The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

An almost two-year, $83-million redevelopment of a large section of Earvin Magic Johnson Park in Willowbrook has been completed, offering much needed green space and new amenities to community members.

February 25 - Urbanize LA

The 72,000-acre West Virginia gem joins an illustrious list as the 63rd U.S. national park.

February 25 - The New York Times

The state legislature passed a bill calling for a study of the proposed law and its effects in other states.

February 25 - The Washington Post

Strengthening U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's civil rights enforcement could send a powerful signal to communities resistant to changing discriminatory housing rules.

February 25 - Vox

A prominently Black and low-income neighborhood in Louisville could gain a new tool for spurring local development—the law is intended also to control the effects of gentrification.

February 25 - Louisville Courier Journal

If completed, the North Atlantic Rail project could transform New England's transportation landscape.

February 25 - Bloomberg CityLab

The proposed Empire Station Complex project would link an upgraded Penn Station, the newly opened Moynihan Train Hall, and a tentative new terminal one block south of Penn Station.

February 25 - 6sqft

PLANOPEDIA

Market-rate housing is a term used to define housing generated by the real estate market without direct subsidy. The price the market sets for housing, even without subsidies, is a direct outcome of policies and practices of planning.

February 24 - James Brasuell

A new Vox video tackles the controversial and counterintuitive concept of induced demand.

February 24 - Vox

The city that invented single-family zoning in 1916, for discriminatory purposes, will completely remove that exclusionary legacy from its zoning code.

February 24 - San Francisco Chronicle

The Arctic blast that shut down power to millions of Texas households last week has brought renewed attention to the isolated Texas power grid that prevented the operator from importing out-of-state electricity.

February 24 - Austin American-Statesman

A study of real estate values in Seattle found that townhomes have helped diversify neighborhoods and increase affordability.

February 24 - KUOW

The county of Henry, located in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metropolitan statistical area, is updating its 30-year Transit Master Plan.

February 24 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

City leaders want to build more off-leash dog parks, partly as a response to the trend of "pandemic puppies" that has led to a sharp spike in urban dog ownership.

February 24 - The Boston Globe

In a decision that is still impossible in most of the country, Chicago's Department of Planning and Development is requiring housing and reduced surface parking to approve a retail project.

February 24 - Streetsblog Chicago

The question of whether a public review process conducted by Zoom is sufficient to approve a sweeping rezoning plan is a matter of no small legal concern in New York City.

February 24 - Commercial Observer

PLANOPEDIA

Single-family zoning is by far the most common form of zoning in the United States, but it's facing increasing criticisms both for its discriminatory origins and its sprawling effects.

February 23 - James Brasuell

PLANOPEDIA

Density is a controversial topic, but public opinion on the opportunities and risks of density have shifted in recent decades. To many, density now has a positive connotation.

February 23 - James Brasuell

While we're still far from a Jetsons-style reality, understated autonomous features could be the key to safer transportation.

February 23 - City Monitor

During the COVID-19 pandemic, public gardens like the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden have become very popular destinations, serving as places of respite and recreation for a weary public.

February 23 - Zocalo Public Square