The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

UCLA released a report about how land use, biodiversity, and looming environmental threats affect the health and well-being of Los Angeles County residents.

July 21 - UCLA Newsroom

The tallest building in the Grand Canyon State will enter a new era.

July 21 - KJZZ

A global survey shows that women around the world overwhelmingly cite fear of assault as the top reason for avoiding walking.

July 21 - Streetsblog USA

As tech firms like Apple expand their satellite offices and remote work opportunities, economists and work experts debate just how much the dispersal made possible by remote work will be held in check by the forces of agglomeration.

July 21 - NPR

Take a virtual tour of the new public spaces proposed in the Providence Unified Vision Plan.

July 21 - The Architect's Newspaper

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, almost driven out of office by scandal earlier this year, has won a legacy project six years in the making.

July 21 - The New York Times

Planners are used to taking a few years to develop plans, and maybe a few more for development to take hold. For some of California's biggest projects, it's more about decades than years.

July 20 - California Planning & Development Report

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Here are six U.S. cities where small companies are thriving.

July 20 - Devin Partida

While Congress debates its bipartisan infrastructure deal, a House-approved bill, the INVEST in America Act, waits in the wings with the potential to alter the direction of transportation planning in the United States.

July 20 - Politico

New research published by the Journal of Transport and Land Use analyzes tens of thousands of pedestrian fatalities over 16 years in the United States.

July 20 - Streetsblog USA

A new survey reveals details about the financial crunch facing owners of small rental properties as tenants struggle to pay rent during the pandemic and emergency aid is slow to reach those in need.

July 20 - Terner Center for Housing Innovation

The state of Virginia's new traffic safety program will focus on speeding as fatal factor in automobile collisions and could eventually provide a model for similar programs around the country.

July 20 - The Virginia Mercury

The latest round of plans and designs released for The Gulch by developer Centennial Yards Company plots increased walkability and urban design choices that respond to the existing built environment.

July 20 - Urbanize Atlanta

The latest edition of the Rhodium Group's "Taking Stock" report accounts for the uncertainties of Covid-19 recovery while charting the trends in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

July 20 - Rhodium Group

An amendment increasing affordability requirements to 60% for housing built on church-owned property has come under fire from Black church leaders who call it a death knell for many affordable housing projects.

July 19 - The Urbanist

Washington, D.C. is looking to build on some past success, and recover from some setbacks, with the adoption of a new plan to address homelessness called Homeward 2.0.

July 19 - DCist

President Joe Biden might consider observing the actions of his French counterpart to learn of successful strategies to deal with the COVID-19 vaccine-hesitant and resistant population.

July 19 - The New York Times

The world collectively spent on $17 trillion economic stimulus during the pandemic. The vast majority of that spending will make climate change and other environmental pollution much worse.

July 19 - The Guardian

New Capital Investment Grant funding was announced earlier this month.

July 19 - Kent Reporter

New research shows that less affluent households disperse farther to find affordable homes, leading to a loss of community and social capital.

July 19 - Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research