The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

High platform fees for food delivery apps have put struggling restaurants between a rock and a hard place.

January 3 - City Monitor

Vocal opposition hasn't slowed the Maryland Department of Transportation's progress of the I-495/I-270 Managed Lanes Project.

January 3 - Bethesda Magazine

The U.S. Department of Transportation nominee acknowledged the impact the interstate highway system has had on communities of color and vowed to mitigate the damage.

January 3 - Streetsblog USA

The Trump administration might have dealt numerous setbacks in the fight to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but climate action in 2020 went local, with cities all over the country finding new ways to reduce emissions.

January 1 - Amy Turner via Twitter

The development scene in Cincinnati at the dawn of the new year is looking pretty lively, all things considered.

January 1 - Cincinnati Business Courier

Bus lanes are catching on in the Boston region. The city of Brookline is the latest example.

January 1 - Streetsblog Mass

In the year of stay-at-home orders, people turned to old and new games to stay sane and stay connected.

January 1 - Bloomberg CityLab

PLANOPEDIA

The American Community Survey offers a treasure trove of social, economic, housing and demographic data.

December 31 - James Brasuell

The pandemic didn't help, but this moment has been a long time coming, and the delay is bad news for President Trump efforts to exclude undocumented immigrants from the count.

December 31 - The Hill

After seeing impressive ridership growth, Richmond's transit agency wants to expand bus rapid transit to more destinations in the region.

December 31 - Greater Greater Washington

A new law setting a minimum wage for Uber drivers takes effect in the New Year.

December 31 - The Seattle Times

A regional high-speed rail network could be coming to the Pacific Northwest, linking cities from Oregon to British Columbia.

December 31 - The Urbanist

Pultizer-winning science journalist and global health expert Laurie Garrett, an Angeleno, points to the Golden State's auto culture during an interview on MSNBC as one reason why the state is now the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S.

December 31 - MSNBC

FEATURE

If ever there was a doubt about the sheer depth and breadth of intersectionality found in the practice and theory of planning, the pandemic provides daily reminders.

December 31 - James Brasuell

BLOG POST

Compact infill development can create affordable, inclusive and attractive cities, like Montreal, "plus belle ville au monde."

December 31 - Todd Litman

With a $17 billion federal investment, every city's public transit could look like Chicago's.

December 31 - GOVTECH.COM

Historic White's Ferry, which has crossed the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland since the late 18th century, has announced that it will cease operations.

December 30 - DCist

To reduce harmful particulate matter emissions, we need fewer cars on the road—electric or otherwise, according to the findings of a recent report.

December 30 - Treehugger

The working class that make ski towns run are getting squeezed out of work by public health restrictions while wealthy newcomers push real estate markets to crazy new heights.

December 30 - Adventure Journal

The economic disruption of the pandemic has strengthened public support—even among Republicans—for an ambitious social housing program at the federal level, according to the findings of a recent report.

December 30 - Bloomberg CityLab