The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Far from an obscure, wonky local issue, zoning reform has the potential to advance social justice in American cities.

April 22 - The New York Times

The American Planning Association has a breakdown of the massive $2 trillion jobs plan that would change the course of federal infrastructure policy.

April 22 - American Planning Association

With the urban exodus hysteria of the early pandemic in the rearview mirror, urban apologists are staking high ground on urban soil.

April 22 - Bloomberg Green+CityLab

A panel of Ohio economists make the case for more multi-family housing and businesses in single-family neighborhoods.

April 22 - Ohio Capital Journal

The new D.C. Office of Equity has produced an evaluation of proposed changes to the D.C. Comprehensive Plan.

April 22 - DCist

With regular updates of rent debt data from around the United States, a new dashboard reveals the depths of one of the most pressing crises of the pandemic.

April 21 - National Equity Atlas

A federal judge has ruled that the city and county of Los Angeles, home to the nation's largest population of people experiencing homelessness, must overcome the development delays that have prevented the creation of new supportive housing.

April 21 - Los Angeles Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom has foreseen the end of the pandemic that has killed over 61,000 Californians and has taken a page from his Republican counterpart in the second most populous state by setting a date when all restrictions will be lifted.

April 21 - San Francisco Chronicle

Details on a proposed change of definition for Metropolitan Statistical Areas that would greatly expand the area of the country deemed rural.

April 21 - The Washington Post

The megadrought continues, with contingency plans differing by location.

April 21 - CNN

Cities around the country are making big plans for economic relief funding from the federal government.

April 21 - The Washington Post

A podcast discussion with Cambridge Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui details how and why the Massachusetts city become a planning trendsetter by adopting an Affordable Housing Overlay earlier this year.

April 21 - Land Matter Podcast

FEATURE

Vital urbanism and a prescription for the post-pandemic city.

April 21 - Dan Kaplan

The California city has received complaints about overcrowding even as the program sought to create more outdoor public space during the pandemic.

April 20 - Climate Magazine

To avoid the pitfalls of disconnected, car-centric suburbs, local governments must proactively plan for sustainable development in growing areas.

April 20 - CommonWealth Magazine

Suddenly everyone and their mother has a housing plan. But not all housing plans are created equal.

April 20 - Next City

Policies too narrowly focused on design can drive up the cost of construction and prevent the development of affordable housing.

April 20 - Slate

The Biden administration must combine increased funding with policies that mandate and encourage transit-oriented planning.

April 20 - Bloomberg CityLab

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's grant funding program that integrates public housing investments with the surrounding neighborhood is moving ahead.

April 20 - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

A new chapter in the cautionary tale.

April 20 - Associated Press via Chicago Tribune