID cases have dropped to the lowest level since late March 2020. However, cases are increasing in some states, none more than Missouri.

June 21 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The plan seeks to mitigate the effects of urban heat islands by preserving and growing the city's tree canopy.

June 21 - Smart Cities Dive

New attention for a plan to greatly expand Amtrak service in dozens of cities and regions around the United States.

June 21 - The Washington Post

Improved connectivity and reliability in the region's public transit could stimulate growth and help build a more vibrant local economy.

June 21 - Michigan Advance

The state transit authority has granted preliminary approval to the revised plan to expand the Capital Beltway and add new high-occupancy and toll lanes.

June 21 - DCist

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To create more affordable, healthy, equitable, accessible, and resource-efficient communities, planners must reform the way we value speed relative to other community goals.

June 21 - Todd Litman

With more and more products available for doorstep delivery, Janette Sadik-Khan argues that policymakers have to proactively face the imminent "delivery deadlock" and take control of curb management.

June 20 - Bloomberg CityLab

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The United Nation’s New Urban Agenda has created a playbook for planning advocates. It opens possibilities for building inclusive, integrated urban planning in countries where planning has been top-down and limited in scope.

June 20 - Bruce Stiftel

On a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, the White House marked the occasion by discussion exclusionary zoning.

June 20 - WhiteHouse.gov