The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

Mobile, Alabama, has changed the way it deals with blight, and the results have been substantial.

June 17 - Fast Company

Los Angeled has plenty of urban wildlife, but people don’t usually associate the city with the term biodiversity. L.A. County park planner Clement Lau offers a book review on the a book on that subject, "Wild LA."

June 17 - UrbDeZine

The Editorial Board of the New York Times offers perhaps the highest profile support to date for overthrowing the status quo of slow growth and development opposition.

June 17 - The New York Times

The progressive Northern California project is adapting to the times.

June 17 - The New York Times

Mayor Pete Buttigieg was criticized for supporting carbon capture and carbon taxes, while Vice President Biden was accused of lifting phrases about carbon capture from a "pro-industry" group. But did the media get these stories right?

June 17 - Common Dreams

California's Senate Bill 50, to increase housing near transit hubs and job centers, failed amid fears of density. If the next version is to succeed, architects and urban designers must ensure that critics' fears are not realized.

June 17 - The Architect's Newspaper

Twice as many men as women commute by bike in Minneapolis-St. Paul, and the likely reasons are varied.

June 17 - MinnPost

The state needs to pass legislation to legalize electric bikes and scooters to give residents more mobility options and discourage driving.

June 17 - Crain's New York Business

FEATURE

The company that best understands what drives city residents’ decisions is best suited to untangle persistent urban problems.

June 17 - Lev Kushner

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has proposed his latest in a series of pro-development policy proposals.

June 16 - San Diego Union-Tribune

The St. Paul 2040 Comprehensive Plan aims for missing middle density at 56 "Neighborhood Nodes" around the city.

June 16 - Pioneer Press

Richard Driehaus attests to the importance of intentional, context-oriented design on the neighborhood level.

June 16 - Crain's Chicago Business

A scooter vigilante's activities in Scottsdale were short lived. A local columnist has an ambivalent take on the story.

June 16 - Arizona Republic

The Regional Plan Association recently released a report targeting the climate risks associated with the older housing stock in Central Queens, New York City.

June 16 - QNS

Budget concerns cut some of the planned bike infrastructure included in the Seattle's updated bike plan earlier this year. The city has responded to some of those concerns with its latest version of the draft plan update.

June 15 - MyNorthwest

The communal living opportunity for San Jose residents was made possible by the creation of an entirely new designation in the city's zoning code.

June 15 - CityLab

After five years of planning, a San Francisco trail now runs across the city linking neighborhoods and greenspaces.

June 15 - San Francisco Chronicle

Several alternative routes are still under consideration for a planned light rail route included in Houston's METRONext long-range transit plan, in progress ahead of a vote by residents in November.

June 15 - Houston Chronicle

Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante is championing a new approach to inclusionary zoning, recently released in draft form to the public.

June 15 - Montreal Gazette

For four years, the city has worked to make public projects compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Rather than granting an extension, the Department of Justice says it is closing the case.

June 14 - The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)