The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

With new regulations poised to add 400 new vendors to New York City's streets every year for the next decade, city leaders can look to L.A.'s recent legalization efforts for guidance.

June 13 - Curbed

With the federal eviction moratorium due to expire at the end of the month and rent relief programs failing to reach those who need it most, an eviction crisis still looms.

June 13 - NPR

The pandemic bike book would seem like the perfect time for the federal government to invest in an interstate system for cyclists and walkers.

June 13 - Bloomberg City Lab

The mixed-use Reese Davidson Community will include 140 housing units, commercial space, and a performance space.

June 11 - The Architect's Newspaper

MDOT will begin to repair and modernize a 24-mile segment of Interstate 275 this summer.

June 11 - HometownLife

As climate change accelerates sea level rise and flooding in South Florida, locals hope to mitigate the impacts with less dramatic interventions.

June 11 - New York Times

Signs of the times, and more evidence of the essential service provided by public transit throughout the pandemic.

June 11 - The City

House and Senate versions of the five-year surface transportation reauthorization bill are on different tracks, headed in different directions.

June 10 - Smart Cities Dive

The plaintiffs in one of the nation's first court cases over employer-required COVID vaccinations are among the heroes of the pandemic—nurses fighting to remain unvaccinated. Houston Methodist Hospital suspended unvaccinated employees on June 6.

June 10 - JD Supra

It's the latest turn of the screw for a project that has depended on the occupant in the White House.

June 10 - The New York Times

A bridge in the works since the 1970s marks significant progress for active transportation in Portland, Oregon.

June 10 - Bike Portland

Despite the economic blow dealt by last year's lockdowns, business districts in smaller cities like Wilkes-Barre managed to weather the crisis.

June 10 - The New York Times

A pioneering architect in Newcastle, U.K. tries to open planning to the people with a new "urban room" for community engagement.

June 10 - The Guardian

A recent Nantucket Town Meeting resolved a long-simmering controversy regarding short-term rentals.

June 10 - The Inquirer and Mirror

It's a tale of two cities as New York starts to emerge from the pandemic.

June 10 - The New York Times

PLANOPEDIA

Regional planning addresses planning issues that cross local jurisdictional boundaries, like transportation or watershed protection. In other examples, regional planning offers a holistic approach to the interconnected systems and dynamics that shape physical and cultural landscapes.

June 9 - James Brasuell

Almost all the affordable housing development in L.A. in the past decade has occurred in majority-minority neighborhoods. The L.A. Department of City Planning is looking for ways to make sure high-income areas do more of their fair share.

June 9 - Urbanize LA

A newly released report by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) reveals the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities at park agencies across the U.S.

June 9 - Parks and Recreation Magazine

As more and more people move to the suburbs blossoming in the Phoenix metro area, local water officials are increasingly concerned about the region's ability to keep up with demand.

June 9 - High Country News

New research assesses the land value of street space in 20 of the largest counties in the United States.

June 9 - Bloomberg CityLab