The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Washington, D.C. continues its leadership in the management of curb space as transportation modes change. First, the District experimented with curb areas for ride-hailing companies; now the focus shifts to app-based delivery services.

June 27 - Smart Cities Dive

(Not very far.)

June 27 - Curbed New York

The Montgomery County Council made a few last minute changes to a residential building moratorium that will take effect next week, halting construction in areas around the county's schools.

June 27 - Bethesda Magazine

New efforts by the Trump administration to potentially curtail local land use regulations require closer examination.

June 26 - The New York Times

Denver voters have a chance in November to enact a bureaucratic change that could have a big impact on how the city plans and operates its transportation infrastructure.

June 26 - The Denver Post

One of the great environmental success stories in the nation, manifested by the joy of paddling a river.

June 26 - Cleveland.com

When the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection adopted new rules for power plants on June 17, the Garden State becomes the tenth to participate in a cap-and-trade program known as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

June 26 - Utility Dive

Facial recognition software has the possibility to change public life completely. Countries and cities should be careful to consider the consequences of adopting the technology.

June 26 - The Guardian

FEATURE

The Democratic Party will hold a two-day debate event, starting tonight. It's time to brush up on the positions of the leading candidates on policies and politics relate to housing, climate change, and infrastructure.

June 26 - James Brasuell

Milwaukee wants Wisconsin to overturn its law that prohibits red light cameras throughout the states. New state legislation could help achieve the city's goal.

June 26 - Urban Milwaukee

A new study indicates that cities across the country are defining and regulating personal transportation devices in very different ways.

June 26 - Mineta Transportation Institute

There are still approvals necessary to get to the finish line, but the Ocean Wind offshore wind project took a big step forward late last week.

June 26 - NJ.com

Brookings buils on the findings of recent research about jobs densification in cities around the country to make a larger point about the benefits of proximity in urban design, as compared to sprawl.

June 26 - Brookings

A new experiment in funding affordable housing is underway in Seattle.

June 25 - The Urbanist

Drivers are a powerful enough lobby to overcome all evidence of the need to redesign streets for safety. Examples from Maryland and Virginia provide the latest case studies in Vision Zero futility.

June 25 - Greater Greater Washington

President Trump is scheduled to sign an executive order today that will create a federal-level group to study the obstructionist practices of local governments and the potential for a federal response.

June 25 - The Wall Street Journal

The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University released its annual "The State of the Nation's Housing" report this morning. There are some signs of post-recession normalcy in the housing market for high-income earners.

June 25 - Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Indiana) has introduced a new law that picks sides in the housing debate, though the law is unlikely to produce structural change in the development process the near future.

June 25 - Senator Todd Young

Edward O. Wilson, famed for pressing for the conservation of half of the planet's land and oceans, recently turned 90 years old.

June 25 - National Geographic

The Chicago Tribune says the city of Chicago can't be trusted with tax increment financing (TIF), so it's time for a do-over.

June 25 - Chicago Tribune