The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A new Regional Plan Association initiative is assessing potential solutions to historic inequities in planning policy.

March 2 - Regional Plan Association

A critical economic bellwether is showing tentative signs of recovery.

March 2 - Building Enclosure

PLANOPEDIA

Redlining is the practice of restricting investment in areas deemed high-risk by banks. The term refers to the red color used to denote undesirable areas on maps used by lending institutions to determine loan eligibility.

March 1 - Diana Ionescu

A new report examines how governments can encourage citizens to use alternatives to private cars in order to reduce car dependency.

March 1 - International Transport Forum

Critics of a controversial desalination project planned for Orange County claim Governor Newsom is pressuring officials to support the plant in spite of environmental concerns.

March 1 - Los Angeles Times

The plunge in daily new coronavirus cases has ceased and may be climbing again, but the news is brighter when looking at the summer. Most of the public health experts interviewed by The New York Times believe a surge is likely but not inevitable.

March 1 - The New York Times

The city passed a proposal to limit the number of whole-home vacation rentals and implement new regulations and fees for rental property owners.

March 1 - Voice of San Diego

FEATURE

The public and private sector need to partner to facilitate adoption of policy frameworks to realize the AV promise nationally.

March 1 - Greg Rodriguez

Council members complain that the Oak Cliff Streetcar is a "vanity project" that drains money from other potential transit improvements.

March 1 - D Magazine

The plan, which looks more than two decades into the future, seeks to modernize the city's transit system, address inequities, and improve regional connectivity.

March 1 - WHYY

BLOG POST

Have all cities lost people due to COVID-19, or just a few high-cost ones?

March 1 - Michael Lewyn

A novel approach to quantifying the world's urban population provides insight into a changing world.

February 28 - Next City

The Infrastructure for Rebuilding America program will, for the first time, support projects aimed specifically at reducing emissions and fighting the effects of climate change and environmental racism.

February 28 - TechCrunch

A bill approved with bipartisan support by the Arizona State Legislature offers new incentives for water conservation.

February 28 - Arizona Public Media

New research shows that excessive noise levels have significant negative impacts on heart health.

February 28 - The Atlantic

The state legislature is weighing three proposals that seek to fund improvements to aging infrastructure and upgrade the state's transportation network.

February 26 - Seattle Times

Google's newest partnership offers contactless parking meter payments and transit fare purchases.

February 26 - TechCrunch

A new proposal would improve wait times for area buses and bring more households within walking distance to transit stops.

February 26 - NOLA.com

New York's busy airspace can be an inescapable nightmare for residents who experience noise pollution on a daily basis.

February 26 - StreetsBlog NYC

A group of venue owners formed in response to the pandemic successfully got a $15 billion support bill passed to help small venues stay afloat during the pandemic.

February 25 - Bloomberg CityLab