The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The Dallas-area transit agency is partnering with other agencies to study driverless buses and their role in the future of transit systems.

June 10 - Dallas News

Recent heavy rains and flooding have put the the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on the defensive about its flood control policies and procedures.

June 10 - The New York Times

California is setting records for the amount of solar energy it can’t use, but this cushion might be a good thing: it means the state won’t need to depend as heavily on fossil fuels as a stopgap.

June 10 - Los Angeles Times

BLOG POST

These examples illustrate how biased planning favors longer-distance, motorized travel over shorter, active, affordable, energy efficient, less polluting, and healthier travel options, and sprawl over compact infill development. It's time for reform.

June 10 - Todd Litman

Lyft may soon not be the sole bikeshare operation in San Francisco as the city looks to expand the system and open the market up to other companies.

June 10 - Streetsblog USA

A study about planning for AVs shows that most cities are not actively working to prepare for them and officials are worried about the many potential effects they will have on cities.

June 10 - CityLab

Uber and Lyft say they want to improve public transit, but the focus on profit could have serious consequences.

June 10 - The New York Times

If action isn’t taken to address the major issues the nation faces today, younger people will be contending with a lifetime of hardship. But older generations seem mostly to be looking the other way.

June 10 - Slate

The "War on Coal" is back, in the form of a new grassroots political campaign bankrolled by Bloomberg Philanthropies to decarbonize power generation by targeting existing coal power plants and halting the growth of natural gas replacements.

June 10 - The New York Times

The University of South Florida and Washington State University were chosen as the locations for new University Transportation Centers (UTCs) over 51 competitors. There are now UTCs at 37 universities.

June 10 - Smart Cities Dive

Seattle recently completed a strategic business plan for its city-owned municipal golf courses. The first recommendation of the report: "commit to golf as a recreational program offered by the City on par with other recreational offerings."

June 9 - Seattle Times

Not everyone can ride a traditional two-wheeled bicycle, and it's ableist to assume they can, according to this op-ed. It's time to consider adaptive cycling as a crucial tool for providing access to mobility.

June 9 - Streetsblog USA

"This particular solution, which has been very controversial in the Legislature, is not very controversial when it comes to the general public."

June 9 - Los Angeles Times

Advocates are relieved Elon Musk's proposal to build a new subterranean connection to O'Hare is dead, but still disappointed at the wasted brainpower and public funding devoted to the idea.

June 9 - Chicago Sun-Times

The "back to the city" movement of the past decade or so could prove to be the outlier, as Census data shows population growth slowing in the biggest cities while suburban areas lead population growth in more metropolitan areas.

June 9 - Brookings Institution

Uber is making its first steps into commercial operation of aerial ride-hailing, after years of promises.

June 8 - The New York Times

What the city of Amsterdam will gain by removing cars from on-street parking space.

June 8 - CityLab

The U.S. Forest Service has completed a management plan for the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, and is ready to commence implementation.

June 8 - San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Bostonians love to hate City Hall Plaza. That could change, as the city finalizes a renovation project that aims to transform the way the public sees the city's government.

June 8 - The Boston Globe

"Leftover lots" are the object of one Philadelphia-based architecture firm's fascination.

June 8 - PlanPhilly