The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The march of progress continues.

May 10 - Curbed

A law recently passed by the Oregon State Legislature redefines the ontology of bike lanes.

May 9 - The Oregonian

Questions raised by a proposal to build a new airport 37 miles south of Downtown Chicago: Does the region even need a new airport? And would this particular airport proposal serve to induce more sprawl in the region?

May 9 - Chicago Tribune

The latest North American city to take up the cause of Donald Shoup and "The High Cost of Free Parking" is located in Canada.

May 9 - Edmonton Journal

"Glorified sandbags," costing $3 million, will be installed in New York City.

May 9 - CBS New York

The What Works Cities Certification recognizes cities across the country using data to inform local governance.

May 9 - Smart Cities Dive

The city has seen a rise in car crash deaths since implementing its Vision Zero initiative. Advocates say not enough action is being taken to make streets safer.

May 9 - Los Angeles Times

Richard Florida cites new research to argue that car culture and car oriented communities are the main culprits in the unhealthy lifestyles of U.S. school children.

May 9 - CityLab

With President Trump in Florida, Diane Yentel writes about the many people there still living without shelter after Hurricane Michael last year.

May 9 - Orlando Sentinel

Violent crime is at the lowest rate in decades, but don't tell that to the people who use neighborhood-based apps like Nextdoor, Citizen, and Neighbors.

May 9 - Vox

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The implementation of 5G Internet infrastructure raises fundamental questions about how private companies operate in the public realm. Don't expect easy answers.

May 9 - Kayla Matthews

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The study of gentrification took center stage at the recent conference of the Urban Affairs Association. It's up to planners to put all of that research to good use.

May 8 - Josh Stephens

Introduced on April 30, the $2 trillion conceptual plan is likely to be dismissed by Congressional Republicans wary of increasing taxes and adding to the deficit, according to an extensive article by The Hill published three days later.

May 8 - The Hill

Uber is expected to be valued at $91 billion for an Initial Public Offering this spring. Initial investors will get rich. Drivers won't get much.

May 8 - NPR

PeopleforBike has released its most comprehensive analysis yet of how well cities and towns provide bike infrastructure and succeed in attracting people to active transportation.

May 8 - PeopleforBikes

A reporter rides the bus in Los Angeles and discovers the interesting, complicated, and sometimes heartbreaking stories that riders bring on board.

May 8 - Los Angeles Times

Leonardo Da Vinci gets credit for many inventions and creative breakthroughs, but his contributions to the theory of city making gets less credit.

May 8 - CityLab

The lesson of the I-405 widening project that birthed meme-worthy events like "Carmageddon": widening a freeway won't reduce congestion for long, if ever.

May 8 - Curbed Los Angeles

People who can't vote can still have a say in the processes by which their neighborhoods are planned and developed. An example from New York City illustrates the point.

May 8 - Next City

As the city of Philadelphia considers the prospect of building a massive private development called Schuylkill Yards, lessons from New York City's Hudson Yards are considered.

May 8 - The Philadelphia Inquirer