The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A recent City Monitor survey says the pandemic is inspiring a growing number of people to consider new locations for living and working.

February 11 - City Monitor

New research shows that the voluntary emissions measurements conducted by many cities vastly undercount their greenhouse gas production.

February 11 - The New York Times

More cities are banning the use of natural gas in new buildings. Seattle is the latest example.

February 11 - The Seattle Times

In January, the Sacramento City Council took first steps toward ending single-family zoning citywide. The decision has provoked controversy that is influencing the next steps in the process.

February 11 - Los Angeles Times

With the new administration placing racial justice and equity at the forefront of transportation policy, will America finally reckon with the legacy of its freeways?

February 11 - Common Edge

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently published an investigation of the city's efforts to buy and rehabilitate vacant properties in the troubled neighborhood of Homewood.

February 11 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Even while dealing with the economic fallout of the pandemic, Amtrak is forging forward with plans to expand intercity rail passenger service around the country.

February 11 - Albany Times Union

The funding in the draft stimulus funding package making its way through Congress falls short of the total requested by the American Public Transportation Association, but would go a long way to helping transit agencies weather the pandemic.

February 10 - TransitCenter

Eviction prevention was an eligible use for CARES Act money...until HUD decided that it's not worth preventing evictions until they are under 14 days away.

February 10 - Shelterforce Magazine

The city of New Orleans' compliance with Americans With Disabilities Act compliance is too little, too late, according to the plaintiffs in a new lawsuit.

February 10 - NOLA.com

Over the strong opposition from neighborhood groups, the Denver City Council has approved new regulations that allow up to five unrelated individuals to live in the same household.

February 10 - The Denver Post

The federal government, and even some automakers, seemed poised to nudge the country toward a future of electric vehicles. But the American preference for large trucks will be an obstacle to those plans.

February 10 - Los Angeles Times

The city of Atlanta has released an analysis of the first three years of an Inclusionary Zoning policy for neighborhoods around the Beltline.

February 10 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In a memorandum, the President acknowledged the federal government's role in patterns of segregation and disinvestment that continue to affect communities of color across the country.

February 10 - Urban Institute

The world of planning hearings and the pandemic realities of Zoom meetings collided in spectacular fashion in the tiny town of Handforth Parish in the United Kingdom.

February 10 - CNN

FEATURE

Stadium footprints are enormous. It's time to get smarter about how they are used.

February 9 - Richard Dion

Michael Méndez, assistant professor in the Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of California, Irvine opines on California's continued struggle to implement ambitious climate goals.

February 9 - The Planning Report

Three big, but basic, things that we could do right now to get us much closer to equity in housing.

February 9 - Shelterforce Magazine

With most gyms closed to the pandemic and its associated restrictions, more and more people are getting exercise equipment installed in their own homes to maintain their fitness goals and routines.

February 9 - Outside

Sobering findings from a thorough examination of the causes of the 2018 Camp Fire.

February 9 - The Sacramento Bee