The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

A program in New York brings artists into public agencies to work on collaborative projects that take creative approaches to problem solving.

April 14 - The New York Times

Couldn't make it to San Francisco for the 2019 National Planning Conference? Live vicariously through the magic of the Internet.

April 14 - American Planning Association

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Defenders of suburban expansion argue that government should build more roads in order to open up more land for housing. What's wrong with that argument?

April 14 - Michael Lewyn

The legislation would make nonprofit organizations more competitive in the real estate market by letting them get ahead of speculators.

April 13 - NextCity

The humble curb is getting crowded: not only with new modes of transportation, but also with a slew of new data tools aiming to keep track of it all.

April 13 - CityLab

In the run-up to a municipal primary scheduled for May 21, Philadelphia's City Council has introduced a range of bills to address housing affordability and tenants' rights.

April 13 - Next City

Voters in Lincoln, Nebraska have decided to tax sales in the city to fund repairs of residential streets and to add new streets on the periphery of the city to encourage growth.

April 13 - Lincoln Journal Star

More people than ever are traveling, but cities around the world are struggling to keep up. A new declaration aims to balance the benefits and challenges of tourism.

April 13 - Reuters

Improving streets in Sunset Park by removing cobblestones and aging train tracks has created a controversy between historic preservation and the need for safe bike and walking facilities and other streetscape improvements.

April 12 - Brooklyn Daily Eagle

And they said there were "no free rides."

April 12 - CityLab

Another buzzy tech company with roots in the real estate market has designs on the "smart cities" revolution.

April 12 - Quartz

The politics of the Department of the Interior under the Trump administration aren't likely to change, but new Secretary David Bernhardt is distinguishable from his predecessor thanks to a long history of oil industry lobbying.

April 12 - Vox

Chicago's new building code is hailed as a major achievement for the city, labor unions, and the construction and development industries in the city.

April 12 - MAPS

After initial projects funded by the 2015 Move Seattle levy came in well over budget, the city of Seattle will now have extra pressure to choose impactful projects while reducing the scope of its Bicycle Master Plan.

April 12 - The Urbanist

Concern about gentrification in urban areas has dominated the urbanism discussion for more than a decade now, at the expense of a more informed understanding of urban dynamics and the potential for more effective action.

April 12 - University of Minnesota Law School

Gender equality has never played such a prominent role in the design of public and urban spaces. The world needs more than superficial, reactionary measures to address the long history of public space as the physical realm of patriarchy.

April 12 - Behavioral Scientist

A plan to remake the St. Paul riverfront, and potentially revitalize the downtown office market, took its first steps forward this week.

April 12 - St. Paul Pioneer Press

The supply gap is hitting lower-income families especially hard, a new study shows.

April 12 - Housing Perspectives

Using homeownership as an asset-building mechanism and retirement plan might not be a great thing for our society.

April 11 - Shelterforce

The Big Apple may claim the nation's highest public transit ridership, but it ranks well below average in its use of freight rail. Two small short line railroads are at the center of a $100 million investment to reduce truck reliance.

April 11 - The New York Times