The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Automobile traffic to LAX has increased by half in the last decade, and congestion has passed a tipping point.

October 7 - Los Angeles Times

Last week, 14th Street in Manhattan was closed to almost all varieties of automobile traffic, freeing up one of the slowest bus routes in the city. How will residents, workers, and commuters react?

October 7 - Gothamist

After a pilot in Ann Arbor, Ford Motor Company is expanding its City Insights Platform to six new cities:

October 7 - Smart Cities Dive

One of the most-read stories in the urbanism world last week was a Wall Street Journal article about young people between the ages of 25 to 39 leaving the largest U.S. cities. Not so fast with all that, says Jose Cortright.

October 7 - City Observatory

In New York City, tens of thousands of birds die each year after colliding with buildings. Policy and design measures can make the city much safer for its feathered inhabitants.

October 7 - The City

FEATURE

An investigation of how resilience relates to sustainability, and how an understanding of that relationship informs more effective development investments.

October 7 - Edward J. Jepson. Jr.

Anyone with the Uber app, proximity to Lower Manhattan, and cash to spare can take a helicopter ride to JFK.

October 6 - Reuters

The District of Columbia has been working for more than a year to update the D.C. Comprehensive Plan Framework Element. A new draft was recently released to the public, with a vote coming potentially very soon.

October 6 - Greater Greater Washington

The city of Seattle is planning for street improvements around the University District station under construction on NE 43rd Street. But the latest designs don't allow for a street designed exclusively for pedestrians.

October 6 - The Urbanist

Not one, not two, but three articles in the past week paint dire portraits of the world that cars have created.

October 6 - The New York Times

The city is considering a proposal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions even more by aiming for carbon neutrality by 2050.

October 6 - The Star

A new report details steps the city can take to help prevent climate change and protect its most vulnerable residents.

October 5 - NOLA.com

The proposed fee on households with multiple vehicles would generate $9 million to improve the region’s transit system.

October 5 - WKNO

A trip through the city of Los Angeles reveals the largely overlooked challenges that people with physical disabilities must overcome.

October 5 - Los Angeles Times

A parking lot used by tailgaters before Cincinnati Bengals games could soon become a concert venue.

October 5 - WCPO

Modeled on the nation's first mandatory cap-and-trade program that only targets power plant emissions, the Transportation & Climate Initiative subjects transportation fuel to a similar market-based program. It took a major step forward on Oct. 1.

October 5 - The Hill

The report “Pathways to Decarbonizing Transportation in Minnesota” also calls for a greater adoption of biofuels and actions to decrease vehicle miles traveled.

October 4 - Transport Topics

Industry experts believe that 5G networks will allow trucking fleets to send more data and video from individual trucks to fleet managers.

October 4 - Fleet Owner

The city says water conservation programs and customer cutbacks have resulted in a drop in water usage.

October 4 - Albuquerque Journal

Fears of a US trade war and a slowing economy have translated into fewer subsidies for solar and wind energy in China.

October 4 - Yale Environment 360